Monday morning mop-up duty: Jeff Locke laughs in the face of FIP
... s over the last decade – Cliff Lee, Rivera, Roy Halladay - and now it’s made Mark Melancon into a late-inning force. He’s increased his cut-fastball useage from 17.4% ...
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Mark Melancon The Latest News
Monday, May 20th
Q&A: Vic Black, Pirates’ Future Closer
... and the Pirates’ bullpen: “I talked to him a little bit in spring training — Mark Melancon, too — more or less discussing where they came from. Grilli has an interesti ...
My Pittsburgh Pirates Paranoia
... s who help make up the un-original name of the “Sharktank.” Jason Grilli and Mark Melancon have been ridiculous. Honestly unbelievable. Each of their ERAs is under one ...
Pirates 1, Astros 0
... Jeff continues to be surprisingly awesome, which has been huge for the Bucs. Mark Melancon bounced back from his Saturday hiccup with a perfect eighth, and Jason Grill ...
Monday Wakeup Call: When smart people do dumb things
... m all negative like that. >> The Pirates used a familiar formula — starter + Mark Melancon + Jason Grilli — to take a weekend series from the Astros. Rob Biertempfel r ...
Pirates Insider: Alvarez lined it up for Locke
... f Lucas Harrell. That was just enough offense for the Pirates as Jeff Locke, Mark Melancon and Jason Grilli combined on a three-hit shutout. “I just remember hitting i ...
Sunday, May 19th
Bullpen Report: May 19, 2013
... Philly Jonathan Papelbon Mike Adams Antonio Bastardo Pittsburgh Jason Grilli Mark Melancon Tony Watson St. Louis Edward Mujica Trevor Rosenthal Fernando Salas Jason Mo ...
Pirates Take Two Of Three From Astros In Weird Series, Cubs Next
... strange it was. The three games were decided by a dropped pop-up (game one), Mark Melancon with a rare bad outing allowing the Astros to extend game two, leading to an ...
Harrell strong but Astros lose 1-0 to Pirates
... in his right knee. A day after his 13-game scoreless streak came to an end, Mark Melancon worked a perfect eighth and Jason Grilli finished with a 1-2-3 ninth for his ...
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from Wisconsin State Journal
for Sun, May 19
Wandy goes for fourth straight quality start
... relievers lead the Majors in strikeouts, with 151, five ahead of the Tigers. Mark Melancon is averaging nine strikeouts per nine innings and allowed just his second ea ...
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from MLB: Pirates
for Sun, May 19
Garza eager, not nervous, about first start of 2013
... relievers lead the Majors in strikeouts, with 151, five ahead of the Tigers. Mark Melancon is averaging nine strikeouts per nine innings and allowed just his second ea ...
Game 44: Pirates 1 Astros 0
... seven shutout innings, holding the Astros to just three hits and two walks. Mark Melancon and Jason Grilli were perfect in the eighth and the ninth, and the Pirates a ...
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from Bloguin: Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke?
for Sun, May 19
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