Chris Perez (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Friday night in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out three batters. This was Perez’s first appearance since Monday so expect him to be available for the rest of the weekend.

American League

Baltimore Orioles
(CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 28th save of the season on Thursday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Johnson has now pitched back-to-back days and may get the day off on Friday. (07/20/12)
(SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Picked up his 15th hold of the season on Thursday after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning. Strop forced one ground ball out and two fly ball outs on 10 pitches thrown with nine pitches going over for strikes. (07/20/12)
(MR) Darren O’Day (R)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Thursday giving up a walk to the only batter that he faced in the eighth inning. He threw 10 pitches in the appearance with six pitches going over for strikes. (07/20/12)

Boston Red Sox
(CL) Alfredo Aceves (R)–Picked up the win on Thursday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up two hits. With this appearance Aceves improves to 1-6 on the season with a 3.97 earned-run average. (07/20/12)
(SU) Vicente Padilla (R)–Picked up the win on Monday after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning striking out one batter on 13 pitches thrown. With this appearance Padilla goes to 3-0 on the season with a 3.71 earned-run average. (07/17/12)
(MR) Mark Melancon (R)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Friday night giving up one run on two hits and two walks while striking out one batter. He tosses 32 pitches in the appearance forcing three ground ball outs to go along with his strikeout. (07/21/12)
Injured–Andrew Bailey (60-Day DL)

Chicago White Sox
(CL) Addison Reed (R)–Was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Thursday after giving up a walk-off home run to Cody Ross in the ninth inning. He threw just three pitches in the appearance and will look to put this one behind him in his next time out. (07/20/12)
(SU) Matt Thornton (L)– Took the loss on Thursday after giving up two runs on two hits in 0.1 innings of relief. He was charged with two runs that scored off of a Cody Ross three-run home run which raised his earned-run average to 3.86 on the season. (07/20/12)
(MR) Hector Santiago (L)–Pitched three innings of relief on Wednesday giving up two runs on two hits and one walk while striking out four batters. He threw 45 pitches in the appearance, so don’t expect to see him take the mound on Thursday. (07/19/12)

Cleveland Indians
(CL) Chris Perez (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Friday night in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out three batters. This was Perez’s first appearance since Monday so expect him to be available for the rest of the weekend. (07/21/12)
(SU) Vinnie Pestano (R)–Picked up his 26th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/19/12)
(MR) Tony Sipp (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Friday giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Sipp lowered his earned-run average to 5.52 on the season. (07/21/12)

Detroit Tigers
(CL) Jose Valverde (R)–Recorded his 18th save of the season on Friday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He needed only  12 pitches to get through the appearance forcing three fly ball outs to get the job done. (07/21/12)
(SU) Joaquin Benoit (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Thursday retiring all three batters he faced in order. Benoit has now pitched back-to-back days and three of the last four days, so he may get a day off on Friday. (07/20/12)
(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)–Took the loss on Friday night after giving up one run on two hits in the 11th inning. With this appearance Broxton falls to 1-2 on the season with a 2.34 earned-run average. (07/21/12)
(SU) Greg Holland (R)–Pitched two innings of relief on Friday giving up one hit while striking out four batters. He needed 28 pitches to get through the appearance with 22 pitches going over for strikes. (07/21/12)
(MR) Aaron Crow (R)–Was charged with his fourth blown-save of the season on Wednesday after giving up two runs on three hits in 0.2 innings of relief. With this appearance Crow raised his earned-run average to 4.08 on the season. (07/19/12)
Injured–Joakim Soria (out for season)

Los Angeles Angels
(CL) Ernesto Frieri (R)– Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Thursday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one fly ball out on 12 pitches thrown. (07/20/12)
(CL) Scott Downs (L)–Picked up his 16th hold of the season on Sunday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief giving up one hit and two walks in the outing. Downs was removed after loading the bases, but escaped unharmed after Kevin Jepsen cleaned up the mess forcing Alex Rodriguez to pop-out to end the game. (07/16/12)
(MR) Kevin Jepsen (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Friday night giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Jepsen lowered his earned-run average to 3.09 on the season. (07/21/12)
Injured–Jordan Walden (15-day DL)

Minnesota Twins
(CL) Glen Perkins (L)–Recorded his fifth save of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless 11th inning giving up one hit in the outing. This was Perkins’ first save since Matt Capps went on the disabled-list, but is expected to split the save chances with Jared Burton. (07/21/12)
(CL) Jared Burton (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Friday giving up one hit in the outing. He needed 11 pitches to get through the appearance forcing three ground ball outs to get the job done. (07/21/12)
(MR) Alex Burnett (R)–Took the loss on Thursday after surrendering two runs on two walks in the eighth inning. He picked up his sixth hold of the season in the appearance but falls to 3-3 overall. (07/20/12)
Injured–Matt Capps (15-Day DL)

