Jose Valverde (R)–Was charged with his fourth blown-save of the season on Saturday after surrendering one run on two hits and one walk in the 11th inning. This was a rough outing from Valverde, who is having a tough season, and he has now pitched in back-to-back games and will likely get the day off on Sunday.

American League

Baltimore Orioles
(CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Was charged with his second blown-save of the season on Saturday after giving up three runs on four hits while striking out one batter in the ninth inning. This was his first outing since last week, so hopefully he will be able to put this behind him and return back to what he did in the first half of the season. (07/15/12)
(SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Picked up his 14th hold of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. Strop has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Sunday. (07/15/12)
(MR) Darren O’Day (R)–Picked up his fifth hold of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless seventh inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance O’Day lowered his earned-run average to 2.50 on the season. (07/15/12)

Boston Red Sox
(CL) Alfredo Aceves (R)–Recorded his 20th save of the season on Friday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two fly ball outs to get the job done. (07/14/12)
(SU) Vicente Padilla (R)–Picked up his 20th hold of the season on Friday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up two hits while striking out one batter. He needed 14 pitches to get through the appearance with 10 going over for strikes. (07/14/12)
(MR) Mark Melancon (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Saturday forcing the only batter that he faced to ground out on five pitches. With this appearance Melancon lowered his earned-run average to 6.89 on the season, which is a big improvement form his first stint with the Red Sox earlier in the year. (07/15/12)
Injured–Andrew Bailey (60-Day DL)

Chicago White Sox
(CL) Addison Reed (R)–Was charged with his second blown-save of the season on Friday night after surrendering one run on two hits in the 12th inning. This is not the way owners wanted Reed to start the second half, but he has shown the ability to bounce back in the past so this should be nothing to worry about. (07/14/12)
(SU) Matt Thornton (L)– Picked up his 14th hold of the season on Friday after pitching a scoreless seventh inning giving up two hits while striking out one batter. He needed 11 pitches to get through the appearance with eight going over for strikes. (07/14/12)
(MR) Hector Santiago (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Saturday giving up one walk in the outing. Santiago ha now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be given the day off on Sunday. (07/15/12)

Cleveland Indians
(CL) Chris Perez (R)–Recorded his 25th save of the season on Friday 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 start the second half of the season in the right direction. (07/14/12)
(SU) Vinnie Pestano (R)–Picked up his 24th hold of the season on Friday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning 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 in the outing. (07/14/12)
(MR) Tony Sipp (L)–Picked up his 10th hold of the season on Sunday after striking out the only batter he faced to end the seventh inning. He needed six pitches to get the job done with three pitches going over for strikes. (07/09/12)

Detroit Tigers
(CL) Jose Valverde (R)–Was charged with his fourth blown-save of the season on Saturday after surrendering one run on two hits and one walk in the 11th inning. This was a rough outing from Valverde, who is having a tough season, and he has now pitched in back-to-back games and will likely get the day off on Sunday. (07/15/12)
(SU) Joaquin Benoit (R)–Took the loss on Saturday after surrendering three runs on two hits in the 13th inning. He recorded only two outs in the appearance while giving up two home runs to end the game. (07/15/12)
(MR) Phil Coke (L)–Pitched 1.2 innings of relief on Saturday giving up two walks in the outing. He allowed a few base runners but was able to work out of the jam by forcing four ground ball outs and one fly ball out. (07/15/12)

Kansas City Royals
(CL) Jonathan Broxton (R)–Recorded his 22nd save of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Broxton bounced back nicely form a blown-save on Friday night, but has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be given the day off on Sunday. (07/15/12)
(SU) Greg Holland (R)–Picked up the win on Saturday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief giving up one walk while striking out one batter. Holland has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be given the day off on Sunday. (07/15/12)
(MR) Aaron Crow (R)–Was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Saturday after giving up two hits in the sixth inning. Crow did not give up any runs, so his earned-run average lowered to 3.79 on the season. (07/15/12)
Injured–Joakim Soria (out for season)

