American League

Baltimore Orioles
(CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 24th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He retired all three batters he faced in order forcing three ground ball outs on 10 pitches. (07/04/12)
(SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Was charged with his fourth blown-save of the season on Tuesday after giving up two runs on three hits and one walk. Despite the rough outing, Strop is still sitting on a 1.73 earned-run average. (07/04/12)
(MR) Darren O’Day (R)–Picked up the win on Tuesday night after retiring the final batter on the eighth inning on three pitches. With this outing O’Day improved to 5-0 on the season with a 2.36 earned-run average. (07/04/12)
Boston Red Sox
(CL) Alfredo Aceves (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his fourth blown-save of the season on Tuesday night after surrendering two runs on three hits. With this appearance Aceves falls to 0-6 on the season with a 4.32 earned-run average. (07/04/12)
(SU) Vicente Padilla (R)–Picked up his 18th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief giving up one hit and one walk while striking out three batters. He needed 27 pitches to get through the appearance and will likely be given the day off on Wednesday. (07/04/12)
(MR) Mark Melancon (R)–Pitched two innings of relief on Monday night retiring all six batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance and has now strung together three straight solid outings. (07/03/12)
Injured–Andrew Bailey (60-Day DL), Bobby Jenks (60-Day DL)

Chicago White Sox
(CL) Addison Reed (R)–Recorded his 11th save of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. He was saved by a great catch by Alex Rios on a ball that Derek Jeter hit to the wall which would’ve won the game for the Yankees, but luckily Rios was able to make a great play to hold onto the win. (06/29/12)
(SU) Matt Thornton (L)– Pitched one inning of relief on Friday night giving up one run on three hits while striking out one batter. He was used in the seventh inning, which is earlier than most of his appearances this season, but it was in a non-pressure situation. (06/30/12)
(MR) Hector Santiago (L)–Picked up the win on Thursday after pitching one inning of relief giving up one run on one hit while striking out two batters. It wasn’t the best of outings from Santiago, but it was nice to see him keep it together and pick up the win. (06/29/12)

Cleveland Indians
(CL) Chris Perez (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out two batters. Perez has pitched two of the last three days, but expect him to be available for Monday’s game against the Angels. (07/02/12)
(SU) Vinnie Pestano (R)–Picked up his 20th hold of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one hit in the appearance and forced one ground ball out and two fly ball outs to get the job done. (07/04/12)
(MR) Tony Sipp (L)–Pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning on Saturday in a non-save situation striking out one batter on 10 pitches thrown. Sipp has been inconsistent this season, but today as a step in the right direction. (07/01/12)

Detroit Tigers
(CL) Jose Valverde (R)–Recorded his 15th save of the season on Sunday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Valverde has now pitched back-to-back days and may get the day off on Monday. (07/02/12)
(SU) Joaquin Benoit (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Tuesday night giving up one run on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. The run came via a home run to start the inning, but Benoit was able to bounce back from blow and not give up any more runs. (07/04/12)
(MR) Phil Coke (L)–Pitched two innings of relief on Monday night giving up two hits while striking out two batters. He needed 25 pitches to get the job done and will likely be off on Tuesday after pitching three innings the last two days. (07/03/12)

Kansas City Royals
(CL) Jonathan Broxton (R)–Recorded his 20th save of the season on Friday night despite giving up two runs on two hits and one walk in the ninth inning. This was a rough outing for Broxton and luckily for him the Royals had a big enough lead that he didn’t blow the game. (06/30/12)
(SU) Greg Holland (R)–Pitched  1.2 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up two walks while striking out two batters. He needed 27 pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/04/12)
(MR) Aaron Crow (R)–Pitched one inning of relief giving up three runs on two hits and one walk while striking out two batters. This was a rough outing for Crow and with this appearance he raised his earned-run average to 3.34 on the season. (07/02/12)
Injured–Joakim Soria (out for season)

Los Angeles Angels
(CL) Ernesto Frieri (R)– Picked up his ninth hold of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With two more strikeouts on Sunday Frieri now has 60 strikeouts on the season. (07/02/12)
(SU) Scott Downs (L)–Recorded his seventh save of the season on Monday night after pitching two innings of relief. Frieri had pitched the previous night, so Downs was used after being off for three straight days. (07/03/12)
(MR) Jordan Walden (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Tuesday night giving up one run on three hits while striking out two batters. Walden has now given up at least one run in his last three appearances which has raised his earned-run average to 4.15 on the season. (07/04/12)

