Bullpen Report: August 13, 2015

Just a few quick notes for this short Thursday slate…

–Andrew Miller last tripped to the hill on Tuesday when he fanned two but surrendered a pair of earned runs on three hits to be charged with his first blown save of the season. And although his 24 consecutive save streak has been reset, the Yankees summonsed their southpaw closer to the mound with a three-run lead over the Indians in Cleveland. Miller entered tonight with a 1.85 ERA (2.49 FIP) and a 27.8% K-BB%, but by the time he left the mound the lefty owned a 2.08 ERA (2.40 FIP) along with a 28.2% K-BB%. Miller surrendered an earned run on two hits while striking out two en route to his 25th save of the season. He needed 18 pitches to get through the five batters and secure the victory of the Yankees.

–Shawn Tolleson induced a trio of flyball outs in a clean frame of work to notch his 21st save of the ‘15 campaign today. The 27-year-old is now 21-of-22 in save opportunities for the Rangers with a 2.81 ERA (3.26 FIP) and a 21.2% K-BB%. Keone Kela came on with two on and two outs in the sixth in an attempt to bail out Rangers’ starter Chi-Chi Gonzalez. A single to the first batter he faced brought home one run, but a second runner was thrown out at the plate trying to score which ended the inning. Kela was charged with a blown save for his efforts, but ended up being awarded the victory when his teammate picked up a run in the top of the eighth. He’s now 6-5 on the year with one save, three blown saves and a 3.13 ERA (3.06 FIP).

–Roberto Osuna allowed a two-out double to Josh Reddick, but escaped the ninth-inning unscathed to notch his 12th save of the season. To date, the 20-year-old Osuna has successfully converted 12-of-13 save chances to go along with a 2.05 ERA (2.56 FIP). Huston Street labored through 23 pitches in the final frame against the Royals to earn his 27th save on the year. With two outs in his pocket, Street yielded a solo home run to Eric Hosmer, a single to Kendrys Morales and walked Mike Moustakas before an Alex Rios fly out ended the Royals’ comeback attempt. And surprisingly, Wade Davis and Greg Holland combined to allow six earned runs on six hits and two walks in just one inning of work. Chalk that up in the “probably won’t ever see that again column” for the Davis/Holland duo. And finally, just as I was about to press publish, Santiago Casilla finished off the Nationals for his 28th save of the season and a 3-1 victory for the Giants. Also noteworthy out of San Francisco, Hunter Strickland fanned three in two clean innings of work.

Closer Grid:

[Green light, yellow light, red light: the colors represent the volatility of the bullpen order.]