American League
Baltimore Orioles
(CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 42nd save of the season on Saturday night despite giving up one run on three hits in the ninth inning. With this appearance Johnson raised his earned-run average to 2.93 on the season. (09/09/12)
(SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Picked up his 24th hold of the season on Saturday despite giving up one run on two hits and one walk. He threw 26 pitches in the appearance with 13 pitches going over for strikes. (09/09/12)
(MR) Darren O’Day (R)–Picked up his 10th hold of the season on Saturday after pitching 1.2 innings of relief retiring all five batters he faced in order. With this appearance O’Day lowered his earned-run average to 2.22 on the season. (09/09/12)
Boston Red Sox
(CL) Andrew Bailey (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Saturday night surrendering three runs on two hits and one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Bailey raised his earned-run average to 4.70 on the season. (09/09/12)
(SU) Vicente Padilla (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Saturday giving up one run on three hits while striking out one batter. He needed 17 pitches to get through the appearance with 10 pitches going over for strikes. (09/09/12)
(MR) Alfredo Aceves (R)–Pitched 2.2 innings of relief on Saturday giving up one hit while striking out two batters on 37 pitches thrown. With this appearance Aceves lowered his earned-run average to 4.48 on the season. (09/09/12)
Chicago White Sox
(CL) Addison Reed (R)–Recorded his 26th save of the season on Saturday despite giving up two runs on three hits in the ninth inning. Reed has now given up five runs in his last three appearances and will need to turn things around to keep his job. (09/09/12)
(SU) Brett Myers (R)– Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Saturday giving up one run on three hits in the appearance. With this outing Myers raised his earned-run average to 3.38 since joining the White Sox. (09/09/12)
(MR) Matt Thornton (L)– Picked up his 23rd hold of the season on Saturday after retiring both batters he faced in the eighth inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance on just nine pitches thrown. (09/09/12)
Cleveland Indians
(CL) Chris Perez (R)–Recorded his 35th save of the season on Friday night despite giving up one run on one hit while striking out one batter in the ninth inning. This was his first appearance since Tuesday so expect him to be available for the rest of the weekend. (09/08/12)
(SU) Vinnie Pestano (R)–Picked up his 35th hold of the season on Friday despite giving up one run on two hits in the eighth inning. With this appearance Pestano raised his earned-run average to 2.08 on the season. (09/08/12)
(MR) Tony Sipp (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Thursday giving up one run on four walks in the appearance. With this outing Sipp raised his earned-run average to 4.70 on the season and has now given up runs in two of his last three games. (08/31/12)
Detroit Tigers
(CL) Jose Valverde (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed nine pitches to get through the appearance forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs to get the job done. (09/06/12)
(SU) Joaquin Benoit (R)–Picked up his 28th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning, He gave up one walk in the appearance while forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out on 11 pitches thrown. (09/06/12)
(MR) Phil Coke (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Monday giving up one walk in the appearance on seven pitches thrown. With this appearance Coke lowered his earned-run average to 3.67 on the season. (09/04/12)
Kansas City Royals
(CL) Greg Holland (R)–recorded his 12th save of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out three batters. With this appearance Holland lowered his earned-run average to 2.79 on the season. (09/08/12)
(SU) Aaron Crow (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Friday giving up one hit while striking out one batter on 12 pitches thrown. With this outing Crow lowered his earned-run average to 3.38 on the season. (09/08/12)
(MR) Tim Collins (L)–Pitched a scoreless sixth inning on Friday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters while forcing one ground ball out on 14 pitches thrown to get the job done. (09/08/12)
Injured–Joakim Soria (out for season)
Los Angeles Angels
(CL) Ernesto Frieri (R)– Picked up the win on Friday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With this appearance Frieri improved to 3-0 on the season with a 2.01 earned-run average. (09/08/12)
(SU) Kevin Jepsen (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Friday giving up one hit while striking out one batter on 12 pitches thrown. This was his first appearance since Wednesday so expect him to be available for the rest of the weekend. (09/08/12)
(MR) Scott Downs (L)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Friday night giving up one walk in the outing on seven pitches thrown. Downs hasn’t looked great as of late, so hopefully he can turn things around as the Angels try to get in the playoffs. (09/08/12)
Minnesota Twins
(CL) Glen Perkins (L)–Recorded his 11th save of the season on Saturday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He retired all three batters he faced in order striking out one batter while forcing two ground ball outs to get the job done. (09/09/12)
(CL) Jared Burton (R)–Picked up his 16ht hold of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance with forcing two ground ball outs on 15 pitches thrown. (09/09/12)
