RELIEVERS: Early look at ARI, KC, MIA, MIN, SF
Mar 31 2019
The season has begun! But don't overreact to the first week of news. Let's look at what happened on Opening Day and then tour through some early ideas about Arizona, Kansas City, Miami, Minnesota, and San Francisco.
The Mets preserved a close lead just like they drew it up: Seth Lugo (RHP, NYM) in the seventh, Jeurys Familia (RHP, NYM) in the eighth, and Edwin Díaz (RHP, NYM) in the ninth. 3 IP, 4 strikeouts, no baserunners. The A's and Padres had similar experiences.
The Reds started the eighth inning up 5-2 and went to the closer to start the eighth. Raisel Iglesias (RHP, CIN) promptly gave up a leadoff home run to make it 5-3 and then got through that inning. Back out for the ninth, Iglesias gave up two walks and got one out when he...
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