MLB Player News
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Trevor Megill RP | MIL
Brewers' Trevor Megill: Secures 24th save Monday
Megill threw one-third of an inning to pick up the save in Monday's 8-4 win over the Cubs. He struck out one.
Megill was tasked with recording only one out after Craig Yoho walked a pair of batters, and the latter got Seiya Suzuki to strike out en route to nabbing his 24th save of the year. The hard-throwing right-hander has now rattled off eight consecutive scoreless outings in a row, and Megill has an outstanding 1.57 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 34:10 K:BB over his last 28.2 innings since the start of May.
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Raisel Iglesias RP | ATL
Braves' Raisel Iglesias: Converts 12th save
Iglesias pitched a clean inning with no strikeouts to earn the save in Monday's 10-7 win at Kansas City.
The 35-year-old threw just seven pitches, all of which were strikes, after relieving Rafael Montero, who conceded three runs on two hits and two walks to open the ninth frame. Iglesias has now picked up the last three Atlanta saves but will be a part of trade talks this week because he's on an expiring contract. The veteran reliever sports a 4.97 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 46:10 K:BB in 41.2 total innings while going 12-for-17 on save chances.
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Chris Flexen RP | CHC
Cubs' Chris Flexen: Another shaky performance Monday
Flexen allowed two runs on three hits across two innings of relief in Monday's 8-4 loss to the Brewers. He struck out one.
Flexen has now allowed at least one run in five straight appearances, and he has a 7.98 ERA during the rough patch. He did make one start in there, allowing three runs over four innings against the Yankees on July 11, but his relief outings haven't been any better. Flexen had established himself as a valuable long reliever earlier in the year, though at this point, it's hard to trust the veteran until he strings together a few good performances and gets back on track.
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Jack Dreyer P | LAD
Dodgers' Jack Dreyer: Tallies one-out save
Dreyer recorded one out to pick up the save in Monday's 5-2 win at Cincinnati.
After veteran right-hander Blake Treinen struggled with a four-run lead, allowing one run on two hits and two walks, Dreyer relieved him and entered with the bases loaded. The rookie southpaw induced a Matt McLain groundout on his third pitch to notch his first big-league save. This save marks an anomaly for Dreyer, who is unlikely to garner many future save chances. The 26-year-old has pitched to a 2.91 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 51:20 K:BB across 52.2 frames this season.
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Pete Fairbanks RP | MIA
Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Secures 18th save
Fairbanks picked up the save in Monday's 4-2 win at the Yankees, allowing one hit and no walks while striking out one over 1.1 scoreless innings.
The right-handed closer locked down his first save of four or more outs this season with this 19-pitch performance. Fairbanks looked sharp, as he fired 14 strikes while allowing a lone single to Ryan McMahon with two outs in the ninth. In 39.1 total frames, the 31-year-old has pitched to a 2.75 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 33:15 K:BB while converting 18-of-21 save opportunities.
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Chase Shugart RP | PHI
Pirates' Chase Shugart: Resumes mound work
Shugart (knee) resumed throwing off a mound last Wednesday, MLB.com reports.
Shugart had been scheduled to throw a proper bullpen session later in the week, but the Pirates haven't confirmed whether or not that happened. In any event, Shugart seems to be taking steps forward in his recovery from left knee inflammation, but he'll still likely need to head out on a minor-league rehab assignment before being activated from the 15-day injured list.
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Nick Mears RP | KC
Brewers' Nick Mears: Good to go Monday
Brewers manager Pat Murphy said that Mears (back) will be available for Monday's game against the Cubs, Jack Stern of BrewerFanatic.com reports.
Mears tweaked his back prior to his relief appearance in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Marlins, but after resting up during the final two games of the weekend, the veteran reliever looks like he'll be ready to go for Monday's series opener. The right-hander heads into the contest having logged one win and 13 holds to go with a 2.95 ERA and 0.91 WHIP over 45 appearances for Milwaukee this season.
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Aroldis Chapman RP | BOS
Red Sox's Aroldis Chapman: Unavailable to pitch Monday
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that Chapman (back) is unavailable to pitch Monday in Minnesota, but he expects the reliever to be ready by Tuesday or Wednesday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Chapman had to be pulled from an appearance Sunday against the Dodgers due to back tightness, but the Red Sox expect his absence to be brief. If a save opportunity arises for Boston on Monday, Cora could turn to Jordan Hicks, Garrett Whitlock, Justin Wilson or Greg Weissert.
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Jose Fermin SP | LAA
Angels' Jose Fermin: Optioned to Triple-A
The Angels optioned Fermin to Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Fermin has hit a rough patch of late, allowing 11 runs (nine earned) over his last three innings. He could get another shot with the big club later this season, but for now the reliever will try to work out the kinks at Salt Lake.