(MR) Alex Burnett (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Friday night giving up one run on three hits and one walk. He needed 19 pitches to record just one out with 10 of the 19 pitches going over for strikes. (09/08/12)
Injured–Matt Capps (15-Day DL)
New York Yankees
(CL) Rafael Soriano (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Friday night in a non-save situation allowing one run on one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Soriano raised his earned-run average to 2.06 on the season. (09/08/12)
(SU) David Robertson (R)–Picked up his 24th hold of the season on Friday after retiring the final two batters of the eighth inning. He struck out one batter while forcing one fly ball out on four pitches thrown. (09/08/12)
(MR) Boone Logan (R)–Picked up his 18th hold of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless inning of relief. He forced one ground ball out and two fly ball outs on 13 pitches thrown to get the job done. (09/08/12)
Injured–Mariano Rivera (out for the season)
Oakland Athletics
(CL) Grant Balfour (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Wednesday afternoon giving up one run on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. This was his first outing since Sunday, so expect him to be ready to go when the Athletics take on the Mariners on Friday. (09/06/12)
(SU)Â Ryan Cook(R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Friday night giving up one hit and one walk in the appearance. With this outing Cook lowered his earned-run average to 2.58 on the season and has been pitching well as of late. (09/08/12)
(MR) Sean Doolittle (L)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Friday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters while forcing one ground ball out on just eight pitches thrown to get the job done. (09/08/12)
Injured–Joey Devine (15-Day DL), Jordan Norberto (15-Day DL)
Seattle Mariners
(CL) Tom Wilhelmsen (R)–Recorded his 24th save of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out on 18 pitches thrown. (09/06/12)
(SU) Lucas Luetge (L)–Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Wednesday after striking out the only batter he faced in the eighth inning. He threw just three pitches in the appearance with all three going over for strikes. (09/06/12)
(MR) Oliver Perez (L)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Friday night giving up one hit in the appearance. Perez has pitched well since joining the Mariners bullpen and is currently sitting on a 1.57 earned-run average. (09/08/12)
Injured–George Sherrill (15-Day DL)
Tampa Bay Rays
(CL) Fernando Rodney (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Saturday night in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one fly ball out on 11 pitches thrown. (09/09/12)
(SU) Joel Peralta (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Saturday retiring all three batters he faced in order. Peralta has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Sunday. (09/09/12)
(MR) Kyle Farnsworth (R)–Took the loss on Saturday night after giving up two runs on three hits and one walk in the 10th inning. With this appearance Farnsworth falls to 1-4 on the season with a 3.18 earned-run average. (09/09/12)
Texas Rangers
(CL) Joe Nathan (R)–Recorded his 31st save of the season on Saturday night after pitching a scoreless 10th inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one fly ball out on 25 pitches thrown. (09/09/12)
(SU) Mike Adams (R)–Picked up the win on Saturday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit in the outing. With this appearance Adams improved to 5-3 on the season with a 2.63 earned-run average. (09/09/12)
(MR) Robbie Ross (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday night needing 17 pitches to get through the appearance. He forced three ground ball outs in the outing which was his first since last Saturday. (08/30/12)
Toronto Blue Jays
(CL) Casey Janssen (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday in a non-save situation giving up two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Janssen raised his earned-run average to 2.52 on the season. (09/06/12)
(SU) Brandon Lyon (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Friday night giving up two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. The Blue Jays had a big lead so this was not a big deal, but outings like this sometimes have a snowball effect. (09/08/12)
(MR) Steve Delabar (R)–Picked up his eighth hold of the season on Friday night despite giving up one run on one hit and one walk in the eighth inning. With this appearance Delabar raised his earned-run average to 3.70 on the season. (09/08/12)
Injured–Sergio Santos (out for season)
National League
Arizona Diamondbacks
(CL) J.J. Putz (R)–Recorded his 29th save of the season on Saturday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning striking out the side on 15 pitches thrown. With this appearance Putz lowered his earned-run average to 3.19 on the season. (09/09/12)
(SU) David Hernandez (R)–Picked up his 22nd hold of the season on Monday despite giving up two runs on three hits in the eighth inning. Hernandez has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Tuesday. (09/04/12)
(MR) Bryan Shaw (R)–Took the loss on Monday after giving up one run on two hits in the 10th inning. With this appearance Shaw falls to 1-5 on the season with a 4.22 earned-run average, but has been pitching well as of late. (09/04/12)
Injured–Takashi Saito (15-Day DL)
Atlanta Braves
