American League

Baltimore Orioles
(CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Johnson was used to get two outs on Sunday giving up one hit in the outing. He hasn’t recorded a save since Tuesday, but has 16 saves on the season and is sitting on a 0.84 earned-run average. (05/28/12)
(SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday giving up one walk while striking out two batters. This was Strop’s first appearance since Saturday, so he will be good to go for this weekend’s season following a day off on Thursday. (05/31/12)
(MR) Darren O’Day (R)–O’Day faced just one out batter on Wednesday night and forced a fly ball out. He threw just one pitch in the appearance and is now sitting on a 1.75 earned-run average on the season. (05/31/12)
Injured–Matt Lindstrom (15-Day DL)

Boston Red Sox
(CL) Alfredo Aceves (R)–Recorded his 13th save of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Aceves has now pitched three consecutive days and will likely be unavailable to pitch in Thursday night’s game against the Tigers. (05/31/12)
(SU) Franklin Morales (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Thursday giving up one run on one hit and two walks. The run came via a Delmon Young home run in the eighth inning and luckily for Morales the bases were empty. (06/01/12)
(MR) Vicente Padilla (R)–Picked up his 12th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief. He gave up one hit in the appearance, but the base runner did not come into play getting out of the appearance unharmed. (05/30/12)
Injured–Andrew Bailey (60-Day DL), Bobby Jenks (60-Day DL)

Chicago White Sox
(CL) Addison Reed (R)–Recorded his sixth save of the season on Wednesday afternoon after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He gave up one hit and one walk in the outing, but was able to force three fly ball outs to get the job done. (05/31/12)
(SU) Matt Thornton (L)– Picked up his eighth hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless inning of relief. He retired all three batters he faced in order, striking out two and forcing one ground ball out. (05/31/12)
(MR) Hector Santiago (L)–Pitched a scoreless inning of relief on Tuesday giving up one hit while striking out two batters. He needed 14 pitches to get through the appearance and has now pitched two of the last three days. (05/30/12)

Cleveland Indians
(CL) Chris Perez (R)–Recorded his 17th save of the season on Monday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He also picked up another strikeout in the appearance, and now has eight strikeouts in his last five innings of relief. (05/29/12)
(SU) Vinnie Pestano (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday giving up one run on one hit and two walks while striking out one batter. Despite giving up the run, Pestano has a respectable 2.49 earned-run average on the season. (05/31/12)
(MR) Tony Sipp (L)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Wednesday afternoon giving up one hit while striking out one batter. He needed 14 pitches to get through the outing forcing one ground ball out to go along with the strikeout. (05/31/12)

Detroit Tigers
(CL) Jose Valverde (R)–Pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning on Thursday night needing only nine pitches to get through the outing. This was his first appearance since Sunday, so he will be fresh for this weekend’s series with the Yankees. (06/01/12)
(SU) Joaquin Benoit (R)–Picked up his 12th hold of the season on Thursday night after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He needed only seven pitches to get out of the eighth inning and struck out one batter and forced a fly ball out. (06/01/12)
(MR) Octavio Dotel (R)–Took the loss on Wednesday after giving up one run on one hit and two walks in the seventh inning. He failed to get out of the inning, and failed to build off of his four strikeout performance from Saturday. (05/31/12)

Kansas City Royals
(CL) Jonathan Broxton (R)–Recorded his 11th save of the season on Wednesday afternoon after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. It wasn’t pretty, but he was able to get out of a bases loaded jam by forcing Jose Lopez to ground into a double play to end the game. (05/31/12)
(SU) Aaron Crow (R)–Picked up his ninth hold of the season on Wednesday after retiring two batters in the seventh inning. He recorded one strikeout while forcing the other batter to ground out on four pitches thrown in the appearance. (05/31/12)
(MR) Greg Holland (R)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Monday giving up one hit while striking out two batters in the appearance. He faced five batters in the appearance and hasn’t given up an earned run in three appearances. (05/29/12)
Injured–Joakim Soria (out for season)

