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Josh Hader silences Giants to collect 17th save

Josh Hader

HOU Relief Pitcher #71

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Josh Hader fired a perfect ninth inning against the Giants on Wednesday to collect his 17th save of the season.

Hader received the call to protect a narrow one-run lead in the final frame and required just eight pitches to slam the door against the bottom of San Francisco’s lineup. He retired Andrew Knizner and Christian Koss on a pair of pop ups before coaxing a game-ending grounder from Jung Hoo Lee. This latest effort came after tossing two scoreless frames earlier in the series on Monday night to pick up a win. The 32-year-old veteran closer has been simply magnificent, recording a microscopic 0.96 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and 38/10 K/BB ratio across 28 innings since making his season debut back on June 3. He’s gone a perfect 17-for-17 in save opportunities during that span. He’s on track to finish as a top-10 closer, despite missing the first two months of the season to a biceps injury.

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HOU Relief Pitcher #71

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Josh Hader picked up the save against the Yankees on Tuesday.

Hader save was his 19th of the year. He lowered his ERA to 0.81. After starting the season on the injured list, Hader has been at the top of his game this season as one of the better closer options in the league.
Josh Hader

HOU Relief Pitcher #71

Josh Hader walked one in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save on Wednesday against the Angels.

Entering in a one run game, Hader did not make things easy on himself by walking Travis d’Arnaud to start the ninth inning. Then, Adam Frazier came on to pinch-run and stole second base to make it even more tense. Yet, Hader slammed the door after and converted his 18th straight save without blowing a chance so far this season.
Josh Hader

HOU Relief Pitcher #71

Josh Hader retired all six batters he faced in the ninth and 10th to pick up a win Monday against the Giants.

Hader hadn’t gotten more than three outs in an appearance this season, but the Astros asked him to continue after an 11-pitch ninth tonight and he needed only another 11 pitches to get through the 10th. Hader lowered his ERA to an even 1.00 through 27 innings. He’ll probably get Tuesday off after this, perhaps setting up a save chance for Bryan Abreu.
Josh Hader

HOU Relief Pitcher #71

Josh Hader pitched a perfect ninth with a three-run lead for a save Friday against the Padres.

Hader is up to 16 saves. He hasn’t allowed a hit in any of his last seven appearances, and his ERA sits at 1.08 for the year.
Josh Hader

HOU Relief Pitcher #71

Josh Hader tossed a scoreless ninth inning and picked up the save against the Rangers on Saturday.

Hader’s save was his 15th of the season. He struck out one batter in a perfect ninth inning to slam the door on the Rangers. After starting the season on the injured list, Hader is enjoying a spectacular year with a 1.17 ERA.
Josh Hader

HOU Relief Pitcher #71

Josh Hader tossed a scoreless ninth inning to convert a save against the Angels on Tuesday.

Hader took the mound in the ninth to close out the game against the Angels with a one-run lead. He worked quickly, needing only four pitches to induce two groundouts and a flyout, shutting the door on the Angels for his 14th save of the season to go with a 1.23 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, and a 33/10 K/BB ratio across 22 innings.
Josh Hader

HOU Relief Pitcher #71

Josh Hader worked a hitless ninth against the Angels for his 13th save Monday.

Hader walked two after the Astros’ unexpected ninth-inning comeback, but he was able to finish things off afterwards. He’s allowed just 10 hits while posting a 1.29 ERA in 21 innings this season.
Josh Hader

HOU Relief Pitcher #71

Josh Hader got the final two outs and picked up the save against the White Sox on Saturday.

Hader didn’t start the ninth inning with the Astros leading 4-0, but came in after back-to-back one-out singles made the score 4-1. The 32-year-old left-hander promptly struck out Luisangel Acuña and Braden Montgomery to end the game. Hader looks as good as ever this year with a 1.35 ERA.
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Bryan Abreu struck out two batters in a scoreless inning to earn the save on Wednesday against the Marlins.

Covering for Josh Hader who’d pitched in three of the Astros’ last four games, Abreu easily dispatched of the Marlins here. It was his first save since June 13th as Hader hasn’t missed a beat since returning from injury, so don’t expect any more save chances unless there’s a major shakeup in this bullpen at the trade deadline.
Josh Hader

HOU Relief Pitcher #71

Josh Hader tossed a scoreless ninth against the Marlins for his 11th save Tuesday.

Hader struck out one in a 12-pitch inning. The Astros also had him finish an 8-4 game on Monday, so he’ll probably get Wednesday off after this, potentially putting Enyel De Los Santos or Bryan Abreu in line for a save.

