MLB Bullpen Report: 08/13/12

By Matthew Beck

American League

Baltimore Orioles
(CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 34th save of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed 14 pitches to get through the appearance forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs to get the job done. (08/13/12)
(SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Picked up his 19th hold of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one walk in the appearance while striking out one batter on 15 pitches thrown in the outing. (08/13/12)
(MR) Darren O’Day (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Thursday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing out ground ball out and one fly ball out on 11 pitches thrown. (08/10/12)

Boston Red Sox
(CL) Alfredo Aceves (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out on 12 pitches thrown. (08/13/12)
(SU) Vicente Padilla (R)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Sunday allowing three runs on two hits and one walk. He allowed two home runs in the appearance which lead to being replaced by Alfredo Aceves to get the job done. (08/06/12)
(MR) Mark Melancon (R)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Saturday giving up one run on two hits in the appearance. Melancon has now given up earned-runs in back-to-back appearances which has raised his earned-run average to 7.39 on the season. (08/12/12)
Injured–Andrew Bailey (60-Day DL)

Chicago White Sox
(CL) Addison Reed (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Sunday in a non-save situation giving up eon run on one hit while striking out two batters. With this appearance Reed raised his earned-run average to 3.95 on the season. (08/13/12)
(SU) Brett Myers (R)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Saturday giving up one run on three hits in the appearance. Myers has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be unavailable on Sunday against the Athletics. (08/12/12)
(MR) Matt Thornton (L)– Took the loss and was charged with his fourth blown-save of the season on Saturday after giving up two runs on three hits in 0.2 innings of relief. Thornton has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be unavailable on Sunday. (08/12/12)

Cleveland Indians
(CL) Chris Perez (R)–Recorded his 31st save of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit in the outing. He forced one ground ball out and two fly ball outs on 16 pitches to get the job done. (08/12/12)
(SU) Vinnie Pestano (R)–Picked up his 31st hold of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit in the outing. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out on 18 pitches thrown. (08/10/12)
(MR) Tony Sipp (L)–Picked up his 12th hold of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless seventh inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out on seven pitches thrown. (08/10/12)

Detroit Tigers
(CL) Jose Valverde (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Thursday in a non-save situation striking out one batter in the appearance. Valverde bounced back nicely in this non-save situation after giving up two runs on Tuesday. (08/10/12)
(SU) Joaquin Benoit (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Thursday after surrendering two runs on two hits and one walk in the eighth inning. He gave up two home runs in the outing and raised his earned-run average to 3.40 on the season. (08/10/12)
(MR) Phil Coke (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Saturday giving up one hit and one walk in the appearance. This was Coke’s first outing since Wednesday so expect him to be available for Sunday’s game against the Rangers. (08/12/12)

Kansas City Royals
(CL) Greg Holland (R)–Recorded his third save of the season on Wednesday despite giving up one run on two hits while striking out two batters in the ninth inning. Holland has now pitched back-to-back day sand may get the day off on Thursday. (08/09/12)
(SU) Aaron Crow (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Sunday giving up one run on one walk in the appearance. The run was unearned, so his earned-run average was not affected by this matchup and is currently sitting at 3.61 on the season. (08/13/12)
(MR) Tim Collins (L)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Saturday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order striking out two batters. Collins has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get a day off on Sunday. (08/12/12)
Injured–Joakim Soria (out for season)

Los Angeles Angels
(CL) Ernesto Frieri (R)– Pitched one inning of relief on Sunday in a non-save situation giving up one run on one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. With this appearance Frieri raised his earned-run average to 2.04 on the season. (08/13/12)
(SU) Kevin Jepsen (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing a fly ball out on 12 pitches thrown to get the job done. (08/09/12)
(MR) Jason Isringhausen (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Wednesday giving up one hit in the outing. He needed 20 pitches to get through the appearance forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs. (08/09/12)
Injured–Jordan Walden (15-day DL), Scott Downs (15-day DL)

Minnesota Twins
(CL) Glen Perkins (L)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation giving up one walk in the outing. Perkins needed 17 pitches to get through the appearance forcing three fly ball outs to get the job done. (08/13/12)
(CL) Jared Burton (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday giving up one hit while striking out two batters in the appearance. With this outing Burton lowered his earned-run average to 2.15 on the season. (08/13/12)
(MR) Alex Burnett (R)–Took the loss on Sunday after surrendering three runs on one hit and two walks in 0.2 innings of relief. This was a rough outing for Burnett and is now sitting on a 3.25 earned-run average after this appearance. (08/13/12)
Injured–Matt Capps (15-Day DL)