Minnesota Twins
(CL) Glen Perkins (L)–Recorded his fourth save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Perkins has been great in the closer role since Matt Capps when down with an injury, and is proving why the Twins should move Capps before the trade deadline. (07/04/12)
(CL) Jared Burton (R)–Picked up his 12th hold of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. He needed 29 pitches to get through the appearance and has now pitched back-to-back days. (07/02/12)
(MR)–Alex Burnett (R)–Picked up his fifth hold of the season on Monday night after pitching 1.1 innings of relief giving up one walk while striking out two batters. With this appearance Burnett lowered his earned-run average to 1.77 on the season. (07/03/12)
Injured–Matt Capps (15-Day DL)

New York Yankees
(CL) Rafael Soriano (R)–Recorded his 18th save of the season on Sunday afternoon after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one walk while striking out two batters. Soriano has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Monday. (07/02/12)
(SU) David Robertson (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Monday night after giving up one run on one hit in the seventh inning. The run was unearned, but Robertson still ended up with the back luck loss. (07/03/12)
(MR) Boone Logan (R)–Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Monday night despite giving up one run on one walk in the seventh inning. In his last three appearances Logan has now been used to get just one out, which makes his availability good for the rest of the first half of the season. (07/03/12)
Injured–Mariano Rivera (out for the season)

Oakland Athletics
(CL) Ryan Cook(R)–Recorded his seventh save of the season on Sunday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He needed only nine pitches to get through the outing and lowered his earned-run average to 1.54 in his efforts. (07/02/12)
(SU) Grant Balfour (R)–Picked up his 10th hold on Sunday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief giving up one hit in the outing. This was a nice bounce back appearance for Balfour after a rough outing on Friday. (07/02/12)
(MR) Brian Fuentes (L)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Saturday giving up one run on two hits and one walk while striking out one batter. Fuentes has now given up six runs in his last three appearances and is in danger of being demoted if he continues down this road. (07/01/12)
Injured–Joey Devine (15-Day DL)

Seattle Mariners
(CL) Tom Wilhelmsen (R)–Recorded his seventh save of the season on Monday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one walk while striking out one batter. Wilhemlsen has now pitched three straight days and will likely be unavailable on Tuesday. (07/03/12)
(SU) Brandon League (R)–Took the loss on Sunday after giving up one run on two hits in the 10th inning. He got just one out in the appearance before being relieved by Lucas Luetge before the game got out of hand. (07/02/12)
(MR) Lucas Luetge (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Sunday giving up one walk in the outing. He needed 10 pitches to get through the appearance with only three pitches going over for strikes. (07/02/12)
Injured–George Sherrill (15-Day DL), Stephen Pryor  (15-Day DL)

Tampa Bay Rays
(CL) Fernando Rodney (R)–Recorded his 24th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out two batters in the inning and has now pitched back-to-back days and may get the day off on Wednesday. (07/04/12)
(SU) Kyle Farnsworth (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Saturday in his first appearance of the season giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. Farnsworth looked sharp in his first outing, but until Fernando Rodney falters, Farnsworth will be stuck in the setup role. (07/01/12)
(MR) Joel Peralta (R)–Picked up his 18th hold of the season on Tuesday night after retiring the final two batters of the eighth inning. He needed only six pitches to get through the appearance forcing two fly ball outs. (07/04/12)

Texas Rangers
(CL) Joe Nathan (R)–Recorded his 18th save of the season on Thursday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. This marked the third straight day that Nathan pitched so expend him to be unavailable on Friday. (06/29/12)
(SU) Mike Adams (R)–Picked up his 15th hold of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one walk while striking out two batters. Adams as now pitched three straight days and will likely get the day off on Friday. (06/29/12)
(MR) Robbie Ross (L)–Pitched two innings of relief on Sunday giving up one hit in the outing. He threw 24 pitches in the appearance and lowered his earned-run average to 1.03 in his efforts. (07/02/12)
Injured–Koji Uehara (15-Day DL)

Toronto Blue Jays
(CL) Casey Janssen (R)–Recorded his 10th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/04/12)
(SU) Jason Frasor (R)– Picked up his 10th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless seventh inning. Frasor needed only seven pitches to get through the outing with six going over for strikes. (07/04/12)
(MR) Francisco Cordero (R)–Took the loss on Sunday after surrendering three runs on four hits in the eighth inning. The runs came off of two home runs in the outing, which raised his earned-run average to 5.29 on the season. (07/02/12)
Injured–Sergio Santos (15-Day DL)

National League

Arizona Diamondbacks
(CL) J.J. Putz (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. This was Putz’s first appearance since last Thursday so expect him to be available the next few days. (07/04/12)
(SU) David Hernandez (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Tuesday forcing the only batter he faced to fly out on nine pitches. With this appearance Hernandez lowered his earned-run average to 2.62 on the season. (07/04/12)
(MR) Bryan Shaw (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Monday night retiring both batters he faced in order. Shaw has now pitched three straight days and will likely be unavailable for Tuesday’s game. (07/03/12)
Injured–Takashi Saito (15-Day DL)