New York Yankees
(CL) Rafael Soriano (R)–Recorded his 24th save of the season on Tuesday night after retiring the final two batters of the ninth inning. The inning did not start out as a save situation, but Soriano entered after Chad Qualls and Clay Rapada couldn’t get the job done. (07/18/12)
(SU) David Robertson (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Friday night giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Robertson lowered his earned-run average to 2.28 on the season. (07/21/12)
(MR) Boone Logan (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Friday giving up one walk while striking out one batter on 12 pitches thrown. He walked the first batter he faced to load the bases, but was able to strikeout the next batter to get out of the jam. (07/21/12)
Injured–Mariano Rivera (out for the season)

Oakland Athletics
(CL) Ryan Cook(R)–Picked up the win on Friday night despite being charged with his fourth blown-save after giving up one run on one hit while striking out one batter in the ninth inning. He gave up a home run to Robinson Cano to tie up the game to lead off the inning, but was able to retire the next three batters he faced. (07/21/12)
(SU) Grant Balfour (R)–Picked up his 12th hold of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He retired all three batters he faced in order striking out one batter while forcing two ground ball outs. (07/20/12)
(MR) Jordan Norberto (L)–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 Josh Hamilton solo-home run in the eighth inning, but Noberto was able to bounce back to get out of the inning. (07/18/12)
Injured–Joey Devine (15-Day DL)

Seattle Mariners
(CL) Tom Wilhelmsen (R)–Took the loss on Friday night after giving up one run on two hits while striking out one batter in 1.1 innings of relief. With this appearance Wilhelmsen falls to 3-2 on the season with a 2.45 earned-run average. (07/21/12)
(SU) Brandon League (R)–Pitched two innings of relief on Friday giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. He needed 29 pitches to get through the outing forcing three ground ball outs and one fly ball out. (07/21/12)
(MR) Lucas Luetge (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Friday giving up one walk while striking out one batter. Luetge has now pitched back-to-back games and may be given a day off on Saturday. (07/21/12)
Injured–George Sherrill (15-Day DL), Stephen Pryor  (15-Day DL)

Tampa Bay Rays
(CL) Fernando Rodney (R)–Pitched two innings of relief on Friday night retiring all six batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs on 29 pitches thrown. (07/21/12)
(SU) Kyle Farnsworth (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Friday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two fly ball outs on just eight pitches thrown. (07/21/12)
(MR) Joel Peralta (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Friday night forcing the only batter that he faced to fly out on three pitches thrown. He did not stay in the game for the ninth inning, so expect him to be available for the rest of the weekend. (07/21/12)

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)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Tuesday night giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. With this appearance Adams lowered his earned-run average to 2.93 on the season. (07/18/12)
(MR) Robbie Ross (L)–Picked up his fifth hold of the season on Wednesday despite giving up one run on two hits in the sixth inning. Despite the rough outing, Ross is still sitting on a 1.12 earned-run average on the season. (07/19/12)
Injured–Koji Uehara (15-Day DL)

Toronto Blue Jays
(CL) Casey Janssen (R)–Was used in a non-save situation on Friday night giving up one run on one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. He needed 27 pitches to get through the appearance with 16 pitches going over for strikes. (07/21/12)
(SU) Jason Frasor (R)– Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Monday surrendering two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. Frasor gave up a grand slam to Raul Ibanez in the eighth inning but was only charged with two of the runs after Aaron Loup was charged with the other two. (07/17/12)
(MR) Brandon Lyon (R)–Pitched 1.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one run on one hit and two walks in the outing. He needed 28 pitches to get through the appearance forcing one ground ball out and four fly ball outs. (07/19/12)
Injured–Sergio Santos (out for season)

National League

Arizona Diamondbacks
(CL) J.J. Putz (R)–Recorded his 17th save of the season on Monday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out two batters. Putz has now pitched back-to-back days and may get a day of rest on Tuesday. (07/17/12)
(SU) David Hernandez (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Thursday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two ground ball outs on 11 pitches thrown. (07/20/12)
(MR) Bryan Shaw (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Friday night giving up three runs on three hits while striking out three batters. Luckily for Shaw the Diamondbacks had a huge lead, or else this could have been a lot worse of a situation. (07/21/12)
Injured–Takashi Saito (15-Day DL)

