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Chapman picked up the save Sunday against Kansas City, striking out one during a perfect ninth inning. Chapman has emerged as the Pirates' closer, and while he's gone five for six in save chances since Aug. 31, the 36-year-old has yielded six runs across 6.1 innings. Overall, Chapman has a 4.11 ERA with nine saves and a 5-5 record.
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Chapman earned the save in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Marlins despite allowing a run on three hits in the ninth inning. He struck out two. Chapman got into some trouble in the ninth, allowing the Marlins to cut the lead to 6-4 with three singles. However, he'd manage to escape with the lead still intact, earning his eighth save this season. Chapman's converted back-to-back save chance though he's given up at least one run in three straight appearances, allowing six runs over 2.2 innings in that span. The left-hander sports a 4.18 ERA on the season with a 1.45 WHIP and 91:39 K:BB across 56 innings.
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Chapman got the save Monday against the Marlins. He allowed one run on two hits and one walk with two strikeouts in one inning. Chapman worked in and out of trouble in the ninth as he had the tying and go-ahead run on base before escaping the jam. The 36-year-old veteran was coming off one of his worst outings of the season when he gave up a season-high four runs Saturday. Chapman has now picked up three saves in his last five appearances since replacing David Bednar as the team's primary closer.
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Chapman (5-5) took the loss and blew the save against the Nationals in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader, allowing four runs on four hits and one walk while striking out two batters over two-thirds of an inning. Chapman entered in the ninth frame after Pittsburgh scored twice to take a two-run lead in the bottom of the eighth. The veteran fireballer retired two of the first three batters he faced but then allowed back-to-back singles followed by back-to-back doubles as Washington plated four runs. Before Saturday, Chapman had converted both of his save opportunities since David Bednar was moved out of the closer role, but Saturday's blow-up may allow Dennis Santana -- who picked up a save Monday and has fired 12 straight scoreless outings -- to get additional ninth-inning looks.
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Chapman picked up the save Thursday, striking out one over 0.2 innings against the Nationals. Chapman entered a five-run game in the ninth with the tying run on deck and needed just six pitches to close things out without allowing any further damage. It was the second save in as many opportunities for Chapman since replacing a struggling David Bednar in the closer role for the Pirates. Outside of a three-run blowup last week against the Cubs, Chapman has been unscored upon over his last 13 appearances, accumulating 21 strikeouts with a 2.08 ERA, 0.77 WHIP one win, two saves and seven holds over 13 innings.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PIT | 63 | 0 | 57.0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 92 | 39 | 42 | 4.10 | 1.42 |
| 2023 | KC-TEX | 61 | 0 | 58.3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 103 | 36 | 37 | 3.08 | 1.25 |
| 2022 | NYY | 43 | 0 | 36.3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 28 | 24 | 4.45 | 1.43 |
Next Matchup
| Situation | Record | ERA | INN | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs CINCINNATI | 1 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| @ GREAT AMERICAN BALL PARK | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 9/15 | vs  |
- | - | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 9/10 | vs  |
- | - | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 13.50 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 |
| 9/09 | vs |
- | - | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 15.00 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 |
| 9/07 | vs  |
- | 1 | - | 0.2 | 4 | 18.00 | 1 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 9/05 | vs |
- | - | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 9/02 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 8/31 | @  |
- | - | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Upcoming Games
| date | Opp | time | Scheduled Starter |
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| 9/19 | @  |
7:15 PM | Erick Fedde |
| 9/20 | @  |
6:40 PM | Nick Martinez |
| 9/21 | @ |
1:10 PM | Rhett Lowder |
| 9/22 | @ |
1:10 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 9/24 | vs  |
6:40 PM | Freddy Peralta |
| 9/25 | vs |
6:40 PM | Tobias Myers |
| 9/26 | vs |
12:35 PM | DL Hall |