New York Yankees
(CL) Rafael Soriano (R)–Recorded his 28th save of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. With this appearance Soriano lowered his earned-run average to 1.75 on the season. (08/12/12)
(SU) David Robertson (R)–Picked up his 15th hold of the season on Saturday afternoon after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He threw just one pitch in the appearance forcing a double play to get out of the eighth inning. (08/12/12)
(MR) Boone Logan (R–Picked up his 14th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief. He threw just three pitches in the appearance forcing one ground ball out to get out of the eighth inning. (08/09/12)
Injured–Mariano Rivera (out for the season)

Oakland Athletics
(CL) Grant Balfour (R)–Recorded his eighth save of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Balfour is officially back in the mix for save chances with the Athletics electing to go with a closer by committee so expect him and Ryan Cook to split the save chances moving forward. (08/12/12)
(CL) Ryan Cook(R)–Picked up the win on Saturday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief giving up two hits while striking out one batter. Despite losing the closer role Cook should still get some save chances, but they will be split with Grant Balfour moving forward. (08/12/12)
(MR) Jordan Norberto (L)–Was charged with his second blown-save of the season on Saturday after giving up two runs on two hits and one walk in 1.1 innings of relief. He struck out three batters in the appearance but raised his earned-run average to 2.94 on the season. (08/12/12)
Injured–Joey Devine (15-Day DL)

Seattle Mariners
(CL) Tom Wilhelmsen (R)–Recorded his 16th save of the season on Sunday after retiring the final two batters of the ninth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one fly ball out on seven pitches thrown. (08/13/12)
(SU) Lucas Luetge (L)–Was charged with his first blown-save of the season on Tuesday night after surrendering three runs on three hits in the seventh inning. He recorded just one out on the appearance and was relieved by Stephen Pryor, who cleaned up his mess. (08/08/12)
(MR) Shawn Kelley (R)–Took the loss on Tuesday night after giving up one run on three hits and two walks in 2.1 innings of relief. With this appearance Kelley raised his earned-run average to 3.55 on the season. (08/08/12)
Injured–George Sherrill (15-Day DL)

Tampa Bay Rays
(CL) Fernando Rodney (R)–Recorded his 36th save of the season on Sunday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief forcing the only batter that he faced to ground out on four pitches thrown. Rodney has now pitched back-to-back days but should be available to pitch on Monday. (08/13/12)
(SU) Joel Peralta (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday giving up two walks while striking out one batter non 17 pitches thrown. With this appearance Peralta lowered his earned-run average to 3.56 on the season. (08/13/12)
(MR) Kyle Farnsworth (R)–Picked up the win on Sunday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up just one hit in the appearance. With this outing Farnsworth improved to 1-3 on the season with a 4.26 earned-run average. (08/13/12)

Texas Rangers
(CL) Joe Nathan (R)–Recorded his 23rd save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out three batters. Nathan has now pitched back-to-back days, but with a day off on Thursday he will be ready to go for this weekend’s series with the Tigers. (08/09/12)
(SU) Mike Adams (R)–Picked up the win on Saturday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief giving up one hit in the outing. With this appearance Adams improved to 2-3 on the season and is currently sitting on a 2.92 earned-run average. (08/12/12)
(MR) Robbie Ross (L)–Picked up his seventh hold of the season on Sunday after recording the final out of the seventh inning. He forced the only batter that he faced to fly out in the appearance and has now pitched back-to-back days. (08/13/12)
Injured–Koji Uehara (15-Day DL)

Toronto Blue Jays
(CL) Casey Janssen (R)–Recorded his 15th save of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. Janssen retired all three batters he faced in order on nine pitches forcing three fly ball outs to get the job done. (08/13/12)
(SU) Brandon Lyon (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Saturday in a non-save situation giving up one walk while striking out two batters. Lyon has pitched well since joining the Blue Jays and is currently sitting on a 1.00 earned-run average since moving over across the border. (08/12/12)
(MR) Steve Delabar (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Wednesday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one fly ball out on 14 pitches thrown. (08/09/12)
Injured–Sergio Santos (out for season), Jason Frasor (15-day DL)

National League

Arizona Diamondbacks
(CL) J.J. Putz (R)–Recorded his 22nd save of the season on Sunday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief giving up one walk while striking out one batter in the appearance. With this outing Putz lowered his earned-run average to 3.35 on the season. (08/13/12)
(SU) David Hernandez (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Saturday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one fly ball out on 14 pitches to get the job done. (08/12/12)
(MR) Takashi Saito (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Sunday surrendering two runs on three hits in the appearance. Saito hasn’t been pitching well as of late and has now given up four earned-run in his last three appearances. (08/13/12)