Los Angeles Angels
(CL) Scott Downs (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed only seven pitches to get the job done and has yet to give up an earned-run this season. (05/31/12)
(CL) Ernesto Frieri (R)– Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday in a non-save situation giving up two walks while striking out two batters. It is uncertain as to why he was used in the ninth inning with Scott Downs pitching the eighth inning and should continue to see some ninth inning appearances as the season progresses. (05/30/12)
(MR) Jordan Walden (R)–Picked up the win on Monday after pitching two scoreless innings of relief giving up two hits and one walk while striking out two batters. This was a nice outing from Walden, but after throwing 32 pitches in two innings he will likely be unavailable for the next day or two. (05/29/12)
Injured–LaTroy Hawkins (15-Day DL)

Minnesota Twins
(CL) Matt Capps (R)–Recorded his 10th save of the season on Monday after pitching a scoreless inning of relief. He allowed two walks in the appearance, but was able to get in and out of trouble while striking out one batter. (05/29/12)
(SU) Glen Perkins (L)–Picked up the win on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless inning of relief. He allowed three walks in the appearance, but was able to escape unharmed improving his record to 1-1 on the season. (05/30/12)
(MR) Brian Duensing (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday surrendering one run on three hits in the appearance. Duensing has now given up five earned runs over his last 4.1 innings of relief. (05/29/12)

New York Yankees
(CL) Rafael Soriano (R)–Recorded his sixth save of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He gave up one hit and one walk in the outing, but he was able to escape by forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out. (05/31/12)
(SU) Boone Logan (R)–Failed to record an out in his last appearance on Wednesday after giving up two hits in the seventh inning. He threw only eight pitches in the outing, but was pulled before he caused any damage. (05/31/12)
(MR) Cory Wade (R)–Picked up his fifth hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief. He retired all four batters he faced in order while picking up three strikeouts in his efforts. (05/31/12)
Injured–Mariano Rivera (out for the season), David Robertson (15-Day DL)

Oakland Athletics
(CL) Brian Fuentes (L)–Took the loss and his second blown-save of the season on Tuesday after surrendering three runs on two hits and one walk in the ninth inning. He failed to make it through the inning giving up a game-winning home run to Josh Willingham with two outs. (05/30/12)
(SU) Ryan Cook(R)–Took the loss and was charged with his first blown-save of the season on Monday after surrendering two runs on two hits and two walks in the eighth inning. The two runs he gave up on Monday were the first runs he has allowed all season, which ended his scoreless innings streak at 23.1 innings. (05/29/12)
(MR) Grant Balfour (R)–Picked up his first hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up two walks while striking out one batter. He needed 20 pitches to get through the frame, but was able to escape unharmed and has now put together three straight solid outings. (05/30/12)
Injured–Joey Devine (15-Day DL)

Seattle Mariners
(CL) Tom Wilhelmsen (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday in a non-save situation giving up one hit in the outing. Since a rough showing last Wednesday, Wilhelmsen has put together two straight strong outings and appears to have gotten past it. (05/30/12)
(SU) Brandon League (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Monday giving up one hit in the outing. This was his first appearance since being removed from the closer role, so expect more roles like this for a while to get himself back on track. (05/29/12)
(MR) Hisashi Iwakuma (R)–Picked up a rare-three inning save on Wednesday night after recording the final nine outs of the game. It was an absolute blowout game, but due to the Major League score keeping he still earns a save despite giving up three runs in the appearance. (05/31/12)
Injured–George Sherrill (15-Day DL)

Tampa Bay Rays
(CL) Fernando Rodney (R)–Recorded his 16th save of the season on Sunday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. This makes the third straight day in which he has pitched, so expect him to be unavailable for Monday’s game. (05/28/12)
(SU) Joel Peralta (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed only 11 pitches to get through the appearance forcing one strikeout and two fly ball outs. (05/31/12)
(MR) J.P. Howell (L)–Pitched a scoreless sixth inning on Wednesday giving up one walk while striking out one batter in the appearance. Howell has pitched now pitched two on two consecutive days, but with a day off on Thursday he should be well rested for the weekend. (05/31/12)
Injured–Kyle Farnsworth (15-Day DL)

