American LeagueBaltimore Orioles(CL) Jim Johnson (R)--Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Monday in a non-save situation needing only 11 pitches to get through the appearance He struck out one batter while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (09/04/12) (SU) Pedro Strop (R)--Pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning on Monday striking out two batters on 10 pitches thrown. With this appearance Strop lowered his earned-run average to 1.83 on the season, which ranks him amongst the best setup men the American League. (09/04/12) (MR) Darren O’Day (R)--Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation giving up just one walk in the outing. With this appearance O’Day lowered his earned-run average to 2.30 on the season. (09/03/12)Boston Red Sox(CL) Andrew Bailey (R)--Recorded his second save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit in the outing. Bailey is now two-for-two in save chances since taking over the closer role. (09/05/12) (SU) Vicente Padilla (R)--Picked up his 23rd hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one walk in the outing. With this appearance Padilla lowered his earned-run average to 4.37 on the season. (09/05/12) (MR) Alfredo Aceves (R)--Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Wednesday night retiring all four batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter while forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs on 16 pitches thrown. (09/06/12)Chicago White Sox(CL) Addison Reed (R)--Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday in a non-save situation giving up one run on two hits. With this appearance Reed raised his earned-run average to 4.28 on the season. (09/06/12) (SU) Brett Myers (R)-- Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Wednesday afternoon retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter while forcing two fly ball outs on 14 pitches thrown. (09/06/12) (MR) Matt Thornton (L)-- Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Thornton lowered his earned-run average to 3.56 on the season. (09/06/12) Cleveland Indians (CL) Chris Perez (R)--Recorded his 34th save of the season on Tuesday night after retiring all three batters he faced in order in the ninth inning. This was his first appearance since last Thursday so expect him to be available on Wednesday. (09/05/12) (SU) Vinnie Pestano (R)--Picked up his 34th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning striking out two batters. Pestano has now pitched back-to-back days and may get the day off on Wednesday. (09/05/12) (MR) Tony Sipp (L)--Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Thursday giving up one run on four walks in the appearance. With this outing Sipp raised his earned-run average to 4.70 on the season and has now given up runs in two of his last three games. (08/31/12)Detroit Tigers(CL) Jose Valverde (R)--Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed nine pitches to get through the appearance forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs to get the job done. (09/06/12) (SU) Joaquin Benoit (R)--Picked up his 28th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning, He gave up one walk in the appearance while forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out on 11 pitches thrown. (09/06/12) (MR) Phil Coke (L)--Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Monday giving up one walk in the appearance on seven pitches thrown. With this appearance Coke lowered his earned-run average to 3.67 on the season. (09/04/12)Kansas City Royals(CL) Greg Holland (R)--Recorded his 11th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out on just six pitches thrown. (09/05/12) (SU) Aaron Crow (R)--Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday night giving up one hit in the outing. Crow needed 13 pitches to get through the appearance forcing two fly ball outs to get the job done. (09/06/12) (MR) Tim Collins (L)--Picked up the win on Sunday despite being charged with a blown-save after surrendering two runs on three hits and one walk in the sixth inning. With this appearance Collins improved to 5-2 on the season even though it was a rough outing. (09/03/12) Injured--Joakim Soria (out for season)Los Angeles Angels(CL) Ernesto Frieri (R)-- Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Frieri lowered his earned-run average to 2.06 on the season. (09/06/12) (SU) Kevin Jepsen (R)--Picked up his 13th hold of the season on Wednesday afternoon after striking out the final two batters of the eighth inning. He threw just 12 pitches in the appearance with six going over for strikes. (09/06/12) (MR) Scott Downs (L)--Picked up his 20th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance and needed just seven pitches to get the job done. (09/05/12)Minnesota Twins(CL) Glen Perkins (L)--Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Thursday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter while forcing two fly ball outs on just 12 pitches thrown. (08/31/12) (CL) Jared Burton (R)--Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday afternoon retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed nine pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out. (09/06/12) (MR) Alex Burnett (R)--Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up two hits and one