Atlanta Braves
(CL) Craig Kimbrel (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one fly ball out on nine pitches thrown to close out the game. (08/09/12)
(SU) Eric O’Flaherty (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. With this appearance O’Flaherty lowered his earned-run average to 2.43 on the season. (08/09/12)
(MR) Jonny Venters (L)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Sunday night giving up one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Venters lowered his earned-run average to 3.69 on the season. (08/13/12)

Chicago Cubs
(CL) Carlos Marmol (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation giving up one walk while striking out one batter on 15 pitches thrown. With this appearance Marmol lowered his earned-run average to 4.46 on the season. (08/13/12)
(SU) James Russell (L)–Took the loss and was charged with his second blown-save of the season on Saturday after surrendering three runs on five hits in the eighth inning. With this appearance Russell has now raised his earned-run average to 3.59 on the season. (08/12/12)
(MR) Shawn Camp (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday retiring all three batters he faced in order on eight pitches thrown. With this appearance Camp lowered his earned-run average to 3.72 on the season. (08/13/12)

Cincinnati Reds
(CL) Aroldis Chapman (L)–Recorded his 28th save of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With a day off on Monday expect Chapman to be available on Tuesday when the Reds take on the Mets. (08/13/12)
(SU) Jonathan Broxton (R)–Picked up his third hold of the season on Friday despite giving up two runs on two hits and one walk in 0.2 innings of relief. Broxton recorded the first two outs of the eighth inning but was quickly replaced by Aroldis Chapman who cleaned up his mess. (08/11/12)
(MR) Sean Marshall (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Friday surrendering two runs on one hit and one walk on 14 pitches thrown. With this appearance Marshall raised his earned-run average to 2.89 on the season. (08/11/12)
Injured–Ryan Madson (out for season), Nick Masset (15-Day DL)

Colorado Rockies
(CL) Rafael Betancourt (R)–Was charged with his fifth blown-save of the season on Sunday after surrendering one run on two hits in 0.1 innings of relief. With this appearance Betancourt raised his earned-run average to 2.83 on the season. (08/13/12)
(SU) Matt Belisle (R)–Took the loss despite picking up his 18th hold of the season on Sunday after giving up four runs on four hits in 1.1 innings of relief. This was a rough outing for Belisle, who needed 35 pitches to get through the appearance. (08/13/12)
(MR) Matt Reynolds (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Sunday giving up one hit in the outing. Reynolds needed a solid outing after allowing six runs his last two appearances, so this was nice to see. (08/06/12)

Houston Astros
(CL) Wilton Lopez (R)–Picke dup the win on Saturday despite being charged with his second blown-save of the season after giving up eon run on three hits in two innings of relief. With this appearance Lopez improved to 5-1 on the season and he doesn’t need to worry about losing the closer role despite blowing the save chance. (08/12/12)
(SU) Fernando Rodriguez (R)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Thursday night giving up one run on two hits in the outing. With this appearance Rodriguez raised his earned-run average to 5.63 on the season after giving up a home run in the outing. (08/10/12)
(MR) Rhiner Cruz (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He threw just four pitches in the appearance forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get out of the inning. (08/09/12)
Injured–Francisco Cordero (15-Day DL)

Los Angeles Dodgers
(CL) Kenley Jansen (R)–Recorded his 22nd save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one fly ball out on 11 pitches thrown to get the job done. (08/09/12)
(SU) Ronald Belisario (R)–Picked up his 18th hold of the season on Wednesday giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. With this appearance Belisario lowered his earned-run average to 2.93 on the season. (08/09/12)
(MR) Brandon League (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Saturday surrendering three runs on three hits and one walk. League has now given up four runs over his last 1.1 innings of relief and has yet to find a groove since coming to the Dodgers. (08/12/12)
Injured–Matt Guerrier (15-Day DL), Todd Coffey (15-Dal DL)

Miami Marlins
(CL) Steve Cishek (R)–Pitched one inning of relief in a non-save situation giving up one run on one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Cishek raised his earned-run average to 1.89 on the season. (08/12/12)
(SU) Heath Bell (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Sunday surrendering four runs on four hits in the appearance. Bell has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Monday against the Phillies. (08/13/12)
(MR) Mike Dunn (L)–Picked up his 13th hold of the season on Saturday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He forced one ground ball out and one fly ball out on 13 pitches to get through the appearance with nine pitches going over for strikes. (08/12/12)
Injured–Juan Oviedo (15-Day DL)