Texas Rangers
(CL) Joe Nathan (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out two batters. The game was out of reach, so this was likely just a scheduled throwing day for Nathan. (05/30/12)
(SU) Mike Adams (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday night giving up three runs on two hits and one walk while striking out one batter. This was another rough outing from Adams, who has now given up four runs in his last two appearances. (05/31/12)
(MR) Alexi Ogando (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Wednesday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He picked up two strikeouts in his efforts, needing only 12 pitches to get through the outing. (05/31/12)

Toronto Blue Jays
(CL) Casey Janssen (R)–Recorded his fifth save of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He gave up one walk in the appearance while striking out one batter and has now pitched three consecutive days but has a day off on Thursday so he will be good to go for this weekend’s series. (05/31/12)
(SU) Jason Frasor (R)– Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Tuesday giving up two hits and one walk while striking out two batters. He got himself in a bases-loaded jam, but was about to escape unharmed. (05/30/12)
(MR) Francisco Cordero (R)–Picked up his sixth hold of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He retired all three batters in order recording one strikeout in a nice bounce-back outing from his last appearance. (05/31/12)
Injured–Sergio Santos (15-Day DL)

National League

Arizona Diamondbacks
(CL) J.J. Putz (R)–Putz was available out of the bullpen on Wednesday night, but the Diamondbacks chose to go with David Hernandez to record the final four outs of the game. It is unclear as to why this happened, but for Putz owners it is something to keep a close eye on. (05/31/12)
(SU) David Hernandez (R)–Recorded his first save of the season on Wednesday night after getting the final four outs of the game. It is uncertain why Hernandez got the call to close out the game since Putz hasn’t pitched since Sunday, so keep a close eye on this situation. (05/31/12)
(MR) Bryan Shaw (R)–Took the loss on Tuesday after giving up two runs on two hits and two walks in the eighth inning. With this outing Shaw falls to 1-3 on the season, but has pitched better than his record indicates. (05/30/12)
Injured–Takashi Saito (15-Day DL)

Atlanta Braves
(CL) Craig Kimbrel (R)–Recorded his 15th save of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He recorded two strikeouts in the appearance and now has five strikeouts in his last three innings of work. (05/31/12)
(SU) Jonny Venters (L)–Picked up the win on Wednesday after recording the final out in the sixth inning. He threw just five pitches in the appearance and was charged with a blown-save despite picking up the win. (05/31/12)
(MR) Eric O’Flaherty (L)–Picked up his seventh hold of the season on Wednesday night despite giving up two runs on two hits and one walk in the eighth inning. The runs were unearned, but the amount of base runners he is giving up so far this season has devalued his fantasy value in holds leagues. (05/31/12)

Chicago Cubs
(CL) James Russell (L)–Picked up the win on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up two hits while striking out one batter. Russell has now pitched three consecutive days and luckily for him the Cubs have the day off on Thursday. (05/31/12)
(CL) Shawn Camp (R)–Picked up his fourth hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief. He retired all four batters he faced in order lowering his earned-run average to 2.67 on the season. (05/30/12)
(MR) Carlos Marmol (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Wednesday afternoon giving up two walks while striking out one batter. This was his first appearance since returning from the disabled list, and looked like his old-self allowing two base runners. (05/31/12)

Cincinnati Reds
(CL) Aroldis Chapman (L)–Recorded his third save of the season on Sunday after recording the final five outs of the game. He gave up one walk while striking out one batter and has yet to give up an earned-run this season. (05/28/12)
(SU) Sean Marshall (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Wednesday night giving up one walk in the outing. He needed 12 pitches to get through the appearance, and was lucky enough that the base runner he allowed did not come back to haunt him. (05/31/12)
(MR) Jose Arrenondo (R)–Failed to record an out in his last appearance on Sunday giving up one walk on 12 pitches thrown. He faced only two batters in the appearance, but was yanked before any damage could be done. (05/28/12)
Injured–Ryan Madson (out for season), Nick Masset (15-Day DL), Bill Bray (15-Day DL)

