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Red Sox's Aroldis Chapman: Escapes with 22nd save
Aroldis Chapman secured the save Monday against Baltimore, allowing one hit and one walk in a scoreless ninth inning. He struck out two.The Orioles made Chapman work, getting the possible tying and go-ahead runs aboard, but Tyler O'Neill hit a tough-luck lineout to Tsung-Che Cheng to end the game. Chapman has now submitted five straight scoreless appearances and last blew a save during his June 28 outing against the Yankees. Through 31.2 innings, the hard-throwing southpaw sports a 1.99 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 40:15 K:BB with 22 saves in 24 chances.
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Red Sox's Aroldis Chapman: Notches 21st save
Aroldis Chapman earned the save in Saturday's 7-6 win over the Rays, working around two walks in a scoreless ninth inning.Chapman issued back-to-back two-out walks in the ninth but managed to induce a groundout off the bat of Jonny DeLuca to close out Boston's one-run victory and log his 21st save this season. Chapman has now converted his last five save chances, allowing just one run on four hits and two walks across six innings during that span. His ERA is down to 2.05 across 30.2 innings this season with a 1.21 WHIP and 38:14 K:BB.
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Red Sox's Aroldis Chapman: Fans two for 20th save
Aroldis Chapman earned the save in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Rays, striking out two batters in a scoreless ninth inning.The Boston Red Sox captured a 10-0 victory in the first game of Friday's doubleheader, but Chapman was needed in the nightcap to protect Boston's 5-3 lead in the ninth. The veteran southpaw shut the door on Tampa Bay with relative ease, needing just 13 pitches (11 strikes) to get through the inning while fanning two batters in the process. Chapman is up to 20 saves (seventh in the majors) and has a 2.12 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 38:12 K:BB across 29.2 innings this season.
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Red Sox's Aroldis Chapman: Slams door for 19th save
Aroldis Chapman secured the save Thursday against the White Sox, throwing a clean ninth inning.Chapman made quick work out of the Chicago bats, landing all but one of his nine pitches for strikes. The hard-throwing left-hander has been shaky lately, having yielded six runs with two blown saves over his last seven innings, though he managed his first perfect outing Thursday since June 5 against the Yankees. Through 27.2 innings, Chapman has a 2.28 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 35:12 K:BB with 19 saves in 21 opportunities.
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Red Sox's Aroldis Chapman: Records 18th save
Aroldis Chapman picked up the save in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Angels. He allowed a solo home run while striking out two over one inning.A two-out solo homer from Zach Neto kept Chapman from retiring the side in order, but the 38-year-old struck out the next batter to lock down his 18th save. The southpaw has been a bit shaky of late, allowing six earned runs across six innings over his past seven appearances. He has also taken a pair of losses while converting four of six save opportunities during this stretch. Despite the recent hiccups, Chapman has been effective overall in 2026, posting a 2.36 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 35:12 K:BB across 26.2 innings.
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Red Sox's Aroldis Chapman: Notches 17th save
Aroldis Chapman recorded his 17th save of the season Friday against the Angels after tossing a scoreless ninth inning, allowing two hits and striking out one.Chapman went 4-for-6 in save chances in June, giving up six runs (five earned) and posting a 7.50 ERA and 2.50 WHIP across six innings. Even though this was far from his cleanest outing, at least he got the job done while protecting the Boston Red Sox's three-run lead in the ninth, in the process becoming MLB's new strikeout king among relievers. Chapman has 17 saves in 19 chances this season, posting a 2.10 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 11.6 K/9 across 25.2 innings (27 appearances).
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Red Sox's Aroldis Chapman: Takes second blown save
Aroldis Chapman allowed two runs (one earned) on a hit and a walk while striking out two over one inning to take a blown save in Sunday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Yankees.Chapman continued a rough patch of performances. He's now allowed six runs (five earned) over his last five innings, a span that includes both of his blown saves and two of his three losses this season. He was able to avoid the loss Sunday, as the Boston Red Sox went on to win in 10 innings. Despite the recent hiccups, Chapman still has a 2.19 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 32:12 K:BB across 24.2 innings while converting 16 of 18 save chances this season. He doesn't appear to be at risk of losing the closing job yet, though he has pitched three of the last four days and may be due a rest day soon.
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Red Sox's Aroldis Chapman: Notches 16th save
Aroldis Chapman walked one and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning Saturday to record his 16th save of the season in a 4-1 win over the Yankees.The veteran closer picked up his second save of the series against the club with whom he racked up 153 between 2016 and 2022, the most of any of the seven teams Chapman has suited up for in his big-league career. The left-hander's only blown save of the season came at Coors Field last week, and over 23.2 innings so far this year he's produced a 1.90 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 30:11 K:BB.
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Red Sox's Aroldis Chapman: Bounces back with 15th save
Aroldis Chapman earned a save against the Yankees on Thursday, allowing two hits and issuing one walk with no strikeouts over one scoreless inning.Chapman was summoned to close things out with Boston up 6-3 in the ninth inning. The veteran closer had to sweat out the save, as the Yankees loaded the bases with two outs before Chapman retired Ben Rice on a game-ending groundout. Though it wasn't easy, the outing was a bounce-back after Chapman blew his first save his last time out, when he gave up three runs without retiring a batter against the Rockies. The fireballing lefty is up to 15 saves on the campaign, tied for ninth most in the majors, and has a 1.99 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 29:10 K:BB over 22.2 innings.
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Red Sox's Aroldis Chapman: Blows first save of 2026
Aroldis Chapman (0-3) blew the save and took the loss in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Rockies. He allowed three runs on four hits without recording an out.Chapman entered with a two-run lead in the ninth inning and was greeted by a trio of singles, including a 74.2 mph blooper from TJ Rumfield and a bunt hit from Cole Carrigg. With the bases loaded and no outs, Jake McCarthy punched a fastball into left field that Jarren Duran struggled to field cleanly, allowing all three runners to score on a walk-off triple. It marked Chapman's first blown save of 2026 and his second straight outing in which he allowed a run and was charged with the loss. Despite the recent hiccups, the 38-year-old has still been excellent this season, posting a 2.08 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 29:9 K:BB with 14 saves across 21.2 innings.