American League

Baltimore Orioles
(CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Thursday surrendering two runs on two hits and one walk while striking out one batter. He needed 26 pitches to get through the appearance raising his earned-run average to 3.83 on the season. (08/03/12)
(SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Picked up his 17th hold of the season on Monday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one hit in the appearance and has now pitched back-to-back days. (07/31/12)
(MR) Darren O’Day (R)–Picked up his eighth hold of the season on Monday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief. He needed only two pitches to force the only batter he faced to ground out to get out of the seventh inning. (07/31/12)

Boston Red Sox
(CL) Alfredo Aceves (R)–Picked up the win on Sunday after pitching 2.1 innings of relief giving up one hit while striking out two batters. He has now pitched back-to-back games and will likely be unavailable on Monday after pitching 3.1 innings the last two days. (07/30/12)
(SU) Vicente Padilla (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Monday giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Padilla lowered his earned-run average to 3.82 on the season. (07/31/12)
(MR) Mark Melancon (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one walk in the outing. He needed 12 pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs to get through the appearance. (08/02/12)
Injured–Andrew Bailey (60-Day DL)

Chicago White Sox
(CL) Addison Reed (R)–Recorded his 18th save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit and one walk in the outing. With this appearance Reed lowered his earned-run average to 4.03 on the season. (08/02/12)
(SU) Brett Myers (R)–Took the loss on Monday night after giving up one run on one hit in the ninth inning. The run which became the deciding factor of the game was from a sacrifice fly from Jamie Carroll, which was unearned, but he is still perfect since joining the White Sox. (07/31/12)
(MR) Matt Thornton (L)– Picked up the win on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless eighth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. With this appearance Thornton improved to 3-6 on the season with a 3.60 earned-run average. (08/01/12)

Cleveland Indians
(CL) Chris Perez (R)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Thursday after giving up a walk-off hit in the 11th inning. He was not charged with the loss or blown-save since he entered with runner on base. (08/03/12)
(SU) Vinnie Pestano (R)–Pitched two innings of relief on Thursday giving up one walk in the outing. With this appearance Pestano lowered his earned-run average to 1.37 on the season, which ranks him amongst the best setup men in baseball. (08/03/12)
(MR) Tony Sipp (L)–Pitched 1.2 innings of relief on Thursday retiring all five batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs to get the job done. (08/03/12)

Detroit Tigers
(CL) Jose Valverde (R)–Recorded his 21st save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out on 17 pitches thrown. (08/02/12)
(SU) Joaquin Benoit (R)–Picked up his 23rd hold of the season on Wednesday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two fly ball outs to get the job done. (08/02/12)
(MR) Phil Coke (L)–Picked up his 17th hold of the season on Wednesday despite giving up one run on two hits and one walk. The run came via a home run which raised his earned-run average to 3.56 on the season. (08/02/12)

Kansas City Royals
(CL) Greg Holland (R)–Pitched a scoreless 10th inning on Thursday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. Holland has now pitched back-to-back days and could get the day off on Friday. (08/03/12)
(SU) Aaron Crow (R)–Picked up the win on Thursday after pitching a scoreless 11th inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two ground ball outs on 13 pitches thrown. (08/03/12)
(MR) Tim Collins (L)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Thursday in a non-save situation 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 15 pitches thrown. (08/03/12)
Injured–Joakim Soria (out for season)

Los Angeles Angels
(CL) Ernesto Frieri (R)– Was charged with his first blown-save of the season on Wednesday after surrendering four runs on three hits and one walk in the ninth inning. This was Frieri’s worst appearance of the season, but he has shown he can bounce back before so don’t look too much into this appearance. (08/02/12)
(SU) Kevin Jepsen (R)–Picked up his seventh hold of the season on Wednesday despite giving up one run on one hit and one walk in the eighth inning. With this appearance Jepsen raised his earned-run average to 4.50 on the season. (08/02/12)
(MR) Jason Isringhausen (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Wednesday after giving up one run on three hits in the 10th inning. With this appearance Isringhausen falls to 3-1 with a 3.06 earned-run average. (08/02/12)
Injured–Jordan Walden (15-day DL), Scott Downs (15-day DL)

