PT TODAY: Jeffress, Hader get opening to close in MIL

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Brewers | Corey Knebel temporarily removed from closer's role
Milwaukee Brewers RHP Corey Knebel has been temporarily removed from the closer's role following a series of shaky outings. The team is expected to use a closer-by-committee setup for ninth-inning situations based on matchups, with LHP Josh Hader and RHPs Jeremy Jeffress and Corbin Burnes among the most likely candidates to be used.  Source: MLB.com - Cody Pace
 
BHQ take: Jeffress seems likely to get the bulk of saves throughout Knebel's demotion, as he did during Knebel's early season DL stint. Joakim Soria, with ample closing experience with...

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