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Domínguez

After the White Sox tied the game in the bottom of the ninth, the White Sox brought Domínguez in for the top of the tenth. He struck out Josh Lowe to start the inning before inducing two groundouts to send his team into the bottom of the inning with a chance to win, which they did. Domínguez now has two wins on the season to go along with seven saves and a 4.15 ERA.

Domínguez allowed a walk, but didn’t give up a hit and was able to get out of the outing while throwing just 12 pitches. He’s up to seven saves on the season, and he hasn’t allowed a run in five of his last six appearances. This is still one of the worst closing options in the sport, but he’s likely to keep this job until the White sox move him near the deadline.

As there is closer carnage around the league, Domínguez is swimming right along with six saves. Only Mason Miller, David Bednar, Paul Sewald, and Riley O’Brien have more so far. Of course, it hasn’t all been a walk in the park, but Domínguez has converted three consecutive save opportunities and has plenty of job security at this moment.

Domínguez has converted five straight save chances since blowing his first opportunity on March 29. He should be ready to pitch again Friday after throwing only 12 pitches today.

Dominguez did allow a walk while throwing 11-of-19 pitches for strikes, but he was able to keep that runner at bay and protect a three-run lead. That’s the fourth save of the season for the 31-year-old, and it’s likely he’ll remain in the closing spot for the White Sox for the foreseeable future. That’s not quite the compliment as it would be for most teams, but saves are saves.

Domínguez came on after the White Sox had just taken a one-run lead the previous half inning. He immediately gave that right back as he served up a leadoff home run to Junior Caminero. After striking out Cedric Mullins, he allowed a single to Yandy Diaz, walked Jonathan Aranda and plunked Richie Palacios to load the bases before mercifully being replaced. Lucas Sims took over and allowed two of the inherited runners to score. Domínguez has now converted three of his first five save chances while posting a 7.50 ERA, 1.83 WHIP and an 8/5 K/BB ratio over six innings. His ninth inning gig is safe for now, but another outing or two like this and he could find himself on the ropes.

Domínguez was the White Sox’s ninth pitcher today after they went with an opener and bulk guy Jonathan Cannon left with an injury before recorded an out in the third. Fortunately, the final five of those nine pitchers kept the Royals scoreless over a total of 5 2/3 innings. Domínguez blew his first save chance for the Whtie Sox on March 29, but he has three saves and a win in four appearances this month.

Domínguez came one with a two-run lead to protect and made things interesting by issuing a leadoff walk to Isaac Collins that brought the tying run to the plate. Not to worry though, as he battled back to get Kyle Isbel on a fly ball to center before striking out Maikel Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr. in succession to end the ballgame. The 31-year-old hurler has now converted two of his first three save chances while posting a 3.86 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and a 5/3 K/BB ratio across his first 4 2/3 innings.

Domíguez was summoned in the ninth inning with a three-run lead to close it out against the Blue Jays. He worked around a walk and a broken-bat single, striking out one batter to shut the door on Toronto for his first save of the season.

Domínguez entered a tie game with two outs and Daulton Varsho on second in the ninth and struck out Kazuma Okamoto to end the threat. He would have stranded the automatic runner in the 10th, but on a two-out grounder to third, Miguel Vargas was a little off on his throw to first and Munetaka Murakami came off the bag on his stretch, resulting on an error on Vargas (though Murakami was at least a much at fault). That led to a doubly unearned run, since the automatic runner can’t be an earned run anyway. Domínguez then retired Jesús Sánchez and got the win after the White Sox scored twice in the bottom of the inning.