Minnesota Twins
(CL) Glen Perkins (L)–Recorded his sixth save of the season on Thursday after pitching two innings of relief. He retired all six batters he faced in order striking out three batters while forcing oen ground ball out and two fly ball outs to get the job done. (08/03/12)
(CL) Jared Burton (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday retiring both batters he faced in order. He threw just four pitches in the appearance forcing two fly ball outs while lowering his earned-run average to 2.36 on the season. (08/02/12)
(MR) Alex Burnett (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Burnett lowered his earned-run average to 2.84 on the season. (08/02/12)
Injured–Matt Capps (15-Day DL)

New York Yankees
(CL) Rafael Soriano (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation getting through the inning facing the minimum amount of batters. Soriano has now pitched back-to-back days and may get the day off on Monday. (07/30/12)
(SU) David Robertson (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday retiring both batters he faced in order. He threw just six pitches in the appearance striking out one batter while forcing one fly ball out. (08/02/12)
(MR) Boone Logan (R)–Pitched a scoreless sixth inning on Tuesday night giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With this appearance Logan lowered his earned-run average to 3.89 on the season. (08/01/12)
Injured–Mariano Rivera (out for the season)

Oakland Athletics
(CL) Ryan Cook(R)–Recorded his 11th save of the season on Thursday night after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. Sean Doolittle gave up one run to start the ninth inning, but Cook quickly relieved him to get the job done. (08/03/12)
(SU) Grant Balfour (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With this appearance Balfour lowered his earned-run average to 2.76 on the season. (08/02/12)
(MR) Jordan Norberto (L)–Pitched two innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one run on one hit while striking out one batter. The run came via a solo-home run in the eighth inning which accounts for the one earned-run he allowed. (08/02/12)
Injured–Joey Devine (15-Day DL)

Seattle Mariners
(CL) Tom Wilhelmsen (R)–Recorded his 15th save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He retired all three batters he faced in order while forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out on 18 pitches thrown. (08/02/12)
(SU) Lucas Luetge (L)–Picked up his ninth hold of the season on Wednesday after striking out the only batter he faced in the eighth inning. He threw just five pitches in the appearance with four pitches going over for strikes. (08/02/12)
(MR) Shawn Kelley (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Tuesday night giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Kelley lowered his earned-run average to 3.64 on the season. (08/01/12)
Injured–George Sherrill (15-Day DL)

Tampa Bay Rays
(CL) Fernando Rodney (R)–Recorded his 31st save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Rodney lowered his earned-run average to 0.74 on the season, which is the best amongst the league’s closers. (08/02/12)
(SU) Joel Peralta (R)–Picked up his 24th hold of the season on Wednesday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed 14 pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the job done. (08/02/12)
(MR) Kyle Farnsworth (R)–Took the loss on Monday after giving up one run on one hit and two walks in the 15th inning. With this appearance Farnsworth falls to 0-3 on the season with a 5.59 earned-run average. (07/31/12)

Texas Rangers
(CL) Joe Nathan (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Thursday night giving up one run on two hits and one walk. He gave up a meaningless home run in the ninth inning and has now given up four runs in his last two appearances. He has also pitched back-to-back days and could get eh day off on Friday. (08/03/12)
(SU) Mike Adams (R)–Picked up his 17th hold of the season on Wednesday after retiring the final batter of the eighth inning. He forced the only batter that he faced to fly out on four pitches thrown. (07/26/12)
(MR) Robbie Ross (L)–Pitched 1.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up two walks while striking out three batters. With this appearance Ross lowered his earned-run average to 1.72 on the season. (08/02/12)
Injured–Koji Uehara (15-Day DL)

Toronto Blue Jays
(CL) Casey Janssen (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 one batter in the appearance and has now pitched back-to-back days. (07/28/12)
(SU) Brandon Lyon (R)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up one hit while striking out three batters. Lyon has looked sharp since joining the Blue Jays and has yet to give up an earned-run. (88/01/12)
(MR) Steve Delabar (R)–Pitched a scoreless sixth inning on Thursday giving up one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Delabar lowered his earned-run average to 3.96 on the season. (08/03/12)
Injured–Sergio Santos (out for season), Jason Frasor (15-day DL)

National League

Arizona Diamondbacks
(CL) J.J. Putz (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs to get the job done. (08/02/12)
(SU) David Hernandez (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday 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. (08/02/12)
(MR) Takashi Saito (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Monday giving up one run on two hits in the outing. He needed 13 pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/31/12)