(CL) Craig Kimbrel (R)–Recorded his 35th save of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one walk while striking out two batters. Kimbrel has now pitched three consecutive days and will likely get the day off on Saturday. (09/08/12)
(SU) Eric O’Flaherty (L)–Picked up his 25th hold of the season on Friday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one walk while striking out two batters. With this appearance O’Flaherty lowered his earned-run average to 2.03 on the season. (09/08/12)
(MR) Jonny Venters (L)–Picked up his 18th hold of the season on Friday night after pitching a 1-2-3 seventh inning. He needed only five pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the job done. (09/08/12)
Chicago Cubs
(CL) Carlos Marmol (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Friday night in a non-save situation giving up one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Marmol lowered his earned-run average to 4.06 on the season. (09/08/12)
(SU) James Russell (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Friday giving up two runs on three hits while striking out one batter. He needed 31 pitches to get through the appearance which was his first since last Sunday. (09/08/12)
(MR) Shawn Camp (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed 18 pitches to get through the appearance striking out one batter while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out. (09/03/12)
Cincinnati Reds
(CL) Aroldis Chapman (L)–Took the loss on Friday night and was charged with his fifth blown-save after surrendering three runs on four hits in the ninth inning. With this appearance Chapman falls to 5-5 on the season with a 1.61 earned-run average. (09/08/12)
(SU) Jonathan Broxton (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Saturday in a non-save situation giving up two hits while striking out one batter. With this appearance Broxton lowered his earned-run average to 3.55 since joining the Reds. (09/09/12)
(MR) Sean Marshall (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Saturday giving up one walk while striking out one batter on 18 pitches thrown. With this appearance Marshall lowered his earned-run average to 2.87 on the season. (09/09/12)
Injured–Ryan Madson (out for season), Nick Masset (15-Day DL)
Colorado Rockies
(CL) Rafael Betancourt (R)–Recorded his 27th save of the season on Sunday despite giving up one run on three hits in the appearance. With this outing Betancourt raised his earned-run average to 2.57 on the season. (09/03/12)
(SU) Matt Belisle (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Friday night giving up one walk while striking out two batters. With this appearance Belisle lowered his earned-run average to 2.99 on the season. (09/08/12)
(MR) Matt Reynolds (L)-Failed to record an out in his appearance on Friday night walking the only batter that he faced in the seventh inning. He threw five pitches in the appearance with just one pitch going over for a strike. (09/08/12)
Houston Astros
(CL) Wilton Lopez (R)–Recorded his third save of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up two hits in the appearance. He needed just eight pitches to get through the appearance forcing three ground ball outs to get the job done. (09/08/12)
(SU) Fernando Rodriguez (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation striking out all three batters he faced in order. He threw just 11 pitches in the appearance with nine pitches going over for strikes. (09/03/12)
(MR) Rhiner Cruz (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Tuesday night giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Cruz lowered his earned-run average to 6.80 on the season. (09/05/12)
Injured–Francisco Cordero (15-Day DL)
Los Angeles Dodgers
(CL) Kenley Jansen (R)–Jansen is out indefinitely with a recurrence of an irregular heartbeat. He has now been placed on the disabled-list as of yet, but if he is going to need blood thinners he will likely miss the rest of the season. (08/30/12)
(CL) Ronald Belisario (R)–Picked up the win on Saturday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up two walks while striking out one batter in the appearance. With this outing Belisario improved to 5-1 on the season with a 2.50 earned-run average. (09/09/12)
(CL) Brandon League (R)–Recorded his second save since joining the Dodgers on Saturday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. With Kenley Jansen sidelined, League has increased his fantasy value in most formats. (09/09/12)
Injured– Todd Coffey (15-Dal DL)
Miami Marlins
(CL) Steve Cishek (R)–Recorded his 13th save of the season on Friday night despite giving up one run on three hits and one walk in the 10th inning. He struck out three batters in the appearance and now has four strikeouts in his last two innings of relief. (09/08/12)
(SU) Heath Bell (R)–Was charged with his seventh blown-save of the season on Saturday after giving up one run on one hit in the ninth inning. He struck out three batters in the appearance but failed to get the job done. (09/09/12)
(MR) Mike Dunn (L)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Saturday giving up one walk on six pitches thrown. Dunn has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get eh day off on Sunday. (09/09/12)
Injured–Juan Oviedo (15-Day DL)
Milwaukee Brewers
(CL) John Axford (R)–Recorded his 27th save of the season on Saturday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out on 20 pitches thrown. (09/09/12)
(SU) Francisco Rodriguez (R)–Picked up his 27th hold of the season on Saturday night despite giving up one run on two hits while striking out two batters. With this appearance Rodriguez raised his earned-run average to 4.94 on the season. (09/09/12)