Colorado Rockies
(CL) Rafael Betancourt (R)–Recorded his ninth save of the season in Game 1 of Monday’s doubleheader after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He was also used in Game 2 late in the day, so expect him to be unavailable for the next day or two. (05/29/12)
(SU) Matt Belisle (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning in Game 2 of Monday’s doubleheader and also picked up the win in Game 1 earlier in the day. Since he pitched in both games don’t expect to see Belisle in action for the next day or two. (05/29/12)
(MR) Matt Reynolds (L)–Pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning on Thursday night striking out the side on 15 pitches. Reynolds now has four strikeouts in his last 3.1 innings of relief and has two straight solid appearances after a bad outing last Saturday. (06/01/12)

Houston Astros
(CL)Brett Myers (R)–Myers took the loss on Monday night after giving up one run on two hits in the ninth inning. He threw just five pitches in the appearance, but failed to get the job done falling to 0-2 on the season. (05/29/12)
(SU) Brandon Lyon (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Thursday night giving up one run on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. He gave up a solo-home run to Marco Scutaro in the appearance, which raised his earned-run average to 1.77 on the season. (06/01/12)
(MR)Wilton Lopez (R)–Pitched 1.2 innings of relief in Game 2 of Monday’s doubleheader giving up two hits and one walk in the appearance. Lopez has been solid all season in relief and is now sitting on a 2.28 earned-run average on the year. (05/29/12)

Los Angeles Dodgers
(CL) Kenley Jansen (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday night giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. This was his first appearance since Saturday when he picked up the win for the Dodgers, but he hasn’t recorded a save since last Tuesday. (05/31/12)
(SU) Javy Guerra (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up two hits on 15 pitches thrown. He got the job done, but it wasn’t pretty, as he was asked to get the final out of the sixth inning in relief on Clayton Kershaw. (05/31/12)
(MR) Josh Lindblom (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Tuesday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter and needed only 10 pitches to make it through the appearance. (05/30/12)
Injured–Matt Guerrier (15-Day DL)

Miami Marlins
(CL) Heath Bell (R)–Recorded his 10th save of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. This was Bell’s third straight night in which he made an appearance and has recorded six strikeouts in three innings of work. (05/31/12)
(SU) Edward Mujica (R)–Picked up his ninth hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching two scoreless innings of relief. He retired all six batters he faced in order and made his second straight appearance of over one inning of work, so his role may be changing for the Marlins. (05/31/12)
(MR) Steve Cishek (R)–Picked up his fifth hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief giving up two walks while striking out one batter. He needed 17 pitches to get through the outing, but was able to get through unharmed after allowing two base runners. (05/30/12)

Milwaukee Brewers
(CL) John Axford (R)–Recorded his 10th save of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He gave up one walk while striking out two batters in the appearance and has now pitched in four consecutive games so don’t expect to see him in action on Thursday. (05/31/12)
(SU) Francisco Rodriguez (R)–Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit in the outing. Rodriguez has now put together two straight solid appearances, but is still sitting on a 4.30 earned-run average on the season. (05/31/12)
(MR) Kameron Loe (R)–Pitched two innings of relief on Wednesday giving up two runs on four hits and one walk. This was a rough outing for Loe, who will likely have the next day or two off after a heavy workload the last few days. (05/24/12)

New York Mets
(CL) Frank Francisco (R)–Recorded his 14th save of the season on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out two batters. It has been a up and down season for Francisco thus far, but that fact that he has 14 saves at least gives his fantasy owners something to be happy about. (05/30/12)
(SU) Jon Rauch (R)–Rauch took the loss on Wednesday after giving up one run on two hits in the eighth inning. With this outing, Rauch now falls to 3-4 on the season and is sitting on a 4.09 earned-run average so a day off on Thursday should be good for him after being used the last three days. (05/31/12)
(MR) Bobby Parnell (R)–Was charged with his first blown-save of the season on Wednesday night after giving up a home run to Carlos Ruiz in the seventh inning. He recorded just one out in the appearance which was a fly ball out. (05/31/12)

