Chris Perez (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his forth blown-save on Tuesday night after giving up three runs on the ninth inning. Perez has now blown saves in back-to-back games giving up six runs over that span.

American League

Baltimore Orioles
(CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 33rd save of the season on Monday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up two hits while striking out one batter. Johnson has now pitched three consecutive days and will likely get the day off on Tuesday. (08/07/12)
(SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Tuesday night giving up one hit while striking out one batter. Strop has now pitched back-to-back days so don’t expect to see him on the mound on Wednesday night. (08/08/12)
(MR) Darren O’Day (R)–Picked up the win on Tuesday night after pitching two innings of relief giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance O’Day improved to 6-0 on the season with a 2.56 earned-run average. (08/08/12)

Boston Red Sox
(CL) Alfredo Aceves (R)–Recorded his 23rd save of the season on Sunday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out one batter in the appearance. He has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Monday. (08/06/12)
(SU) Vicente Padilla (R)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Sunday allowing three runs on two hits and one walk. He allowed two home runs in the appearance which lead to being replaced by Alfredo Aceves to get the job done. (08/06/12)
(MR) Mark Melancon (R)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up one run on two hits and one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Melancon raised his earned-run average to 7.43 on the season. (08/08/12)
Injured–Andrew Bailey (60-Day DL)

Chicago White Sox
(CL) Addison Reed (R)–Recorded his 20th save of the season on Monday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit. Reed has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Tuesday. (08/07/12)
(SU) Brett Myers (R)–Picked up his third hold of the season on Sunday after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one fly ball out and has yet to give up an earned-run since joining the White Sox. (08/06/12)
(MR) Matt Thornton (L)– Took the loss on Saturday after pitching one inning of relief giving up one run on two hits. With this appearance Thornton falls to 4-7 on the season with a 3.64 earned-run average. (08/05/12)

Cleveland Indians
(CL) Chris Perez (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his forth blown-save on Tuesday night after giving up three runs on the ninth inning. Perez has now blown saves in back-to-back games giving up six runs over that span. (08/08/12)
(SU) Vinnie Pestano (R)–Picked up his 30th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one hit and one walk in the outing but was able to get out of the jam by forcing three ground ball outs on 21 pitches thrown. (08/08/12)
(MR) Tony Sipp (L)–Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He gave up one run, which was unearned on one walk in the seventh inning before being replaced by Joe Smith. (08/08/12)

Detroit Tigers
(CL) Jose Valverde (R)–Recorded his 22nd save of the season on Tuesday night despite giving up two runs on three hits and one walk in the ninth inning. He needed 33 pitches to get through the appearance, which was his worst outing of the second half. (08/08/12)
(SU) Joaquin Benoit (R)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Sunday surrendering two runs on two hits. He allowed two home runs in the appearance, which raised his earned-run average to 3.10 on the season. (08/06/12)
(MR) Phil Coke (L)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Sunday giving up one run on two hits and one walk while striking out one batter. Coke has now given up an earned-run in each of his last three appearances and will need to turn things around to keep him relevant in holds leagues. (08/06/12)

Kansas City Royals
(CL) Greg Holland (R)–Recorded his second save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He only needed eight pitches to get through the appearance forcing three fly ball outs to get the job done. (08/08/12)
(SU) Aaron Crow (R)–Was charged with his fifth blown-save of the season on Sunday after giving up one run on two hits and one walk in 0.1 innings of relief. With this appearance Crow raised hit earned-run average to 3.77 on the season. (08/06/12)
(MR) Tim Collins (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Monday night retiring both batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance and has now pitched back-to-back days so expect him to get the day off on Tuesday. (08/07/12)
Injured–Joakim Soria (out for season)

Los Angeles Angels
(CL) Ernesto Frieri (R)– Recorded his 13th save of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 10th inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two fly ball outs on 10 pitches thrown. (08/05/12)
(SU) Kevin Jepsen (R)–Picked up the win on Saturday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. With this appearance Jepsen improved to 2-1 on the season with a 4.05 earned-run average. (08/05/12)
(MR) Jason Isringhausen (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his fourth blown-save of the season on Sunday after allowing two runs in the seventh inning. He failed to record an out in the appearance and has now given up three runs in his last 1.1 innings of relief. (08/06/12)
Injured–Jordan Walden (15-day DL), Scott Downs (15-day DL)

