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Aroldis Chapman silences Marlins for 30th save

Aroldis Chapman

BOS Relief Pitcher #44

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Aroldis Chapman tossed a scoreless ninth inning against the Marlins on Monday to record his 30th save of the season.

Chapman was summoned to protect a two-run lead in the final frame and managed to work around a leadoff single by Owen Caissie to preserve the win. The 38-year-old veteran has notched three saves in the last four days and is just three shy of 400 for his career. He’s recorded back-to-back 30-save campaigns for the Red Sox as his unexpected late-career renaissance shows zero signs of slowing down. He joins Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman and Lee Smith as the only relievers with 10 seasons in which they compiled 30-plus saves. Unreal.

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Aroldis Chapman protected a one-run lead in the ninth for his 29th save Sunday against the Giants.

Chapman has two saves in three days after going 19 days without one. The save today was the 396th of his career.
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Aroldis Chapman closed out the Giants on Friday night, protecting a two-run lead to earn his 28th save of the season.

Chapman made things a bit interesting as he issued a one-out walk to Buddy Kennedy to bring the tying run to the plate, but he rebounded to strike out Christian Koss and Jonah Cox to end it. He has now converted 28 of his first 30 save chances on the season while posting a minuscule 1.92 ERA and a 56/20 K/BB ratio across 42 2/3 innings of work.
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Aroldis Chapman took his fourth loss after giving up a run in the ninth Sunday against the A’s.

That was after Garrett Whitlock took a blown save for giving up the tying run in the eighth. Chapman got two quick outs to start the ninth but then gave up a single, a steal on what should have been a pickoff and a go-ahead double. The pickoff wasn’t converted into an out because Chapman was fairly slow getting the ball to Willson Contreras and then Contreras made a bad throw to second. Chapman warmed up to come into Saturday’s game and threw 23 pitches today, so he might be down Monday. Whitlock should be available to close.
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Working in a tie game, Aroldis Chapman gave up a two-run homer in the 10th Thursday against the White Sox.

Chase Meidroth hit the go-ahead homer with the automatic runner on base for one earned and one unearned run. It was just the second homer Chapman has allowed in 38 2/3 innings this season. The Red Sox went on pick him up in the bottom of the 10th, so he avoided a fourth loss.
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Aroldis Chapman threw a perfect ninth against the Dodgers to earn his 27th save Saturday.

Chapman has a win and eight saves in nine appearances since the All-Star break. The appearance tonight was his third in four days, so he’ll probably be rested Sunday. Garrett Whitlock could close then, assuming that he’s fine. He hasn’t worked since Wednesday and didn’t pitch in a close game tonight, which was curious.
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Aroldis Chapman picked up his 26th save with a scoreless ninth against the A’s on Thursday.

Chapman very nearly gave up a game-tying homer to light-hitting Alika Williams, but the 406-foot shot to center bounced off the wall for a double. It was farthest Williams had ever hit a ball in 321 major league plate appearances. Chapman went on to strand the runner by striking out both Colby Thomas and Nick Kurtz. It was Chapman’s second straight appearance and third in four days, so if the Red Sox have a save chance on Friday, it figures to go to Garrett Whitlock.
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Aroldis Chapman earned his 25th save with a scoreless ninth Monday against the A’s.

Chapman allowed a single and had another batter reach on an error, but he fanned the other three guys he faced. With nine saves and one win in 10 appearances. he’ll be on the short list of AL relievers of the month for July.
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Aroldis Chapman protected a two-run lead in the ninth for his 24th save Friday against the Blue Jays.

Chapman’s 391st career save moves his past Dennis Eckersley and into sole possession of ninth place on the all-time list. Next up is Billy Wagner at 422, so that’s obviously not happening this year. Chapman has a 1.87 ERA and is 24-for-26 in his save chances for Boston.
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Aroldis Chapman worked a scoreless ninth with a three-run lead in the first game of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Orioles for his 390th career save.

Chapman gave up a single and a walk, but he got a double play and then another groundout to end it. He moved into a tie with Dennis Eckersley for ninth place all-time in saves. He’s 23-for-25 this year. With the Red Sox using Chapman, Garrett Whitlock and Justin Slaten to finish off the first game today, it’s possible Tyron Guerrero could get a save chance in game two.
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Aroldis Chapman escaped with his 22nd save Monday in a one-run game against the Orioles.