walk while striking out one batter. He got himself into a jam but was able to force two ground ball outs to get the job done. (09/06/12) Injured--Matt Capps (15-Day DL)New York Yankees(CL) Rafael Soriano (R)--Recorded his 35th save of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He needed only 12 pitches to get through the appearance with seven going over for strikes. (09/06/12) (SU) David Robertson (R)--Picked up his 23rd hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching 1.1 innings of scoreless relief. With this appearance Robertson lowered his earned-run average to 2.22 on the season. (09/06/12) (MR) Boone Logan (R)--Picked up his 17th hold of the season on Wednesday night after recording the first two outs of the seventh inning. He gave up one walk in the appearance while striking out two batters on 13 pitches thrown. (09/06/12) Injured--Mariano Rivera (out for the season)Oakland Athletics(CL) Grant Balfour (R)--Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Wednesday afternoon giving up one run on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. This was his first outing since Sunday, so expect him to be ready to go when the Athletics take on the Mariners on Friday. (09/06/12) (SU) Ryan Cook(R)--Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday afternoon surrendering three runs on one hit and two walks while striking out one batter. With this appearance Cook raised his earned-run average to 2.62 on the season. (09/06/12) (MR) Sean Doolittle (L)--Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up two runs on three hits while striking out one batter. He needed 20 pitches to get through the appearance with 16 pitches going over for strikes. (09/05/12) Injured--Joey Devine (15-Day DL), Jordan Norberto (15-Day DL)Seattle Mariners(CL) Tom Wilhelmsen (R)--Recorded his 24th save of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out on 18 pitches thrown. (09/06/12) (SU) Lucas Luetge (L)--Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Wednesday after striking out the only batter he faced in the eighth inning. He threw just three pitches in the appearance with all three going over for strikes. (09/06/12) (MR) Oliver Perez (L)--Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up one walk while striking out one batter in the outing. With this appearance Perez lowered his earned-run average to 1.66 on the season. (09/05/12) Injured--George Sherrill (15-Day DL)Tampa Bay Rays(CL) Fernando Rodney (R)--Recorded his 42nd save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. Rodney has now picked up saves in back-to-back days, but will be sued if needed on Wednesday. (09/05/12) (SU) Joel Peralta (R)--Picked up his 33rd hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit while striking out three batters. With this appearance Peralta lowered his earned-run average to 3.70 on the season. (09/05/12) (MR) Kyle Farnsworth (R)--Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Farnsworth lowered his earned-run average to 2.61 on the season. (09/06/12)Texas Rangers(CL) Joe Nathan (R)--Recorded his 29th save of the season on Wednesday night despite giving up one run on two hits in the ninth inning. This was Nathan’s first outing since Monday so expect him to be available if needed on Thursday. (09/06/12) (SU) Mike Adams (R)--Picked up his 26th hold of the season on Wednesday despite giving up one run on one hit and one walk in the eighth inning. With this appearance Adams raised his earned-run average to 2.74 on the season. (09/06/12) (MR) Robbie Ross (L)--Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday night needing 17 pitches to get through the appearance. He forced three ground ball outs in the outing which was his first since last Saturday. (08/30/12)Toronto Blue Jays(CL) Casey Janssen (R)--Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday in a non-save situation giving up two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Janssen raised his earned-run average to 2.52 on the season. (09/06/12) (SU) Brandon Lyon (R)--Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation giving up two hits in the appearance. Since joining the Blue Jays at the trade deadline Lyon has pitched great and is now sitting on a 2.08 earned-run average. (09/05/12) (MR) Steve Delabar (R)--Picked up the win on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless seventh inning giving up one hit while striking out two batters. Delabar now improves to 4-1 on the season with a 3.60 earned-run average after this outing. (09/06/12) Injured--Sergio Santos (out for season)National LeagueArizona Diamondbacks(CL) J.J. Putz (R)--Was charged with his fifth blown-save of the season on Monday after surrendering one run on two hits and one walk while striking out two batters. This was Putz’s second blown-save in as many days and will likely get Tuesday off to clear his head. (09/04/12) (SU) David Hernandez (R)--Picked up his 22nd hold of the season on Monday despite giving up two runs on three hits in the eighth inning. Hernandez has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Tuesday. (09/04/12) (MR) Bryan Shaw (R)--Took the loss on Monday after giving up one run on two hits in the 10th inning. With this appearance Shaw falls to 1-5 on the season with a 4.22 earned-run average, but has been pitching well as of late. (09/04/12) Injured--Takashi