Los Angeles Angels
(CL) Ernesto Frieri (R)– Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. Frieri ends the first half without giving up an earned-run with 11 saves and 63 strikeouts. (07/09/12)
(CL) Scott Downs (L)–Took the loss on Friday night after surrendering four runs on two hits and two walks in the eighth inning. This was a terrible outing for Downs, who saw his earned-run average raise all the way up to 1.47 in this appearance. (07/14/12)
(MR) Jordan Walden (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. He needed 21 pitches to get through the appearance with 12 pitches going over for strikes. (07/09/12)

Minnesota Twins
(CL) Matt Capps (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Saturday retiring all three batters he faced in order. This was Capps’ first outing since returning from the disabled-list and will likely return to his role as the team’s closer once a save situation arises. (07/15/12)
(SU) Glen Perkins (L)–Was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Sunday after giving up three runs on four hits. All of the runs were unearned, but he clearly didn’t have what it takes in this game. (07/09/12)
(MR) Jared Burton (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Saturday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance and has now recorded five strikeouts in his last 3.1 innings of relief. (07/08/12)

New York Yankees
(CL) Rafael Soriano (R)–Recorded his 22nd save of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out two batters. He has now pitched back-to-back days and may get the day off on Sunday since the Yankees don’t get the day off on Monday. (07/15/12)
(SU) David Robertson (R)–Picked up his 10th hold of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With Rafael Soriano pitching back-to-back days, Robertson may be in line to get a save opportunity on Sunday. (07/15/12)
(MR) Boone Logan (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief in Game 2 of Saturday’s doubleheader giving up one run on one hit and two walks while striking out one batter. Logan has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Sunday. (07/08/12)
Injured–Mariano Rivera (out for the season)

Oakland Athletics
(CL) Ryan Cook(R)–Recorded his ninth save of the season on Friday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out two batters. Cook picked up right where he left off at the end of the first half continuing to be one of the best up-in-coming relievers in the game. (07/14/12)
(SU) Grant Balfour (R)–Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Friday after recording the final out of the eighth inning. He forced the only batter he faced to fly out on eight pitches thrown. (07/14/12)
(MR) Jordan Norberto (L)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Saturday giving up one run on three hits in the appearance. The run came via a Josh Willingham home run and luckily no one was on base or else it could’ve been a lot worse. (07/15/12)
Injured–Joey Devine (15-Day DL)

Seattle Mariners
(CL) Tom Wilhelmsen (R)–Was charged with his second blown-save of the season on Friday night after giving up one hit and two walks in 1.1 innings of relief. With this appearance Wilhelmsen lowered his earned-run average to 2.44 on the season. (07/07/12)
(SU) Brandon League (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Sunday giving up one hit in the appearance. He needed only eight pitches to get through the appearance forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/09/12)
(MR) Lucas Luetge (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Friday night striking out the only batter he faced on three pitches. With this appearance Luetge lowered his earned-run average to 1.59 on the season. (07/14/12)
Injured–George Sherrill (15-Day DL), Stephen Pryor  (15-Day DL)

Tampa Bay Rays
(CL) Fernando Rodney (R)–Recorded his 26th save of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out two batters. Rodney continued his remarkable season on Saturday and lowered his earned-run average to 0.91 on the season. (07/15/12)
(SU) Kyle Farnsworth (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Friday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out on 12 pitches thrown. (07/14/12)
(MR) Joel Peralta (R)–Picked up his 19th hold of the season on Saturday after retiring the final two batters of the eighth inning. He needed just five pitches to get through the appearance forcing two fly ball outs to get the job done. (07/15/12)