Philadelphia Phillies
(CL) Jonathan Papelbon (R)–Papelbon recorded the final out of the ninth inning on Wednesday night after Raul Valdes failed to get the job done. He threw just eight pitches in the appearance, but did not factor into the decision. (05/31/12)
(SU) Antonio Bastardo (L)–Picked up the win on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless seventh inning. He gave up one hit while striking out one batter in the appearance lowering his earned-run average to 1.84 on the season. (05/31/12)
(MR) Chad Qualls (R)–Pitched two innings of relief on Sunday giving up two runs on two hits while striking out one batter in the appearance. Qualls has now given up six runs over his last six innings of relief, and may be slipping down the depth chart for the Phillies. (05/28/12)
Injured–David Herndon (15-Day DL)

Pittsburgh Pirates
(CL) Joel Hanrahan (R)–Recorded his 13th save of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He gave up two hits in the appearance, but was able to get out of the jam by forcing two strikeouts and one fly ball out. (05/31/12)
(SU) Jason Grilli (R)–Picked up his 12th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one walk while striking out two batters. Grilli has now recorded eight strikeouts in his last four innings of relief. (05/31/12)
(MR) Chris Resop (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Tuesday giving up one run on one hit and two walks while striking out one batter. Resop has now given up four runs in his last three innings of relief, which is not helping to build a case for him to stay in a prominent role late in games. (05/30/12)
Injured–Chris Leroux (60-Day DL)

San Diego Padres
(CL) Dale Thayer (R)–Thayer was charged with his first loss of the season on Wednesday after giving up two runs on two hits in the ninth inning. He recorded just two outs in the appearance, and has now given up seven runs over his last two appearances. (05/31/12)
(SU) Andrew Cashner (R)–Was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Wednesday after giving up one run on two hits and one walk in the eighth inning. Cashner has now given up one run in each of his last two appearances, so a day off on Thursday will be good for him to clear his head. (05/31/12)
(MR) Luke Gregerson (R)–Picked up his sixth hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He gave up one walk while striking out two batters in the appearance and was able to rebound from two consecutive rough outings in which he gave up five total runs. (05/31/12)
Injured–Huston Street (15-Day DL)

San Francisco Giants
(CL) Santiago Casilla (R)–Recorded his 14th save of the season on Tuesday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out one batter in the outing while forcing two ground ball outs on 11 pitches thrown. (05/30/12)
(SU) Sergio Romo (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Sunday giving up one walk while striking out one batter. Romo is currently considered day-to-day after slightly dislocating his kneecap, but a disabled-list stint in unlikely. (05/28/12)
(MR) Javier Lopez (L)–Picked up his fifth hold of the season on Sunday after striking out the only batter he faced in the game. He needed six pitches to get the job done and has looked good in two straight appearances following his meltdown on Thursday. (05/28/12)
Injured–Brian Wilson (out for season)

St. Louis Cardinals
(CL) Jason Motte (R)–Motte was used in the eighth inning on Wednesday giving up two runs on one hit and three walks in the appearance. This was a rough outing for Motte in what was his first outing since last Friday, so hopefully he will be able to rebound in his next appearance. (05/31/12)
(SU) Mitchell Boggs (R)–Pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning on Wednesday night needing 12 pitches to make it through the appearance. He forced two ground ball outs and one fly ball out lowering his earned-run average to 1.99 on the season. (05/31/12)
(MR) Eduardo Sanchez (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Tuesday giving up one walk while striking out one batter. Sanchez has now strung together three straight solid appearances and recorded four strikeouts in that span in his efforts. (05/30/12)

Washington Nationals
(CL) Tyler Clippard (R)–Recorded his third save of the season on Saturday after retiring the final two batters of the ninth inning. Clippard has looked good in his new role and should continue to be the team’s closer for until Drew Storen or Brad Lidge return to action. (05/27/12)
(SU) Sean Burnett (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Tuesday giving up one walk while striking out two batters on 18 pitches thrown. Burnett continues to impress in the first half of the season and has now lowered his earned-run average to 0.61 on the year. (05/30/12)
(MR) Henry Rodriguez (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Monday giving up one run on one hit. He needed 20 pitches to get through the appearance and has now given up an earned-run in three straight outings. (05/29/12)
Injured– Drew Storen (15-Day DL), Brad Lidge (15-Day DL)

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