Atlanta Braves
(CL) Craig Kimbrel (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Thursday in a non-save situation giving up one hit and one walk while striking out three batters. This was Kimbrel’s first appearance since last Saturday so expect him to be available for this weekend’s series against the Astros. (08/03/12)
(SU) Eric O’Flaherty (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Tuesday night giving up one hit in the outing while striking out one batter. He threw 16 pitches in the appearance forcing two ground ball outs to go along with his strikeout. (08/01/12)
(MR) Jonny Venters (L)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Sunday giving up a hit to the only batter he faced in the sixth inning. He threw just two pitches in the appearance but was pulled after failing to get out a left-handed batter. (07/30/12)

Chicago Cubs
(CL) Carlos Marmol (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday giving up one run on two hits while striking out three batters. This was Marmol’s first appearance since Sunday so expect him to be available for this weekend’s series against the Dodgers. (08/02/12)
(SU) James Russell (L)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Wednesday giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With this appearance Russell lowered his earned-run average to 3.33 on the season. (08/02/12)
(MR) Shawn Camp (R)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Wednesday giving up five runs on seven hits in the eighth inning. The big-blow came off of a three-run home run in the inning, which was the dagger. (08/02/12)

Cincinnati Reds
(CL) Aroldis Chapman (L)–Recorded his 23rd hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. Chapman has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Thursday. (08/02/12)
(SU) Jonathan Broxton (R)–Picked up his first hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning striking out one batter. This was his first appearance as a member of the Reds and he couldn’t have done much more to impress. (08/02/12)
(MR) Sean Marshall (L)–Picked up his 15th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a 1-2-3 seventh inning. With the addition of Jonathan Broxton, Marshall will likely be used in the seventh inning role moving forward. (08/02/12)
Injured–Ryan Madson (out for season), Nick Masset (15-Day DL)

Colorado Rockies
(CL) Rafael Betancourt (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Thursday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. This was Betancourt’s first appearance since last Saturday so this was clearly the Rockies giving him some work in a blowout. (08/03/12)
(SU) Matt Belisle (R)–Picked up his 14th hold of the season on Thursday 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 on nine pitches thrown. (08/03/12)
(MR) Matt Reynolds (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday giving up one run on one hit and two walks in the appearance. With this outing Reynolds raised his earned-run average to 3.57 on the season. (08/02/12)

Houston Astros
(CL) Wilton Lopez (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Sunday striking out the only batter he faced in the inning. He threw just three pitches to close out the game in a non-save situation in the ninth inning. (07/30/12)
(SU) Francisco Cordero (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday surrendering three runs on four hits while striking out one batter. Cordero has been terrible since joining the Astros and is now sitting on a 19.80, so he is not worth owning in any fantasy league format. (08/02/12)
(MR) Fernando Rodriguez (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday giving up one run on two hits while striking out one batter. He needed 25 pitches to get through the appearance with 20 pitches going over for strikes. (08/02/12)

Los Angeles Dodgers
(CL) Kenley Jansen (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday 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 just nine pitches thrown. (08/02/12)
(SU) Ronald Belisario (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up one run on one hit and two walks. Belisario has now given up three runs in his last 1.2 innings of relief, and with the arrival of Brandon Leagues, Belisario may be moved out of the setup role. (08/01/12)
(MR) Brandon League (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one run on one hit. This was League’s first appearance as a member of the Dodgers and it likely didn’t go exactly as he had planned. (08/02/12)
Injured–Matt Guerrier (15-Day DL), Todd Coffey (15-Dal DL)

Miami Marlins
(CL) Steve Cishek (R)–Recorded his fifth save of the season on Wednesday giving up one walk while striking out one batter. Cishek has now received the last few save chances for the Marlins so it appears he has gained the trust of the team moving forward. (08/02/12)
(SU) Heath Bell (R)–Picked up his fourth hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He gave up one hit while striking out one batter in the appearance needing 14 pitches to get the job done. (08/02/12)
(MR) Mike Dunn (L)–Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief giving up one hit and two walks in the outing. This wasn’t a great outing from Dunn, but he was able to work out of a jam by forcing two ground ball outs and two fly ball outs to get through the appearance. (08/02/12)
Injured–Juan Oviedo (15-Day DL)