Texas Rangers
(CL) Joe Nathan (R)–Recorded his 19th save of the season on Friday night despite surrendering two runs on three hits and one walk in the outing. This was a rough outing for Nathan, but at least he escaped with the save. (07/14/12)
(SU) Mike Adams (R)–Picked up his 16th hold of the season on Friday after recording the final out of the eighth inning. He forced the only batter that he faced to fly out on six pitches thrown. (07/14/12)
(MR) Robbie Ross (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Sunday needing only seven pitches to get the job done. He forced one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get through the appearance. (07/09/12)
Injured–Koji Uehara (15-Day DL)

Toronto Blue Jays
(CL) Casey Janssen (R)–Recorded his 13th save of the season on Saturday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief giving up one hit in the outing. Janssen has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get a day of rest on Sunday if a save-situation arises. (07/15/12)
(SU) Jason Frasor (R)– Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Friday giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Frasor lowered his earned-run average to 3.63 on the season. (07/14/12)
(MR) Francisco Cordero (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief o Thursday surrendering three runs on five hits while striking out one batter. With this appearance Cordero’s earned-run average ballooned to 6.00 on the season. (07/06/12)
Injured–Sergio Santos (15-Day DL)

National League

Arizona Diamondbacks
(CL) J.J. Putz (R)–Recorded his 16th save of the season on Saturday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. Once again Putz allowed a few base runners, but was able to work out of the jam by forcing two ground ball outs. (07/08/12)
(SU) David Hernandez (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Saturday 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 11 pitches thrown. (07/15/12)
(MR) Bryan Shaw (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Saturday giving up one hit and one walk in the outing. He got himself into a jam, but was able to get out of it by forcing two fly ball outs to get the job done. (07/15/12)
Injured–Takashi Saito (15-Day DL)

Atlanta Braves
(CL) Craig Kimbrel (R)–Recorded his 27th save of the season on Saturday after striking out the side in the ninth inning. Kimbrel has now pitched back-to-back days and has recorded six strikeouts in the two outings since starting the second half of the season. (07/15/12)
(SU) Eric O’Flaherty (L)–Picked up his 16th hold of the season on Friday despite giving up one run on two hits in the eighth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance, but raised his earned-run average to 3.06 on the season. (07/14/12)
(MR) Kris Medlen (R)–Picked up his sixth hold of the season on Friday night after pitching two scoreless innings of relief. He gave up one walk in the appearance while striking out three batters on 36 pitches thrown. (07/14/12)
Injured–Jonny Venters (15-Day DL)

Chicago Cubs
(CL) Carlos Marmol (R)–Recorded his ninth save of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit and one walk in the outing. Like usual Marmol allowed a few base runners, but was able to get out of the jam by forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the save. (07/15/12)
(SU) James Russell (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Saturday giving up one run on two hits while striking out one batter in the seventh inning. With this appearance Russell raised his earned-run average to 2.53 on the season. (07/15/12)
(MR) Shawn Camp (R)–Picked up his 10th hold of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one walk while striking out one batter in the appearance. (07/15/12)

Cincinnati Reds
(CL) Aroldis Chapman (L)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Saturday in a non-save situation giving up one walk while striking out two batters. Chapman has now pitched back-to-back days and given the rules the Reds use for Chapman, don’t expect to see him in action on Sunday. (07/15/12)
(SU) Sean Marshall (L)–Was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Saturday after giving up one hit in the seventh inning. He retired two batters in the appearance forcing one ground ball out and striking out a batter. (07/15/12)
(MR) Jose Arredondo (R)–Picked up his sixth hold of the season on Friday night despite giving up one run on two hits in the eighth inning. With this appearance Arredondo raided his earned-run average to 2.25 on the season. (07/14/12)
Injured–Ryan Madson (out for season), Nick Masset (15-Day DL)

