Fantasy Baseball Reliever Roundup

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TBR 3 – CLE 2

Tampa Bay Rays
Ian Seymour – HLD (5)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	28% CSW
Bryan Baker – SV (7)	1.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	43% CSW

Bryan Baker left a couple of changeups up in the zone that Manzardo and DeLauter hit hard here, but he was able to bounce back and strike out the final two hitters to record his 7th save. He’s now tied with Paul Sewald and Riley O’Brien with 7 saves (as we all imagined a month ago), trailing only David Bednar (8) and Mason Miller (10). He’s still only 40% rostered in Yahoo leagues and 15% in ESPN (what is happening over there?).

Cleveland Guardians
Matt Festa – HLD (1)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW
Erik Sabrowski – HLD (11)	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	40% CSW
Hunter Gaddis – L (1)	0.1 IP	2 ER	3 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	31% CSW
Colin Holderman	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	26% CSW

Hunter Gaddis did not have his best command, leaving pitches over the middle of the plate here. No real concern with the stuff, just a bad location day for Gaddis.

STL 4 – PIT 2

St. Louis Cardinals
Ryan Fernandez – W (1)	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	4 K	7 Whiffs	43% CSW
George Soriano – SV (1)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW

George Soriano getting a rare save chance with Riley O’Brien off, and as long as he can hide his fastball he should be ok.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Justin Lawrence	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	44% CSW
Wilber Dotel – HLD (1)	4.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	3 K	7 Whiffs	36% CSW
Evan Sisk – HLD (1)	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW
Isaac Mattson – HLD (6)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	0 Whiffs	67% CSW
Gregory Soto – HLD (6)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	17% CSW
Dennis Santana – L (2)	0.2 IP	4 ER	4 H	2 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	15% CSW
Cam Sanders	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW

Dennis Santana got one out on one pitch last night before things unraveled quickly. He then proceeded to give up back to back HR’s to Pages and Wetherholt, followed by a walk, single, walk, and a double. The numbers could have been worse, but Cam Sanders was able to strike out Church to leave runners on 2nd and 3rd and end the inning. We know Santana has middling stuff (at best), but Gregory Soto’s stuff has taken a step back recently as well, so I’m not sure he’s the answer in the ninth long term. Mason Montgomery…it’s time.

BOS 5 – TOR 0

Boston Red Sox
Greg Weissert	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW

Greg Weissert is uninspiring and not someone that’s exciting to chase in holds leagues…but he does have some role stability I guess.

Toronto Blue Jays
Joe Mantiply	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	33% CSW
Chase Lee	1.1 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW
Tommy Nance	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	25% CSW

Chase Lee’s first outing at the MLB level this year and outside of an HR to Narvaez, where he hung a sweeper, he looked solid. He’s good depth, not much else though.

SEA 4 – MIN 11

Seattle Mariners
Cole Wilcox	1.1 IP	1 ER	3 H	2 BB	1 K	6 Whiffs	28% CSW
Alex Hoppe	1.2 IP	3 ER	2 H	3 BB	3 K	6 Whiffs	36% CSW

Alex Hoppe made his debut here and didn’t have great command, and the stuff is pretty meh as well, to be honest.

Minnesota Twins
Andrew Morris – HLD (2)	3.0 IP	2 ER	4 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	25% CSW
Taylor Rogers	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	14% CSW

Andrew Morris had some decreased velo here, so his fastball didn’t look as good as it has, but the sweeper was a little bit better. His deep arsenal probably means he’ll be a long reliever for a while here, but I still see a path for him as a one-inning reliever with his four-seam/sweeper.

LAA 7 – CHW 8

Los Angeles Angels
Nick Sandlin – L (1)	0.0 IP	3 ER	2 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	14% CSW
Drew Pomeranz – BS (2)	1.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	2 K	4 Whiffs	43% CSW
Jose Fermin	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	2 K	1 Whiffs	21% CSW

You gotta wonder if Drew Pomeranz is the next Angels veteran reliever to be DFA’d as he keeps grooving fastballs over the middle of the plate. The stuff still looks good; he just needs to locate better.

Chicago White Sox
Osvaldo Bido – W (2)	3.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	2 K	4 Whiffs	35% CSW
Jordan Hicks – HLD (2)	0.1 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	12% CSW
Grant Taylor – HLD (2)	1.1 IP	0 ER	3 H	2 K	5 Whiffs	31% CSW
Bryan Hudson – SV (1)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW

Grant Taylor almost closed this one out, but was pulled after giving up a single and two doubles in the ninth (both doubles were of the bloop variety). The stuff was down for him in this one, but that could be weather-related.

NYY 4 – TEX 2

New York Yankees
Camilo Doval	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	38% CSW
Tim Hill – HLD (4)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	2 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	29% CSW
David Bednar – SV (8)	1.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	33% CSW

Jazz Chisholm Jr. made the ninth inning interesting with his adventures at 2B, but David Bednar worked around it and finished the job. The velo seems to be slowly creeping back (almost to 96 MPH here), which is a good sign, but the lack of swing and miss is still an issue. At least he hasn’t walked anyone his last three times out.

Texas Rangers
Peyton Gray	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	2 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	29% CSW
Gavin Collyer	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	33% CSW

No whiffs for Gavin Collyer…throw the sweeper more!

CHC 7 – SDP 9

Chicago Cubs
Ben Brown – L (1)	2.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	1 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	9% CSW
Phil Maton	1.0 IP	2 ER	3 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	29% CSW
Jacob Webb	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	27% CSW

Phil Maton picking up where he left off, although to be fair, the second “hit” could (should?) have been a double play ball that Swanson botched, and the triple was a bouncing ground ball down the line that Matt Shaw horribly misplayed. So there was bad luck involved here, and Maton’s curveball looked great, but his fastball (cutter) velo is still down.

San Diego Padres
Adrian Morejon – HLD (5)	1.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	33% CSW
Jason Adam – HLD (6)	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	41% CSW
Mason Miller	1.0 IP	2 ER	3 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	48% CSW

Weird outing for Mason Miller, as I’m sure most of you have seen the first of the three hits he allowed last night. After that, Swanson turned on a fastball, and PCA snuck a groundball through the right side off a slider as Miller allowed his first runs in 34.2 innings. The whiffs have come back down to earth lately, but Miller is still the best in the game, there’s no question about that.

MIA 4 – LAD 5

Miami Marlins
John King	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	29% CSW
Michael Petersen – HLD (2)	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	38% CSW
Andrew Nardi – HLD (4)	0.2 IP	0 ER	2 H	1 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	21% CSW
Calvin Faucher – HLD (3)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	30% CSW
Pete Fairbanks – L (2)	0.1 IP	3 ER	1 H	3 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	9% CSW
Tyler Phillips – BS (1)	0.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW

Pete Fairbanks could not find the strike zone here as he walked three batters before leaving with a trainer, as he may have had a Raynaud’s flare-up. Heading into this game, Fairbanks had walked just five batters over his past 41 games (40.2 IP). It wasn’t that cold in LA last night (low was 55 degrees), but it affected Fairbanks here, and hopefully he’s feeling better today and won’t need to miss any time on the IL.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Alex Vesia	1.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	3 K	4 Whiffs	35% CSW
Tanner Scott	1.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	3 K	7 Whiffs	65% CSW
Edgardo Henriquez	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	22% CSW
Jake Eder – W (1)	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW

Alex Vesia worked the 6th, and Tanner Scott the 7th here, with the Dodgers trailing, so that’s not exactly ideal for those hoping to see saves from them. At least you got three strikeouts.

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