Atlanta Braves
(CL) Craig Kimbrel (R)–Recorded his 23rd save of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance while lowering his earned-run average to 1.50 on the season. (07/01/12)
(SU) Jonny Venters (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Tuesday night giving up one hit while striking out one batter. This was a nice bounce back outing for Venters, who gave up two runs in his last outing on Sunday, so hopefully this will get him back in the right direction. (07/04/12)
(MR) Eric O’Flaherty (L)–Picked up his 13th hold of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/01/12)

Chicago Cubs
(CL) Carlos Marmol (R)–Recorded his eighth save of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out two batters. Marmol has now pitched three consecutive days and will likely be unavailable on Monday. (07/02/12)
(SU) James Russell (L)–Recorded his second save of the season on Monday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit in the appearance. Russell was only used in the role with Carlos Marmol unavailable after pitching three straight days, so don’t look too much into this appearance. (07/03/12)
(MR) Shawn Camp (R)–Picked up his ninth hold of the season on Monday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one hit in the appearance while lowering his earned-run average to 2.93 on the season. (07/03/12)

Cincinnati Reds
(CL) Aroldis Chapman (L)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Monday night in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out two batters in the outing. After hitting a rough patch Chapman has now put together back-to-back solid outings so it appears the skid may be over. (07/03/12)
(SU) Sean Marshall (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday giving up two hits in the appearance. He needed 12 pitches to get through the outing forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs. (07/02/12)
(MR) Jose Arredondo (R)–Took the loss on Sunday after giving up one run on two hits and one walk while striking out one batter in the ninth inning. Despite giving up the run, Arredondo is still sitting on a 2.12 earned-run average on the season. (07/02/12)
Injured–Ryan Madson (out for season), Nick Masset (15-Day DL)

Colorado Rockies
(CL) Rafael Betancourt (R)–Recorded his 13th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He allowed one hit and one walk while striking out one batter in the appearance. (07/04/12)
(SU) Matt Belisle (R)–Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief. He retired all four batters he faced in order striking out one batter while forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/04/12)
(MR) Matt Reynolds (L)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Monday night giving up one run on one hit while striking out one batter. He needed 27 pitches to get through the appearance and has now pitched back-to-back days. (07/03/12)

Houston Astros
(CL)Brett Myers (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his second blown-save of the season on Thursday after surrendering six runs on four hits in the ninth inning. Only one run was earned, but either way this was a bad outing from Myers. (06/29/12)
(SU) Brandon Lyon (R)–Was charged with his first blown-save of the season on Tuesday night after surrendering two runs on two hits while striking out two batters in two innings of relief. He threw 30 pitches in the appearance and will likely be off on Wednesday. (07/04/12)
(MR) David Carpenter (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Monday night giving up one hit in the outing. Carpenter has now pitched three straight days and will likely be unavailable on Tuesday. (07/03/12)
Injured–Wilton Lopez (15-Day DL)

Los Angeles Dodgers
(CL) Kenley Jansen (R)–Recorded his 13th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He gave up one walk in the outing while forcing three fly ball outs to get the job done. (07/04/12)
(SU) Scott Elbert (L)–Picked up the win on Tuesday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief throwing just two pitches in the appearance. With this outing Elbert improved his earned-run average to 2.84 on the season. (07/04/12)
(MR) Josh Lindblom (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up one hit while striking out one batter. Lindblom has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be given the day off on Wednesday. (07/04/12)
Injured–Matt Guerrier (15-Day DL), Javy Guerra (15-Day DL)

Miami Marlins
(CL) Heath Bell (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his fifth blown-save of the season on Tuesday after giving up a game-winning home run to Aramis Ramirez in the 10th inning. This was Bell’s first blown-save since May 4 and is currently sitting on a 6.39 earned-run average. (07/04/12)
(SU) Edward Mujica (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Friday night giving up one hit in the outing. This was Mujica’s first appearance since Tuesday, so expect him to be available for the rest of the weekend. (06/30/12)
(MR) Steve Cishek (R)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Tuesday giving up just one hit in the outing. He needed 21 pitches to get through the appearance and forced four ground ball outs to get the job done. (07/04/12)