Atlanta Braves
(CL) Craig Kimbrel (R)–Was charged with his second blown-save of the season on Friday night after giving up one run on one hit while striking out one batter in the ninth inning. The blow came via a Danny Espinosa home run with one out in the inning, but Kimbrel was able to bounce back from it and get through the inning. (07/21/12)
(SU) Eric O’Flaherty (L)–Picked up the win on Friday after pitching a scoreless 10th inning giving up one hit in the outing. With this appearance O’Flaherty improved to 2-0 on the season with a 2.80 earned-run average. (07/21/12)
(MR) Kris Medlen (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Friday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters while forcing one ground ball out on 15 pitches thrown in the appearance. (07/21/12)
Injured–Jonny Venters (15-Day DL)

Chicago Cubs
(CL) Carlos Marmol (R)–Recorded his 11th save of the season on Thursday despite giving up one run on one hit and one walk in the ninth inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out on 26 pitches thrown. (07/20/12)
(SU) James Russell (L)–Picked up the win on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless seventh inning giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Russell improved to 3-0 on the season with a 2.45 earned-run average. (07/19/12)
(MR) Shawn Camp (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one hit in the outing. The game was called due to rain, so if that didn’t happen Camp would have stayed in the game to face more batters. (07/19/12)

Cincinnati Reds
(CL) Aroldis Chapman (L)–Recorded his 16th save of the season on Friday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out two batters.  He has now pitched back-to-back days and may get a day off on Saturday. (07/21/12)
(SU) Sean Marshall (L)–Picked up his 12th hold of the season on Thursday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief. He gave up two hits in the appearance but was able to get out of the jam by forcing one ground ball out. (07/20/12)
(MR) Jose Arredondo (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out two batters. Only one run was earned so this appearance wasn’t as bad as it may appear. (07/19/12)
Injured–Ryan Madson (out for season), Nick Masset (15-Day DL)

Colorado Rockies
(CL) Rafael Betancourt (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in a non-save situation giving up one hit in the outing. He needed 11 pitches to get through the appearance forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs. (07/19/12)
(SU) Matt Belisle (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With this appearance Belisle lowered his earned-run average to 2.20 on the season. (07/19/12)
(MR) Matt Reynolds (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Friday night giving up one walk while striking out one batter on 16 pitches thrown. With this appearance Reynolds lowered his earned-run average to 3.79 on the season. (07/21/12)

Houston Astros
(CL)Brett Myers (R)–Recorded his 19th save of the season on Monday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. He needed only 12 pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs to go along with his strikeout. (07/17/12)
(SU) Francisco Cordero (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning Friday night in his first appearance as a member of the Astros retiring all three batters he faced in order. If the Astros move Brett Myers at the trade-deadline, expect Cordero to step in and finish the season out as the team’s closer. (07/21/12)
(MR) Wilton Lopez (R)–Picked up his eighth hold of the season on Monday night after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Lopez lowered his earned-run average to 2.29 on the season. (07/17/12)

Los Angeles Dodgers
(CL) Kenley Jansen (R)–Recorded his 17th save of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With this appearance Jansen lowered his earned-run average to 2.01 on the season. (07/21/12)
(SU) Ronald Belisario (R)–Picked up his 14th hold of the season on Friday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. This was a nice bounce-back appearance for Belisario, who gave up two runs in his last outing, so he appears to have turned the corner. (07/21/12)
(MR) Josh Lindblom (R)–Picked up his 15th hold of the season on Friday night despite giving up one run on one hit and two walks in the sixth inning. Lindblom only recorded one out in the appearance, but because of the lead was able to pick up a hold. (07/21/12)
Injured–Matt Guerrier (15-Day DL)

Miami Marlins
(CL) Steve Cishek (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Thursday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed only six pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out. (07/20/12)
(CL) Heath Bell (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. Bell has now pitched three straight days and will likely get the day off on Wednesday. (07/18/12)
(CL) Mike Dunn (L)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Friday night giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. He needed 23 pitches to get through the appearance with only 11 pitches going over for strikes. (07/21/12)

Milwaukee Brewers
(CL) Francisco Rodriguez (R)–Recorded his third save of the season on Wednesday despite giving up one run on one hit and three walks while striking out two batters in the ninth inning. This was not the best showing from Rodriguez, but at least he was able to escape with only giving up one run. (07/19/12)
(MR) John Axford (R)–Picked up the win on Wednesday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief giving up one hit while striking out one batter. This was Axford’s first appearance since losing the closer role to Francisco Rodriguez, and is now 3-6 on the season. (07/19/12)
(MR) Kameron Loe (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Friday night giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. This was Loe’s first appearance since Monday so expect him to be available for the remainder if this weekend’s series with the Reds. (07/21/12)