Saito (15-Day DL)Atlanta Braves(CL) Craig Kimbrel (R)--Recorded his 33rd save of the season on Wednesday night after pitching 1.1 innings of relief. He struck out four batters in the appearance which brings his total to 92 strikeouts on the season. (09/06/12) (SU) Eric O’Flaherty (L)--Picked up his 23rd hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He gave up one hit and one walk in the appearance while striking out one batter on 14 pitches thrown. (09/06/12) (MR) Jonny Venters (L)--Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday giving up one walk in the outing. With this appearance Venters lowered his earned-run average to 3.40 on the season and has now put together two straight solid outings. (09/03/12)Chicago Cubs(CL) Carlos Marmol (R)--Took the loss on Sunday after surrendering two runs on two hits and two walks in the ninth inning. With this appearance Marmol raised his earned-run average to 4.15 on the season. (09/03/12) (SU) James Russell (L)--Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Sunday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out on 11 pitches thrown. (09/03/12) (MR) Shawn Camp (R)--Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed 18 pitches to get through the appearance striking out one batter while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out. (09/03/12)Cincinnati Reds(CL) Aroldis Chapman (L)--Recorded his 35th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up just one hit. He struck out two batters in the appearance and is now sitting on 117 strikeouts on the season. (09/05/12) (SU) Jonathan Broxton (R)--Picked up his seventh hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. With this appearance Broxton lowered his earned-run average to 4.09 since joining the Reds. (09/05/12) (MR) Sean Marshall (L)--Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday afternoon retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters while forcing one fly ball out on just 11 pitches thrown. (09/06/12) Injured--Ryan Madson (out for season), Nick Masset (15-Day DL)Colorado Rockies(CL) Rafael Betancourt (R)--Recorded his 27th save of the season on Sunday despite giving up one run on three hits in the appearance. With this outing Betancourt raised his earned-run average to 2.57 on the season. (09/03/12) (SU) Matt Belisle (R)--Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Belisle lowered his earned-run average to 3.07 on the season. (09/05/12) (MR) Matt Reynolds (L)-Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Wednesday striking out the only batter that he faced on five pitches thrown. This was his first appearance since Sunday so expect him to be available if needed on Thursday. (09/06/12)Houston Astros(CL) Wilton Lopez (R)--Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out on 16 pitches thrown. (09/06/12) (SU) Fernando Rodriguez (R)--Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation striking out all three batters he faced in order. He threw just 11 pitches in the appearance with nine pitches going over for strikes. (09/03/12) (MR) Rhiner Cruz (R)--Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Tuesday night giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Cruz lowered his earned-run average to 6.80 on the season. (09/05/12) Injured--Francisco Cordero (15-Day DL)Los Angeles Dodgers(CL) Kenley Jansen (R)--Jansen is out indefinitely with a recurrence of an irregular heartbeat. He has now been placed on the disabled-list as of yet, but if he is going to need blood thinners he will likely miss the rest of the season. (08/30/12) (CL) Ronald Belisario (R)--Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed 12 pitches to get through the appearance forcing three ground ball outs. (09/05/12) (CL) Brandon League (R)--Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in a non-save situation giving up two walks while striking out one batter. With this appearance League lowered his earned-run average to 3.60 since joining the Dodgers. (09/06/12) Injured-- Todd Coffey (15-Dal DL)Miami Marlins(CL) Steve Cishek (R)--Recorded his 12th save of the season on Monday after retiring the final batter of the ninth inning needing only two pitches to get through the appearance. With this appearance Cishek lowered his earned-run average to 2.48 on the season. (09/04/12) (SU) Heath Bell (R)--Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one fly ball out on nine pitches thrown. (09/06/12) (MR) Mike Dunn (L)--Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Wednesday striking out the only batter that he faced in the ninth inning. He threw just four pitches in the appearance with three pitches going over for strikes. (09/06/12) Injured--Juan Oviedo (15-Day DL)Milwaukee Brewers(CL) John Axford (R)--Recorded his 25th save of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one walk in the outing. Axford has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Thursday. (09/06/12) (SU) Francisco Rodriguez (R)--Picked up his 26th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He retired all three batters he faced in order needing 13 pitches to get the job done. (09/06/12) (MR) Jim Henderson (R)--Picked up his seventh hold of the season on Wednesday night after retiring the final two batters of the seventh inning. He threw just three pitches in the