Minnesota Twins
(CL) Glen Perkins (L)–Recorded his seventh save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He needed only 11 pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the job done. (08/08/12)
(CL) Jared Burton (R)–Recorded his fifth save of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Burton has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Sunday. (08/05/12)
(MR) Alex Burnett (R)–Picked up the win on Saturday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Burnett improved to 4-3 on the season with a 2.81 earned-run average. (08/05/12)
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 retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two fly ball outs on 10 pitches thrown. (08/06/12)
(SU) David Robertson (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday giving up one walk in the outing. He needed 20 pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the job done. (08/06/12)
(MR) Boone Logan (R–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday night retiring both batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one fly ball out on nine pitches thrown. (08/08/12)
Injured–Mariano Rivera (out for the season)

Oakland Athletics
(CL) Ryan Cook(R)–Was charged with his seventh blown-save of the season on Saturday after giving up a home run in the ninth inning. He has now blown-saves in back-to-back games, but his leash should still be long. (08/05/12)
(SU) Grant Balfour (R)–Picked up his 15th hold of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning. He forced one ground ball out and two fly ball outs on 13 pitches to get the job done. (08/05/12)
(MR) Jordan Norberto (L)–Pitched 3.2 innings of relief on Saturday giving up four hits while striking out four batters. He threw 64 pitches in the appearance so don’t expect him to be used on Sunday. (08/05/12)
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)–Was charged with his first blown-save of the season on Tuesday night after surrendering three runs on three hits in the seventh inning. He recorded just one out on the appearance and was relieved by Stephen Pryor, who cleaned up his mess. (08/08/12)
(MR) Shawn Kelley (R)–Took the loss on Tuesday night after giving up one run on three hits and two walks in 2.1 innings of relief. With this appearance Kelley raised his earned-run average to 3.55 on the season. (08/08/12)
Injured–George Sherrill (15-Day DL)

Tampa Bay Rays
(CL) Fernando Rodney (R)–Recorded his 33rd save of the season on Tuesday night 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 0.70 on the season. (08/08/12)
(SU) Joel Peralta (R)–Took the loss on Sunday after giving up one run on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. Peralta falls to 1-4 on the season after Sunday’s outing, but he has been pitching well as of late. (08/06/12)
(MR) Kyle Farnsworth (R)–Picked up his fourth hold of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless seventh inning. He retired all three batters he faced in order forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs on just eight pitches thrown. (08/04/12)

Texas Rangers
(CL) Joe Nathan (R)–Recorded his 22nd save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Nathan lowered his earned-run average to 2.84 on the season. (08/08/12)
(SU) Mike Adams (R)–Picked up his 20th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit while striking out three batters. He needed 15 pitches to get through the appearance with 11 pitches going over for strikes. (08/08/12)
(MR) Robbie Ross (L)–Picked up his sixth hold of the season on Tuesday night after retiring the final batter of the seventh inning. He forced the only batter that he faced to ground out on just one pitch thrown. (08/08/12)
Injured–Koji Uehara (15-Day DL)

Toronto Blue Jays
(CL) Casey Janssen (R)–Recorded his 14th save of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He gave up one walk while striking out one batter in the appearance needing 15 pitches to get the job done. (08/06/12)
(SU) Brandon Lyon (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday night retiring both batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out on nine pitches thrown. (08/08/12)
(MR) Steve Delabar (R)–Picked up his fourth hold of the season on Sunday after striking out the only batter he faced in the eighth inning. With this appearance Delabar lowered his earned-run average to 3.79 on the season. (08/06/12)
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 Tuesday night in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. Putz has now put together three straight solid outings striking out four batters over three innings of relief. (08/08/12)
(SU) David Hernandez (R)–Picked up his 16th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two fly ball outs on 10 pitches thrown to get the job done. (08/08/12)
(MR) Takashi Saito (R)–Was charged with his first blown-save of the season on Tuesday night after giving up two runs on three hits and one walk in the seventh inning. He failed to record an out in the appearance on 15 pitches thrown. (08/08/12)