New York Mets
(CL) Bobby Parnell (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Thursday in a non-save situation giving up one run on two hits while striking out two batters. Parnell has struggled since taking over the closer role, but with not many options he should continue to close until Frank Francisco returns. (07/20/12)
(SU) Jon Rauch (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Friday night in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out two batters. He needed 18 pitches to get through the appearance with 13 pitches going over for strikes. (07/21/12)
(MR) Miguel Batista (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief giving up two runs on three hits while striking out one batter in the appearance. He needed 14 pitches to get through the outing with nine pitches going over for strikes. (07/19/12)
Injured– Frank Francisco (15-Day DL)

Philadelphia Phillies
(CL) Jonathan Papelbon (R)–Was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Wednesday after surrendering two runs on four hits in the 10th inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing the only other batter he faced to fly out to get out of the inning. (07/19/12)
(SU) Antonio Bastardo (L)–Picked up his 17th hold of the season on Tuesday after striking out the only batter he faced in the eighth inning. He threw just six pitches in the appearance with three pitches going over for strikes. (07/18/12)
(MR) Jeremy Horst (L)–Pitched two innings of relief on Friday night giving up one run on three hits while striking out two batters. The run was the first given up by Horst this season, so hopefully he will be able to get past that. (07/21/12)
Injured–David Herndon (15-Day DL)

Pittsburgh Pirates
(CL) Joel Hanrahan (R)–Recorded his 27th save of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up two hits while striking out two batters. With this appearance Hanrahan lowered his earned-run average to 2.17 on the season. (07/21/12)
(SU) Jason Grilli (R)–Picked up his 24th hold of the season on Friday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit in the outing. He threw just five pitches in the appearance forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out. (07/21/12)
(MR) Juan Cruz (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up two walks in the outing. After allowing two base runners, Cruz was relieved by Joel Hanrahan to close out the game. (07/18/12)
Injured–Chris Leroux (60-Day DL)

San Diego Padres
(CL) Huston Street (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Friday 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 18 pitches thrown. (07/21/12)
(SU) Dale Thayer (R)–Picked up his fifth hold of the season on Friday after pitching a scoreless seventh inning. He retired all three batters he faced in order striking out one batter while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out on seven pitches thrown. (07/21/12)
(MR) Luke Gregerson (R)–Picked up his 13th hold of the season on Friday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He gave up one hit in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/21/12)

San Francisco Giants
(CL) Santiago Casilla (R)–Picked up the win on Wednesday despite giving up two runs on two hits in the 10th inning. He was also charged with his sixth blown-save of the season, and may be losing his hold on the closer role. (07/19/12)
(SU) Sergio Romo (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Wednesday striking out one batter. He faced three batters in the appearance needing 17 pitches to get through the appearance with 10 going over for strikes. (07/19/12)
(MR) Javier Lopez (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one walk while striking out one batter in the appearance. With this appearance Lopez lowered his earned-run average to 3.72 on the season. (07/19/12)
Injured–Brian Wilson (out for season)

St. Louis Cardinals
(CL) Jason Motte (R)–Recorded his 21st save of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He retired all three batters he faced in order striking out one batter while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/21/12)
(SU) Mitchell Boggs (R)–Picked up his 14th hold of the season on Friday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief giving up one hit. He was used to get eh first two outs of the eighth inning before being relieved by Marc Rzepzynski, who was brought in to face a left-handed batter. (07/21/12)
(MR) Marc Rzepczynski (L)–Picked up his 12th hold of the season on Friday night after striking out the only batter he faced on six pitches thrown. This was his first outing since Sunday, so expect him to be available for the remainder of the series with the Cubs. (07/21/12)

Washington Nationals
(CL) Tyler Clippard (R)–Was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Friday night after surrendering two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter in the ninth inning. Clippard has hit a bit of a rough patch his last three appearances giving up seven earned-runs in his last three innings of work. (07/21/12)
(SU) Sean Burnett (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Friday giving up two runs on two hit and two walks while striking out two batters. With this appearance Burnett raised his earned-run average to 2.27 on the season. (07/21/12)
(MR) Drew Storen (R)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Friday night after giving up two runs on one hit and one walk in the eighth inning. Storen has now pitched in back-to-back games and will likely have the day off on Saturday. (07/21/12)

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