(MR) Jim Henderson (R)–Was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Friday night after giving up two runs on one hit and one walk in the eighth inning. With this appearance Henderson raised his earned-run average to 3.93 on the season. (09/08/12)
New York Mets
(CL) Frank Francisco (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday afternoon in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out one batter. He needed 12 pitches to get through the appearance with seven pitches going over for strikes. (09/06/12)
(SU) Jon Rauch (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday afternoon retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed only 10 pitches to get through the appearance while lowering his earned-run average to 2.92 in his efforts. (09/06/12)
(MR) Bobby Parnell (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Friday night giving up one run on one hit while striking out one batter. The run was unearned so the outing was not as bad as it may have looked. (09/08/12)
Injured– Tim Byrdak (15-Day DL)
Philadelphia Phillies
(CL) Jonathan Papelbon (R)–Picked up the win on Friday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning in a non-save situation. He gave up just one walk in the appearance while forcing two fly ball outs on 18 pitches thrown. (09/08/12)
(SU) Antonio Bastardo (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday afternoon retiring both batters he faced in the eighth inning. He struck out one batter while forcing one fly ball out on 15 pitches thrown. (09/06/12)
(MR) Josh Lindblom (R)–Struck out the only batter that he faced in the seventh inning needing six pitches to get the job done. With this appearance Lindblom lowered his earned-run average to 3.47 on the season. (09/08/12)
Injured–David Herndon (15-Day DL)
Pittsburgh Pirates
(CL) Joel Hanrahan (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation giving up one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Hanrahan lowered his earned-run average to 2.44 on the season. (09/05/12)
(SU) Jason Grilli (R)–Took the loss on Saturday night after giving up one run on two hits and one walk in the eighth inning. With this appearance Grilli raised his earned-run average to 2.60 on the season. (09/09/12)
(MR) Tony Watson (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Saturday giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter on 13 pitches thrown. This was Watson’s first outing since Tuesday so expect him to be available on Sunday. (09/09/12)
San Diego Padres
(CL) Luke Gregerson (R)–Picked up his 23rd hold of the season on Wednesday night after retiring the first two batters of the ninth inning. With this appearance Gregerson lowered his earned-run average to 2.42 on the season. (09/06/12)
(SU) Dale Thayer (R)–Picked up his 13th hold of the season on Wednesday after retiring the final two batters of the eighth inning. He struck out one batter while forcing one ground ball out on just six pitches thrown. (09/06/12)
(MR) Cory Burns (R)–Took the loss on Monday night after giving up one run on three hits in the 11th inning. With this appearance Burns fell to 0-1 on the season with a 3.72 earned-run average in limited duty. (09/04/12)
Injured–Huston Street (15-Day DL)
San Francisco Giants
(CL) Sergio Romo (R)–Pitched two innings of relief on Tuesday night retiring all six batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing four ground ball outs to get the job done. (09/05/12)
(SU) Jeremy Affeldt (L)–Took the loss on Saturday after giving up one run on two hits and one walk in the ninth inning. He recorded just one out in the appearance and is now sitting on a 2.85 earned-run average this season. (09/09/12)
(MR) Santiago Casilla (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Saturday retiring both batters he faced in the appearance on just five pitches thrown. He forcing two ground ball outs in the appearance and ahs now pitched back-to-back days. (09/09/12)
Injured–Brian Wilson (out for season)
St. Louis Cardinals
(CL) Jason Motte (R)–Pitched two innings of relief on Friday night giving up one hit while striking out two batters on just 20 pitches thrown. This was his first appearance since Monday so expect him to be available for the rest of the weekend. (09/08/12)
(SU) Mitchell Boggs (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Friday giving up two runs on three hits in the appearance. This was a rough outing for Boggs, who raised his earned-run average to 2.43 on the season with this appearance. (09/08/12)
(MR) Marc Rzepczynski (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday afternoon retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance needing 10 pitches to get the job done. (09/06/12)
Washington Nationals
(CL) Tyler Clippard (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Saturday in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out three batters. Clippard has now pitched back-to-back days and may get the day off on Sunday. (09/09/12)
(SU) Sean Burnett (L)–Was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Sunday after surrendering two runs on three hits in the seventh inning. Burnett has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be given the day off on Monday. (09/03/12)
(MR) Drew Storen (R)–Picked up the win on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 10th inning striking out all three batters he faced. With this appearance Storen improved to 2-1 on the season with a 3.26 earned-run average. (09/09/12)
Injured–Henry Rodriguez (15-Day DL)
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