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Alika Williams tripled, doubled and drove in two runs as the A’s bested the Twins 7-4 on Wednesday.

Both of Williams’ hits like would have been caught if the Twins had Byron Buxton patrolling center field tonight. Or if they had Walker Jenkins there. Instead, though, it was Luke Keaschall, and he came up short of a running grab on the two-run triple and badly misplayed the double by coming in on the ball initially. That was great for Williams, who is now batting .268/.304/.416 in 161 plate appearances. That .720 OPS is 200 points better than his .519 mark from his 208 career major league plate appearances coming into the season.
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J.T. Ginn

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J.T. Ginn picked up a win after allowing four runs in six innings Wednesday against the Twins.

Ginn gave up homers to Brooks Lee, Trevor Larnach and Kaelen Culpepper, but thanks to the A’s coming up with four runs in the bottom of the sixth, he improved to 9-8 on the season. He’s the first A’s starter to surrender three homers and win since Cole Irvin on Sept. 17, 2022. He’ll face the Rangers next Tuesday.
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Elvis Alvarado

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Elvis Alvarado worked a scoreless ninth with a three-run lead for a save Wednesday versus the Twins.

Alvarado was mostly taking a backseat to Hogan Harris in recent weeks, but this makes three saves in five days for him. The A’s will probably continue to alternate both guys based on matchups, but Alvarado has upped his stock with eight straight scoreless appearances.
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Connor Prielipp

MIN Starting Pitcher #61
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Connor Prielipp yielded three runs in 5 1/3 innings and struck out five Wednesday against the A’s.

Prielipp came close against the depleted A’s, but he went without a quality start for a seventh straight outing. His ERA stands at 5.55 through 19 big-league starts, but his rotation spot is probably safe until Joe Ryan gets back. He’s due to face the Tigers next week.
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Trevor Larnach

MIN Left Fielder #9
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Trevor Larnach went 2-for-4 and hit his 11th homer Wednesday against the A’s.

Larnach was back in left field tonight after being held out of the lineup for three straight games, including once against a righty. He had been 5-for-46 with no extra-base hits and one RBI since Aug. 4.
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Tristan Peters

CWS Center Fielder #29
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Tristan Peters went 3-for-4 and homered in a fifth straight game Wednesday as the White Sox topped the Rangers 10-4.

Peters was a surprise AL All-Star, but he still had just seven homers in 123 games until this incredible surge. Tonight’s homer was a 362-foot off Robby Ahlstrom in the fifth. He’s raised his OPS from .751 to .821 since Saturday.
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Sean Burke

CWS Starting Pitcher #59
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Sean Burke walked eight and allowed two runs in three-plus innings Wednesday against the Rangers.

That month when Burke looked like an ace sure was fun. Still, walking eight and allowing only two runs is some kind of accomplishment; the last pitcher to do it was Mitch Keller in 2020. Though just lasting long enough to walk eight is hard enough to accomplish these days; Cole Ragans in May was the only other pitcher to walk eight this year or last. Burke has given up 10 runs over 13 1/3 innings in his last three starts, and with his velocity spike having gone away, he’s no longer an every-week option in mixed leagues. He’ll face the Astros next time out.
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Jonathan Cannon

CWS Starting Pitcher #48
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Jonathan Cannon got a save for allowing two runs over three innings Wednesday against the Rangers.

Cannon entered with a 10-2 lead in his second MLB appearance of the season tonight. He’ll likely continue to pitch multiple innings at a time as a reliever if he sticks around; he did throw 66 pitches tonight, so there’s a chance the White Sox could swap him out for a fresh arm.
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MacKenzie Gore

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MacKenzie Gore lasted only 3 2/3 innings and gave up four runs Wednesday against the White Sox.

Gore gave up eight hits and only three hard-hit balls tonight, so that’s pretty unlucky. However, he also walked four, and his fastball averaged a season-low 94.0 mph, 1.3 mph off his average. He came into this one with a 2.10 ERA and a 34/8 K/BB over 30 innings in his previous five starts. Let’s see what happens next week at home against the A’s before getting overly concerned.
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Brenton Doyle

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Brenton Doyle delivered a three-run homer and an RBI single against the Rangers on Wednesday.

Doyle has six RBI the last two days after driving in one run in his first 18 games with the White Sox. In fact, the six RBI matches his total from his first 63 games this season. He’s batting .221/.272/.313 in 176 plate appearances for Colorado and Chicago.
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