Atlanta Braves
(CL) Craig Kimbrel (R)–Recorded his 31st save of the season on Friday night after striking out the side in the ninth inning. Kimbrel has now struck out eight batters in his last three innings of relief and has now pitched back-to-back days. (08/04/12)
(SU) Eric O’Flaherty (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Monday night retiring both batters he faced in order. He forced one ground ball out and one fly ball out on six pitches thrown to get the job done. (08/07/12)
(MR) Jonny Venters (L)–Picked up the win on Sunday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief giving up one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Venters improved to 4-3 on the season and has looked sharp since returning from the disabled-list. (08/06/12)

Chicago Cubs
(CL) Carlos Marmol (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Monday night 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 10 pitches thrown. (08/07/12)
(SU) James Russell (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Tuesday night giving up one hit in the outing needing only 11 pitches. With this appearance Russell lowered his earned-run average to 3.20 on the season. (08/08/12)
(MR) Shawn Camp (R)–Took the loss on Sunday after surrendering one run on three hits and one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Camp falls to 2-5 on the season with a 3.60 earned-run average. (08/06/12)

Cincinnati Reds
(CL) Aroldis Chapman (L)–Recorded his 25th save of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Sunday. (08/05/12)
(SU) Jonathan Broxton (R)–Picked up the win on Saturday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit in the outing. Broxton has looked good since joining the Reds and he has yet to give up an earned-run. (08/05/12)
(MR) Sean Marshall (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up one hit in the outing. He needed only eight pitches to get the job done which lowered his earned-run average to 2.34 on the season. (08/08/12)
Injured–Ryan Madson (out for season), Nick Masset (15-Day DL)

Colorado Rockies
(CL) Rafael Betancourt (R)–Recorded his 19th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Betancourt has now pitched back-to-back nights and will likely get the day off on Wednesday. (08/08/12)
(SU) Matt Belisle (R)–Picked up his 16th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief giving up one hit in the outing. Belisle has now pitched three straight days and will likely be unavailable on Wednesday. (08/08/12)
(MR) Matt Reynolds (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Sunday giving up one hit in the outing. Reynolds needed a solid outing after allowing six runs his last two appearances, so this was nice to see. (08/06/12)

Houston Astros
(CL) Wilton Lopez (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With this appearance Lopez lowered his earned-run average to 2.30 on the season. (08/08/12)
(SU) Fernando Rodriguez (R)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Tuesday night retiring all four batters he faced in order. He threw 18 pitches in the appearance striking out two batters while forcing two fly ball outs. (08/08/12)
(MR) Rhiner Cruz (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Sunday giving up one run on one hit and two walks. With this appearance Cruz raised his earned-run average to 7.61 on the season and has yet to pick up a hold. (08/06/12)
Injured–Francisco Cordero (15-Day DL)

Los Angeles Dodgers
(CL) Kenley Jansen (R)–Picked up the win on Sunday despite being charged with his sixth blown-save after giving up one run on one hit in the ninth inning. The run came via a home run to start the inning, but Jansen was able to bounce back and retire the next three batters. (08/06/12)
(SU) Ronald Belisario (R)–Picked up his 17th hold of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one walk while striking out two batters in the appearance on 15 pitches thrown. (08/06/12)
(MR) Brandon League (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Monday night giving up two hits while striking out one batter. League has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Tuesday. (08/07/12)
Injured–Matt Guerrier (15-Day DL), Todd Coffey (15-Dal DL)

Miami Marlins
(CL) Steve Cishek (R)–Recorded his seventh save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Cishek had yet another solid outing striking out two batters while forcing one fly ball out on 14 pitches thrown. (08/08/12)
(SU) Heath Bell (R)–Picked up his sixth hold of the season on Tuesday night after retiring the final two batters of the eighth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out on six pitches thrown. (08/08/12)
(MR) Mike Dunn (L)–Picked up his 12th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a 1-2-3 seventh inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out on 10 pitches thrown. (08/08/12)
Injured–Juan Oviedo (15-Day DL)

Milwaukee Brewers
(CL) John Axford (R)–Recorded his 18th save of the season on Monday night after pitching 1.2 innings of relief. He gave up one hit while striking out one batter in the appearance needed 29 pitches to get the job done. (08/07/12)
(CL) Francisco Rodriguez (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Monday surrendering two runs on two hits and one walk. Rodriguez has really been struggling lately and at this point he can’t be trusted even in holds leagues. (08/07/12)
(MR) Kameron Loe (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Sunday giving up one run on three hits in the appearance. Loe needed 17 pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs to get through the inning. (08/06/12)