Chapman walked Colton Cowser to start the inning and gave up a double to Gunnar Henderson with two outs. Cowser, though, didn’t try to score on the hit off, and Tyler O’Neill lined out to shortstop Tsung-Che Cheng to end the game afterwards. It was Chapman’s 22nd save of the year. He’s one away from tying Dennis Eckersley at 390 for ninth place on the all-time list.

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MIL Starting Pitcher #54
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Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Robert Gasser is available out of the bullpen this week.

Murphy added that Gasser and Shane Drohan are expected to start against the Rangers this weekend. There are a bunch of variables to consider when it comes to Milwaukee’s rotation heading into the final month of the season, but it sounds like both Gasser and Drohan will get at least one more turn through before any changes are made.
- George Bissell

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Keider Montero

DET Starting Pitcher #54
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Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Keider Montero is on track to start against the Dodgers on Saturday.

Montero will be pitching on extra rest after experiencing some fatigue coming out of his last start against the Pirates last week. It doesn’t sound like there is a high level of concern at the moment.
- George Bissell

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DET Center Fielder #43
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Tigers sent OF James Outman outright to Triple-A Toledo.

Outman wound up passing through waivers unclaimed this time after being designated for assignment by Detroit over the weekend. The 29-year-old has hit just .172 (27-for-157) with five homers and six steals in 94 games between the Tigers and Twins this season.
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Astros owner Jim Crane told the media a decision on manager Joe Espada’s future will be made after the season.

Crane confirmed that Espada, who has only a few weeks left on his contract, will finish the season as the club’s manager. It certainly sounds like the Astros are going to move in a different direction after parting ways with general manager Dana Brown earlier this week. It’s pretty common for a new president of baseball operations to pick their own manager instead of bringing back an incumbent.
- George Bissell

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Shane Bieber

TOR Starting Pitcher #57
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Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Shane Bieber has been diagnosed with a mild-to-moderate teres major injury and will be shut down from throwing for at least two weeks.

Schneider added that Bieber underwent an MRI that revealed the issue after experiencing discomfort while throwing a bullpen session recently. It seems highly unlikely he’ll make it back before the end of the regular season with just over four weeks remaining. It’s a tough break for the Blue Jays, and fantasy managers, since he was pitching much better in recent weeks. He’s not worth stashing in shallow mixed leagues at this advanced point of the year.
- George Bissell

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J.P. Crawford

SEA Shortstop #3
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Mariners activated SS J.P. Crawford from the 10-day injured list.

Crawford makes it back to Seattle after missing nearly one month with left wrist inflammation. The 31-year-old impending free agent should serve as the club’s everyday shortstop with top prospect Colt Emerson undergoing season-ending wrist surgery.
- George Bissell

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Leo Rivas

SEA 3rd Baseman #76
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Mariners optioned INF Leo Rivas to Triple-A Tacoma.

There’s no reason for Seattle to keep Rivas on the active roster with J.P. Crawford back from the injured list. The 28-year-old has hit .147 (17-for-116) with zero homers, nine RBI and two steals in 139 plate appearances this season.
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Elmer Rodríguez

NYY Starting Pitcher #71
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Elmer Rodríguez is a candidate to start against the Astros on Wednesday.

Boone wouldn’t make it official, but all signs point to Rodríguez replacing an injured Ryan Weathers (forearm) in New York’s rotation, at least for one turn this week. The 23-year-old has struggled in a handful of opportunities at the highest level this season, but he remains one of the organization’s best starting pitching prospects. He can be safely ignored in all fantasy formats for now.
- George Bissell

Source: Chris Kirschner

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Roman Anthony

BOS Left Fielder #19
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Roman Anthony (finger) told reporters there’s a chance he returns for Friday’s series opener against the Yankees.

Now that would be fun. Anthony is expected to wrap up a minor league rehab assignment with a couple games for Triple-A Worcester this week. The 22-year-old phenom possesses the talent to be a real difference-maker for the Red Sox over the final month of the season. Barring an unexpected development, it sounds like there’s a strong possibility Anthony is back later this week. He should be stashed in all fantasy leagues at this juncture.
- George Bissell

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Aaron Judge

NYY Right Fielder #99
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Aaron Judge (rib) is scheduled to take batting practice on Tuesday.

Judge kicked off a hitting progression earlier this month as he works his way back from a rib fracture that put him on the shelf back in early June. It’s unclear exactly how much time he’ll need to get back up to speed before returning to New York’s lineup, but he doesn’t appear to be very far away at this point. It’s purely speculation, but it seems fair to assume he’ll make it back at some point in early-to-mid September.
- George Bissell

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