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Braves closer Craig Kimbrel turned in a scoreless ninth inning in Thursday night's 6-3 win over the Giants to record career save No. 100, a milestone that proved elusive this week. More Updated May 10 at 8:19 a.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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Reds closer Aroldis Chapman was pulled from the ninth inning on Friday after he allowed the Cubs to score three runs on four hits and two walks while recording two outs. More Updated May 3 at 6:35 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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Grant Balfour struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning on Friday vs. the Royals to earn his seventh save. More Updated May 18 at 1:33 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 fanned one batter in a 1-2-3 ninth inning on Friday vs. the Brewers to earn the save. More Updated May 17 at 11:20 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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It may have taken some time for Bobby Parnell to tap his potential, but now that he has, hitters can't be happy. More Updated May 6 at 12:59 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 took the loss Friday, allowing one earned run on one hit with one strikeout in one inning. More Updated May 18 at 4:01 a.m. ET |
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Rays closer Fernando Rodney struck out all three batters in a perfect ninth inning against the Red Sox on Tuesday to earn his seventh save of the season. More Updated May 14 at 11:53 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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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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Jose Veras walked two in a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday vs. the Tigers to earn his fifth save. More Updated May 15 at 5:28 p.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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Dodgers manager Don Mattingly wouldn't commit to a closer after Tuesday's game, when Kenley Jansen shut the door against the Nationals instead of Brandon League. More Updated May 15 at 11:27 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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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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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 |
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Red Sox reliever Koji Uehara fanned two in a scoreless inning of work on Friday vs. the Twins to earn his first save of the season. More Updated May 18 at 12:32 a.m. ET |
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