Colorado Rockies
(CL) Rafael Betancourt (R)–Recorded his 15th save of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. His command was a bit of an issue in this matchup, but he was able to work out of a jam to get the job done. (07/09/12)
(SU) Matt Belisle (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Saturday giving up two runs on two hits. With this appearance Belisle went up to 2.25 on the season and has now pitched back-to-back days. (07/15/12)
(MR) Matt Reynolds (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Saturday retiring the final batter of the fifth inning on five pitches thrown. He forced the only batter he faced in the appearance to ground out and lowered his earned-run average to 3.35 on the season. (07/15/12)

Houston Astros
(CL)Brett Myers (R)–Took the loss on Saturday night after giving up one run on three hits in the 12th inning. He failed to record an out in the appearance on 10 pitches with seven going over for strikes. (07/15/12)
(SU) Brandon Lyon (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Saturday giving up one hit and one walk in the outing. He needed 28 pitches to get through the inning forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out. (07/15/12)
(MR) Wilton Lopez (R)–Pitched two innings of relief on Saturday giving up two hits while striking out one batter. This was Lopez’s first appearance since returning from the disabled list, so don’t expect to see him out there on Sunday. (07/15/12)

Los Angeles Dodgers
(CL) Kenley Jansen (R)–Took the loss on Saturday and was charged with this fourth blown-save of the season after surrendering two runs on two hits while striking out one batter. Only one run was earned, but it was enough to blow the game for the Dodgers. (07/15/12)
(SU) Ronald Belisario (R)–Picked up his 12th hold of the season on Saturday despite giving up one run on two hits while striking out one batter in the eighth inning. Belisario has been solid in the setup role this season and is now sporting a 1.72 earned-run average. (07/15/12)
(MR) Josh Lindblom (R)–Pitched two innings of relief on Saturday night giving up one run on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. The run came via a Jason Kubel home run with two outs in the eighth inning, which raised his earned-run average to 3.07 on the season. (07/08/12)
Injured–Matt Guerrier (15-Day DL)

Miami Marlins
(CL) Steve Cishek (R)–Recorded his second save of the season on Saturday after pitching 1.2 innings of relief giving up one hit while striking out three batters. This was the first save chance for the Marlins since going to a closer-by-committee, which means it appears Cishek has an upper hand on the other pitchers in the Marlins bullpen. (07/15/12)
(CL) Heath Bell (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his sixth blown-save of the season on Sunday after surrendering three runs on three hits and two walks while striking out one batter. With this appearance Bell falls to 2-5 on the season with a 6.75 earned-run average and is in jeopardy of losing the closer role. (07/09/12)
(MR) Mike Dunn (L)–Picked up his seventh hold of the season on Sunday after pitching 1.2 innings of relief giving up one walk while striking out one batter. Dunn has had a rough first half, but this type of appearance is the kind that could turn his season around. (07/09/12)
Injured– Edward Mujica (15-Day DL)

Milwaukee Brewers
(CL) John Axford (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Friday night in a non-save situation giving up one run on two hits while striking out one batter. Once again, Axford gave up a home run, which has been his biggest problem on the season. (07/14/12)
(SU) Francisco Rodriguez (R)–Picked up the win on Friday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one walk while striking out two batters. With this appearance Rodriguez goes to 2-4 on the season with a 3.86 earned-run average. (07/14/12)
(MR) Kameron Loe (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his fourth blown-save of the season on Saturday after surrendering two runs on two hits and one walk in 0.2 innings of relief. This is not the way owners in deep holds leagues wanted Loe to start the second half, so hopefully he will be able to rebound in his next appearance. (07/15/12)

New York Mets
(CL) Bobby Parnell (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his fourth blown-save of the season on Saturday after surrendering one run on three hits in the eighth inning. Parnell is only filling in for Frank Francisco while he recovers from an injury, and with performances like this one he will likely move back to a setup role when he returns. (07/15/12)
(SU) Jon Rauch (R)–Picked up his ninth hold of the season on Saturday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief giving up one walk in the outing. With this appearance Rauch lowered his earned-run average to 3.94 on the season. (07/15/12)
(MR) Miguel Batista (R)–Pitched two innings of relief on Friday night giving up one run on four hits and one walk while striking out two batters. He needed 32 pitches to get through the appearance with 21 pitches going over for strikes. (07/07/12)
Injured– Frank Francisco (15-Day DL)