Milwaukee Brewers
(CL) Jim Henderson (R)–Took the loss on Saturday after giving up one run on two hits and two walks in the ninth inning. He struck out three batters in the appearance, but couldn’t get around the base runners, which caused him to fall to 0-1 on the season. (08/12/12)
(CL) John Axford (R)–Picked up the won on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance and is now 4-6 on the season with a 5.10 earned-run average. (08/09/12)
(SU) Francisco Rodriguez (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Monday surrendering two runs on two hits and one walk. Rodriguez has really been struggling lately and at this point he can’t be trusted even in holds leagues. (08/07/12)

New York Mets
(CL) Frank Francisco (R)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Sunday night giving up one run on one hit and two walks in the ninth inning. With this appearance Francisco raised his earned-run average to 5.52 on the season. (08/13/12)
(CL) Bobby Parnell (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Tuesday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two ground ball outs on 17pitches thrown. (08/08/12)
(MR) Jon Rauch (R)–Recorded his second save of the season on Sunday after striking out the only batter that he faced in the ninth inning. Rauch has now pitched three straight days so he may get an extra day off in the upcoming days. (08/13/12)
Injured– Tim Byrdak (15-Day DL)

Philadelphia Phillies
(CL) Jonathan Papelbon (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He forced two ground ball outs and one fly ball out in the appearance on just five pitches thrown. ()8/13/12)
(SU) Antonio Bastardo (L)–Took the loss on Wednesday after giving up three runs on one hit and two walks while striking out one batter. Bastardo lasted just 0.2 innings in the appearance and is now sitting on a 5.45 earned-run average. (08/09/12)
(MR) Josh Lindblom (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Sunday giving up one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Lindblom lowered his earned-run average to 3.33 on the season and has pitched well since joining the Phillies bullpen. (08/13/12)
Injured–David Herndon (15-Day DL)

Pittsburgh Pirates
(CL) Joel Hanrahan (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation giving up one walk while striking out one batter. He needed 14 pitches to get through the appearance forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (08/13/12)
(SU) Jason Grilli (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Saturday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (08/12/12)
(MR) Juan Cruz (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday giving up one hit in the appearance on 17 pitches thrown. This was Cruz’s first appearance since returning from the disabled-list and will move into the seventh inning role now that he is back in action. (08/13/12)

San Diego Padres
(CL) Luke Gregerson (R)–Picked up his 17th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one walk in the appearance while forcing two fly ball outs and one strikeout to get the job done. (08/08/12)
(SU) Dale Thayer (R)–Picked up his seventh hold of the season on Monday night after pitching a 1-2-3 seventh inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance and has now pitched back-to-back days. (08/07/12)
(MR) Alex Hinshaw (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday giving up eon hit and one walk while striking out one batter. He got himself into a jam but was able to get out of it by forcing two fly ball outs to go along with his strikeout. (08/13/12)
Injured–Huston Street (15-Day DL)

San Francisco Giants
(CL) Jeremy Affeldt (L)–Recorded his third save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching 1.1 innings of relief. The Giants removed Santiago Casilla from the closer role and are now going with committee in the ninth, so expect Affeldt and Sergio Romo to split the saves moving forward. (08/08/12)
(CL) Sergio Romo (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Sunday in a non-save situation retiring both batters he faced in order. He needed seven pitches to get through the appearance with six pitches going over for strikes. (08/13/12)
(MR) Santiago Casilla (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Thursday forcing the only batter that he faced to ground out on six pitches thrown. This was Casilla’s first appearance since being removed from the closer role so expect more roles like this down the road. (08/10/12)
Injured–Brian Wilson (out for season)

St. Louis Cardinals
(CL) Jason Motte (R)–Recorded his 26th save of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out two batters. He needed only 16 pitches to get through the appearance with 11 going over for strikes. (08/12/12)
(SU) Mitchell Boggs (R)–Was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Sunday after surrendering one run on one hit after pitching two innings of relief. With this appearance Boggs raised his earned-run average to 2.29 on the season. (08/13/12)
(MR) Marc Rzepczynski (L)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Sunday after surrendering two runs on two walks in the eighth inning. With this appearance Rzepczynski raised his earned-run average to 5.02 on the season. (08/13/12)

Washington Nationals
(CL) Tyler Clippard (R)–Recorded his 24th save of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He needed just five pitches to get through the appearance forcing three fly ball outs to get the job done. (08/12/12)
(SU) Sean Burnett (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Thursday night striking out one batter in the appearance. Burnett has been pitching great this season and is now sitting on a 1.86 earned-run average on the season. (08/10/12)
(MR) Drew Storen (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two fly ball outs on nine pitches thrown to get the job done. (08/13/12)
Injured–Henry Rodriguez (15-Dal DL)

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