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Craig Kimbrel earned the save after allowing one walk with three strikeouts in a scoreless inning of work against the Dodgers on Sunday. More Updated May 19 at 7:19 p.m. ET |
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Sergio Romo blew a save on Wednesday vs. the Phillies, allowing one run on two hits and one walk in an inning of work. More Updated May 8 at 7:17 p.m. ET |
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Rafael Soriano allowed two unearned runs on three hits vs. the Padres on Friday, blowing the save but getting credit for the win. More Updated May 18 at 3:35 a.m. ET |
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Jonathan Papelbon allowed one hit and fanned one in a scoreless inning on Sunday vs. the D-backs to earn his seventh save. More Updated May 12 at 8:33 p.m. ET |
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Jason Grilli fanned one batter in a 1-2-3 ninth inning on Wednesday vs. the Brewers to earn the save. More Updated May 15 at 10:08 p.m. ET |
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Rangers closer Joe Nathan has been perfect in every save situation this season, but the last two have been precarious. More Updated May 16 at 12:59 p.m. ET |
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On the heels of Sunday's heartbreaking walk-off loss to the Phillies, in which he gave up back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Reds hurler Aroldis Chapman was available to close vs. the Mets on Monday. More Updated May 20 at 8:15 p.m. ET |
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Yankees closer Mariano Rivera earned his 16th save of the season, tossing a scoreless ninth inning in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Mariners. More Updated May 14 at 11:57 p.m. ET |
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Astros closer Jose Veras tossed a scoreless 11th inning in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Pirates, giving him his sixth save of the season. More Updated May 18 at 11:45 p.m. ET |
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Grant Balfour earned the save after allowing a walk in a scoreless inning of work against the Royals on Saturday. More Updated May 19 at 12:05 a.m. ET |
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Casey Janssen fanned two in a perfect inning of work to earn his sixth save of the season vs. Baltimore on Wednesday. More Updated April 24 at 4:21 p.m. ET |
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Edward Mujica notched the save after pitching a perfect inning against the Brewers on Sunday. More Updated May 19 at 5:40 p.m. ET |
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Indians stopper Chris Perez blew a save but managed to pick up a victory Saturday after he yielded a pair of solo homers with one strikeout in an inning of work. More Updated May 18 at 6:10 p.m. ET |
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Tom Wilhelmsen allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday vs. the Pirates to earn his ninth save. More Updated May 8 at 3:38 p.m. ET |
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Bobby Parnell earned the save after pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts against the Cubs on Sunday. More Updated May 19 at 6:04 p.m. ET |
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Orioles closer Jim Johnson took the loss after being charged with five runs on three hits and two walks without a strikeout in just one-third of an inning against the Rays on Saturday. More Updated May 18 at 7:48 p.m. ET |
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Huston Street earned the save on Saturday after walking two with one strikeout in a scoreless inning of work against the Nationals. More Updated May 18 at 11:08 p.m. ET |
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Fernando Rodney notched the save after pitching a perfect inning against the Orioles on Sunday. More Updated May 19 at 5:08 p.m. ET |
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As excited as the Red Sox are to have Andrew Bailey back in the bullpen -- the closer was activated for Monday's game with the White Sox -- manager John Farrell will be careful not to overuse him at the outset. More Updated May 20 at 10:19 p.m. ET |
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Rafael Betancourt earned a save on Sunday vs. the Padres despite allowing one run on no hits and two walks with one strikeout. More Updated April 14 at 8:23 p.m. ET |
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Greg Holland blew a save after allowing one run on four hits and one walk in one inning vs. the White Sox on Monday. More Updated May 6 at 5:33 p.m. ET |
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Jose Valverde walked one in a scoreless ninth inning on Friday vs. the Rangers to earn his fourth save. More Updated May 17 at 11:50 p.m. ET |
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Twins closer Glen Perkins is still bothered by soreness in his left side and was unavailable for a second straight night on Saturday against the Orioles. More Updated May 11 at 9:13 p.m. ET |
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Addison Reed tossed a 1-2-3 ninth inning on Friday vs. the Angels to earn his 14th save. More Updated May 18 at 2:00 a.m. ET |
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Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said Wednesday that right-hander John Axford could return to the closer role in the near future. More Updated April 25 at 1:15 a.m. ET |
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The Cubs are no longer going with a closer by committee. Kevin Gregg has won the job. More Updated May 8 at 3:16 p.m. ET |
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Kenley Jansen took the loss after allowing two runs on one hit and one walk with one strikeout in 1/3 of an inning of work against the Braves on Sunday. More Updated May 19 at 7:18 p.m. ET |
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Steve Cishek walked one and fanned two in a scoreless ninth inning on Saturday vs. the Phillies to earn the save. More Updated May 4 at 9:39 p.m. ET |
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Instead of bringing reliever Ryan Madson back after two rehab outings in the California League, the Angels will send Madson out on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Salt Lake -- probably before the end of the week -- so he can get more outings under his belt and iron out his mechanics after his yearlong recovery from Tommy John surgery. More Updated May 15 at 11:35 p.m. ET |
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An MRI on D-backs closer J.J. Putz's right elbow showed no major damage, according to a baseball source, and he's expected to avoid surgery. More Updated May 9 at 1:33 p.m. ET |