New York Mets
(CL) Frank Francisco (R)–Recorded his 19th save of the season on Saturday after retiring the final two batters of the ninth inning. He threw just two pitches in the appearance, which was his first appearance since returning from the disabled list. (08/05/12)
(CL) Bobby Parnell (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Tuesday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two ground ball outs on 17pitches thrown. (08/08/12)
(MR) Jon Rauch (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation giving up one hit in the outing. With this appearance Rauch lowered his earned-run average to 3.55 on the season and has now put together three straight solid outings. (08/08/12)
Injured– Tim Byrdak (15-Day DL)

Philadelphia Phillies
(CL) Jonathan Papelbon (R)–Picked up the win on Sunday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit and one walk in the outing. With this appearance Papelbon improved to 3-4 on the season and has now pitched back-to-back days. (08/06/12)
(SU) Antonio Bastardo (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Friday night 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 to get through the inning. (08/04/12)
(MR) Josh Lindblom (R)–Picked up his 17th hold of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one walk in the outing while striking out two batters on 20 pitches thrown. (08/05/12)
Injured–David Herndon (15-Day DL)

Pittsburgh Pirates
(CL) Joel Hanrahan (R)–Recorded his 32nd save of the season on Sunday after retiring the final batter of the ninth inning. A.J. Burnett pitched into the eighth inning forcing the first two outs of the inning and Hanrahan was called upon to get the final out, which he did after throwing just three pitches. (08/06/12)
(SU) Jason Grilli (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his second blown-save of the season on Tuesday after surrendering four runs on four hits in the eighth inning. He failed to record an out in the appearance, which raised his earned-run average to 2.66 on the season. (08/08/12)
(MR) Tony Watson (L)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Tuesday night giving up one walk while striking out one batter. He needed 19 pitches to get through the appearance forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to go along with his strikeout. (08/08/12)
Injured– Juan Cruz (15-Day DL)

San Diego Padres
(CL) Huston Street (R)–Recorded his 20th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out one batter. Street has now pitched three straight days and will likely be unavailable on Wednesday. (08/08/12)
(SU) Luke Gregerson (R)–Picked up his 17th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one walk in the appearance while forcing two fly ball outs and one strikeout to get the job done. (08/08/12)
(MR) Dale Thayer (R)–Picked up his seventh hold of the season on Monday night after pitching a 1-2-3 seventh inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance and has now pitched back-to-back days. (08/07/12)

San Francisco Giants
(CL) Jeremy Affeldt (L)–Recorded his third save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching 1.1 innings of relief. The Giants removed Santiago Casilla from the closer role and are now going with committee in the ninth, so expect Affeldt and Sergio Romo to split the saves moving forward. (08/08/12)
(CL) Sergio Romo (R)–Picked up his 18th hold of the season on Tuesday night after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He gave up one hit in the appearance while forcing one strikeout and one fly ball out on just seven pitches thrown. (08/08/12)
(MR) Santiago Casilla (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Saturday forcing the only batter that he faced to ground out on three pitches. He as now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Sunday. (08/05/12)
Injured–Brian Wilson (out for season)

St. Louis Cardinals
(CL) Jason Motte (R)–Recorded his 24th save of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He gave up one walk while striking out two batters in the appearance lowering his earned-run average to 2.68 on the season. (08/06/12)
(SU) Mitchell Boggs (R)–Picked up his 18th hold of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one hit in the outing while forcing three ground ball outs on 19 pitches thrown. (08/06/12)
(MR) Marc Rzepczynski (L)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed only seven pitches to get through the appearance forcing three ground ball outs. (08/08/12)

Washington Nationals
(CL) Tyler Clippard (R)–Recorded his 23rd save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless 12th inning. Clippard has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Wednesday so expect Sean Burnett to get the save chance in his place if one arises. (08/08/12)
(SU) Sean Burnett (L)–Picked up his 26th hold of the season on Monday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He gave up one hit in the appearance and has now pitched back-to-back days so expect him to get the day off on Tuesday. (08/07/12)
(MR) Drew Storen (R)–Picked up the win on Tuesday night after pitching 0.2 innings of relief striking out one batter in the outing. Storen has now pitched three straight days so don’t expect to see him take the mound on Wednesday. (08/08/12)
Injured–Henry Rodriguez (15-Dal DL)

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