Milwaukee Brewers
(CL) John Axford (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday in a non-save situation giving up one walk while striking out one batter. Axford has now pitched three consecutive days and will likely be out on Wednesday. (07/04/12)
(SU) Francisco Rodriguez (R)–Was charged with his fourth blown-save of the season on Tuesday after surrendering two runs on two hits and one walk in 0.2 innings of relief. Rodriguez has now pitched three straight days and will likely be unavailable on Wednesday. (07/04/12)
(MR) Kameron Loe (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Tuesday surrendering four runs on four hits. This was a rough outing for Loe, and with this appearance he has now raised his earned-run average to 4.21 on the season. (07/04/12)

New York Mets
(CL) Bobby Parnell (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Saturday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. Parnell needed just six pitches to get through the appearance to force three ground ball outs. (07/01/12)
(SU) Jon Rauch (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation striking out one batter in the appearance. He needed only 11 pitches to get through the outing with seven going over for strikes. (07/04/12)
(MR) Miguel Batista (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Sunday giving up one run on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. The run was unearned so his earned-run average still sits at 3.96 on the season. (07/02/12)
Injured– Frank Francisco (15-Day DL)

Philadelphia Phillies
(CL) Jonathan Papelbon (R)–Recorded his 18th save of the season on Tuesday night despite giving up one run on one hit while striking out two batters in the ninth inning. He served up a home run to Michael McKenry in the top of the ninth inning which made it a 5-4 game, but was able to get out of jam without any more damage. (06/27/12)
(SU) Antonio Bastardo (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Sunday giving up two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. The runs came via a Hanley Ramirez two-run home run in the inning, which gave the Marlins just enough cushion to pull away for the win. (07/02/12)
(MR) Jeremy Horst (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Friday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. Horst has now pitched in consecutive days and has three strikeouts in two innings of relief. (06/30/12)
Injured–David Herndon (15-Day DL)

Pittsburgh Pirates
(CL) Joel Hanrahan (R)–Picked up the win on Tuesday night despite being charged with his third blown-save of the season after giving up one run on one hit and one walk in the ninth inning. With this appearance Harahan improves to 4-0 on the season with a 2.32 earned-run average. (07/04/12)
(SU) Jason Grilli (R)–Picked up his 19th hold of the season Tuesday after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning. He struck out two batters in the outing and lowered his earned-run average to 1.99 in his efforts. (07/04/12)
(MR) Juan Cruz (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Tuesday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance and has now recorded four strikeouts in his last two innings of work. (07/04/12)
Injured–Chris Leroux (60-Day DL)

San Diego Padres
(CL) Huston Street (R)–Recorded his 12th save of the season on Sunday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out two batters. He has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be unavailable for Monday’s game. (07/02/12)
(SU) Dale Thayer (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Tuesday night giving up one hit while striking out one batter. He needed only eight pitches to get through the appearance with all eight going over for strikes. (07/04/12)
(MR) Luke Gregerson (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Tuesday giving up one run on two hits while striking out two batters. He was used with a big lead in the ninth inning and was able to limit the damage. (07/04/12)

San Francisco Giants
(CL) Santiago Casilla (R)–Picked up the win on Sunday despite being charged with this third blown-save of the season after giving up three runs in the ninth inning. He was not charged with any runs and struck out two batters in the appearance. (07/02/12)
(SU) Sergio Romo (R)–Picked up his 13th save of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one walk in the appearance lowering his earned-run average to 0.79 on the season. (07/02/12)
(MR) Javier Lopez (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Tuesday night giving up one run on two hits in the outing. He needed 21 pitches to get through the eighth inning forcing three ground ball outs. (07/04/12)
Injured–Brian Wilson (out for season)

St. Louis Cardinals
(CL) Jason Motte (R)–Recorded his 17th save of the season on Sunday after retiring the final four batters of the game. He recorded two strikeouts on 13 pitches thrown, with 11 pitches going over for strikes. (07/02/12)
(SU) Mitchell Boggs (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Monday night needing only two pitches the get through the appearance. With this outing Boggs lowered his earned-run average to 2.02 on the season. (07/03/12)
(MR) Eduardo Sanchez (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Friday night giving up two runs on three hits in the sixth inning. This was a bad outing for Sanchez, but he entered after Adam Wainwright gave up seven runs through five innings, so the game was already out of reach. (06/30/12)

Washington Nationals
(CL) Tyler Clippard (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. With this appearance Clippard lowered his earned-run average to 1.83 on the season. (07/02/12)
(SU) Sean Burnett (L)–Picked up his 15th hold of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up two hits while striking out two batters. Burnett has now struck out five batters in his last 3.1 innings of relief. (07/02/12)
(MR) Michael Gonzalez (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Gonzalez is now sitting on a 1.80 earned-run average. (07/04/12)
Injured– Drew Storen (15-Day DL)

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