PLAYING TIME: Thayer records save
May 8 2012
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thayer notches save in San Diego
The San Diego bullpen in its current state (Street on the DL) was profiled here just a few days ago, but there is another member of the pen that could surprise with a prominent role. Manager Bud Black indicated over the weekend that any of Andrew Cashner, Luke Gregerson, or Dale Thayer (RHP, SD) could be used to close out games. On May 6, Gregerson pitched the seventh inning of a tie game, and Cashner pitched the eighth, meaning neither were going to be called upon to get the save. Cashner, it should be noted, was brought in to face the top of the Miami lineup, and allowed four runs (three earned) while throwing 39 pitches. The next day, when a save situation presented...
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