Philadelphia Phillies
(CL) Jonathan Papelbon (R)–Recorded his 19th save of the season on Saturday after pitching 1.2 innings of relief. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs to get the job done. (07/15/12)
(SU) Antonio Bastardo (L)–Took the loss on Friday night after surrendering five runs on two hits and three walks in the eighth inning. He retired just two batters in the appearance, which raised his earned-run average to 5.34 on the season. (07/07/12)
(MR) Jeremy Horst (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday retiring all three batters he faced in order. Horst has now pitched three straight days, but will the All-Star break he will get plenty of rest before Friday’s game. (07/09/12)
Injured–David Herndon (15-Day DL)

Pittsburgh Pirates
(CL) Joel Hanrahan (R)–Recorded his 24th save of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one walk while striking out one batter. Hanrahan picked up right where he left off in the first half and has become one of the best ninth inning options in all of baseball. (07/15/12)
(SU) Jason Grilli (R)–Picked up his 22nd hold of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Grilli lowered his earned-run average to 1.82 on the season. (07/15/12)
(MR) Juan Cruz (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Friday night giving up one run on two hits in the outing. With this appearance Cruz raised his earned-run average to 2.76 on the season, which is very respectable for a mid-reliever. (07/07/12)
Injured–Chris Leroux (60-Day DL)

San Diego Padres
(CL) Huston Street (R)–Recorded his 14th save of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out one batter. With this appearance Street lowered his earned-run average to 1.08 on the season. (07/15/12)
(SU) Dale Thayer (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Friday night giving up one hit in the outing. He needed only nine pitches to get through the appearance forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/14/12)
(MR) Luke Gregerson (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Sunday needing only six pitches to get the job done. He forced three ground ball outs in the appearance and lowered his earned-run average to 3.46 on the season. (07/09/12)

San Francisco Giants
(CL) Santiago Casilla (R)–Was charged with this fifth blown-save of the season on Saturday after giving up two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out three batters in the ninth inning. Casilla has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Sunday. (07/15/12)
(SU) Sergio Romo (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Saturday retiring both batters he faced on seven pitches thrown. He struck out one batter and forced the other batter to ground out and has now pitched back-to-back days. (07/15/12)
(MR) Javier Lopez (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Saturday striking out the only batter he faced on four pitches. With this appearance Lopez lowered his earned-run average to 3.86 on the season. (07/15/12)
Injured–Brian Wilson (out for season)

St. Louis Cardinals
(CL) Jason Motte (R)–Recorded his 20th save of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up two hits while striking out one batter. This was Motte’s first appearance since Thursday, so he will be available out of the bullpen on Sunday. (07/08/12)
(SU) Mitchell Boggs (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Saturday forcing the only batter that he faced to ground out on one pitch. Expect Boggs to be ready to go on Sunday after throwing just one pitch in Saturday’s matchup. (07/15/12)
(MR) Marc Rzepczynski (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Saturday 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. (07/15/12)

Washington Nationals
(CL) Tyler Clippard (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Friday night in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out two batters. Clippard looked sharp in his first appearance of the second half and will likely hold onto the closer role even when Drew Sotren returns to action. (07/14/12)
(SU) Sean Burnett (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Friday striking out the only batter that he faced on five pitches thrown. With this appearance Burnett lowered his earned-run average to 1.97 on the season. (07/14/12)
(MR) Michael Gonzalez (L)–Picked up his third hold of the season on Friday night after recording the final two outs of the seventh inning. He threw just one pitch in the appearance and lowered his earned-run average to 1.42 on the season. (07/14/12)
Injured– Drew Storen (15-Day DL)

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