appearance forcing two fly ball outs. (09/06/12)New York Mets(CL) Frank Francisco (R)--Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday afternoon in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out one batter. He needed 12 pitches to get through the appearance with seven pitches going over for strikes. (09/06/12) (SU) Jon Rauch (R)--Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday afternoon retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed only 10 pitches to get through the appearance while lowering his earned-run average to 2.92 in his efforts. (09/06/12) (MR) Bobby Parnell (R)--Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Monday giving up two hits and one walk in the appearance. Parnell has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be given the day off on Tuesday. (09/04/12) Injured-- Tim Byrdak (15-Day DL)Philadelphia Phillies(CL) Jonathan Papelbon (R)--Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday in a non-save situation giving up one run on two hits. He struck out two batters in the appearance needing 18 pitches to get the job done. (09/06/12) (SU) Antonio Bastardo (L)--Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday afternoon retiring both batters he faced in the eighth inning. He struck out one batter while forcing one fly ball out on 15 pitches thrown. (09/06/12) (MR) Josh Lindblom (R)--Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Tuesday night giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With this appearance Lindblom lowered his earned-run average to 3.48 on the season. (09/05/12) Injured--David Herndon (15-Day DL)Pittsburgh Pirates(CL) Joel Hanrahan (R)--Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation giving up one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Hanrahan lowered his earned-run average to 2.44 on the season. (09/05/12) (SU) Jason Grilli (R)--Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday giving up two runs on two hits while striking out two batters. With this appearance Grilli raised his earned-run average to 2.47 on the season. (09/06/12) (MR) Tony Watson (L)--Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up one hit in the appearance. He needed seven pitches to get through the appearance forcing a fly ball out to get out of the eighth inning. (09/05/12)San Diego Padres(CL) Luke Gregerson (R)--Picked up his 23rd hold of the season on Wednesday night after retiring the first two batters of the ninth inning. With this appearance Gregerson lowered his earned-run average to 2.42 on the season. (09/06/12) (SU) Dale Thayer (R)--Picked up his 13th hold of the season on Wednesday after retiring the final two batters of the eighth inning. He struck out one batter while forcing one ground ball out on just six pitches thrown. (09/06/12) (MR) Cory Burns (R)--Took the loss on Monday night after giving up one run on three hits in the 11th inning. With this appearance Burns fell to 0-1 on the season with a 3.72 earned-run average in limited duty. (09/04/12) Injured--Huston Street (15-Day DL)San Francisco Giants(CL) Sergio Romo (R)--Pitched two innings of relief on Tuesday night retiring all six batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing four ground ball outs to get the job done. (09/05/12) (SU) Jeremy Affeldt (L)--Failed to record an out in his appearance on Tuesday giving up one hit and one walk in the appearance. He threw just eight pitches in the outing in what was his first appearance since Sunday. (09/05/12) (MR) Santiago Casilla (R)--Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday night retiring both batters he faced in order. He needed only five pitches to get through the appearance forcing two fly ball outs to get the job done. (09/05/12) Injured--Brian Wilson (out for season)St. Louis Cardinals(CL) Jason Motte (R)--Recorded his 33rd save of the season on Monday after pitching 1.2 innings of relief. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs to get the job done. (09/04/12) (SU) Mitchell Boggs (R)--Picked up his 27th hold of the season on Monday despite giving up two runs on two hits and one walk in 0.1 innings of relief. With this appearance Boggs raised his earned-run average to 2.18 on the season. (09/04/12) (MR) Marc Rzepczynski (L)--Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday afternoon retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance needing 10 pitches to get the job done. (09/06/12)Washington Nationals(CL) Tyler Clippard (R)--Recorded his 30th save of the season on Monday despite giving up one run on two hits in the ninth inning. Clippard has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be given the day off on Tuesday. (09/04/12) (SU) Sean Burnett (L)--Was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Sunday after surrendering two runs on three hits in the seventh inning. Burnett has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be given the day off on Monday. (09/03/12) (MR) Drew Storen (R)--Picked up his eighth hold of the season on Monday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. Storen retired all three batters he faced in order striking out one batter while forcing two fly ball outs on just nine pitches thrown. (09/04/12) Injured--Henry Rodriguez (15-Day DL) Get all your latest up-to-date daily bullpen news by following @mlbdailybullpen.