Milwaukee Brewers
(CL) John Axford (R)–Recorded his 17th save of the season on Monday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He enter the ninth inning after Kameron Loe and Livan Hernandez couldn’t get the job done, so don’t expect him to get all the save chances moving forward. (07/31/12)
(CL) Francisco Rodriguez (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one fly ball out on 12 pitches thrown. (08/01/12)
(MR) Kameron Loe (R)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Monday giving up one run on one hit and one walk. He threw 11 pitches in the appearance with only four pitches going over for strikes. (07/31/12)

New York Mets
(CL) Bobby Parnell (R)–Recorded his fourth save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two ground ball outs on 13 pitches thrown. (08/02/12)
(SU) Jon Rauch (R)–Picked up his 12th hold of the season after pitching 0.2 innings of relief retiring both batters he faced in order. He forced one ground ball out and one fly ball out on eight pitches thrown. (08/02/12)
(MR) Tim Byrdak (L)–Picked up his 17th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief. He needed only five pitches to get through the appearance with three pitches going over for strikes. (08/02/12)
Injured– Frank Francisco (15-Day DL)

Philadelphia Phillies
(CL) Jonathan Papelbon (R)–Recorded his 23rd save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two fly ball outs on 12 pitches thrown. (08/02/12)
(SU) Antonio Bastardo (L)–Picked up his 18th hold of the season on Wednesday forcing the only batter that he faced to fly out on five pitches thrown. Bastardo has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Thursday. (08/02/12)
(MR) Josh Lindblom (R)–Picked up his 16th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief. He gave up one hit while striking out one batter in the appearance on eight pitches thrown. (08/02/12)
Injured–David Herndon (15-Day DL)

Pittsburgh Pirates
(CL) Joel Hanrahan (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday in a non-save situation giving up three runs on five hits. Hanrahan gave up a two-run triple and a solo-home run in the appearance but it was not enough to let the game get away. (08/02/12)
(SU) Jason Grilli (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With this appearance Grilli lowered his earned-run average to 1.82 on the season. (08/02/12)
(MR) Tony Watson (L)–Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching one inning of scoreless relief. He gave up one hit while striking out one batter in the appearance on 14 pitches thrown. (08/02/12)
Injured– Juan Cruz (15-Day DL)

San Diego Padres
(CL) Huston Street (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Monday in a non-save situation 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. (07/31/12)
(SU) Luke Gregerson (R)–Pitched 1.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up two hits and one walk in the outing. He was able to work out of the jam by forcing one fly ball out while striking out two batters on 18 pitches thrown. (08/02/12)
(MR) Dale Thayer (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one hit in the outing. He needed 12 pitches to record the final two outs of the fifth inning forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (08/02/12)

San Francisco Giants
(CL) Santiago Casilla (R)–Took the loss on Monday night after giving up two runs on two hits and one walk in the 10th inning. He recorded just one out and may be on the way out as the Giant’s closer. (07/31/12)
(SU) Sergio Romo (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Thursday giving up one walk while striking out two batters. Romo had given up six runs in his previous two appearances, so it appears he is back on track. (08/03/12)
(MR) Javier Lopez (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday retiring the only batter that he faced. He threw just three pitches in the appearance forcing a double-play to get the job done. (08/02/12)
Injured–Brian Wilson (out for season)

St. Louis Cardinals
(CL) Jason Motte (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Tuesday night giving up one run on one hit and one walk while striking out three batters. He was used in a non-save situation and luckily the Cardinals had a big lead leading up his appearance. (08/01/12)
(SU) Mitchell Boggs (R)–Picked up his 16th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit in the outing. He forced one ground ball out and one fly ball out while forcing one strikeout on 12 pitches thrown. (08/02/12)
(MR) Marc Rzepczynski (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday giving up one run on one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Rzepczynski raised his earned-run average to 4.93 on the season. (08/02/12)

Washington Nationals
(CL) Tyler Clippard (R)–Recorded his 21st save of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up two walks while striking out one batter. With this appearance Clippard lowered his earned-run average to 2.98 on the season. (08/03/12)
(SU) Sean Burnett (L)–Picked up his 24th hold of the season on Thursday after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning. He needed 10 pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the job done. (08/03/12)
(MR) Drew Storen (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up one hit in the outing. He threw just four pitches in the appearance forcing two ground ball outs after facing three batters. (08/01/12)
Injured–Henry Rodriguez (15-Dal DL)

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