Pitching Coach Pete Walker came out to the mound with no trainer and then left him in. 2019 Topps Rainbow Foil #184 Ken Giles. Kay and Thornton go long.If heâs worthy of a QO, theyâd 100% be fine if he accepted it. But he says he’s open to staying off of the market entirely, as Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports. Iâm dying to see the Nate start as much as anyone, Iâve been watching the kid for 3 years but if we are trying to compete, taking a 2-3 run lead into the eighth, especially without Giles, isnât very safe, it doesnât matter how good your starter is if your team canât close games (unless you have Roy Halladays mentality and complete half your starts).Why are you still reading this?For your fantasy teams — grab RP Anthony BassDolis likes to walk the tightrope.The way these players are going down these last few days, we won’t have to worry about the season getting cancelled due to COVID-19. The Texas Rangers got a pair of excellent performances on the bump from both Lance Lynn and Mike Minor in 2019, ... Ken Giles to 10-Day IL with …
(4x45)...was tied for the sixth-longest home scoreless appearance streak in club history, and the longest since RHP Will Harris had a 17-game streak from 2015-16...recorded the first 2.0-inning save of his career on Aug. 13 at TEX...entered the game with two on and no outs in the 8th inning...finished August with three saves (three save opps.) Toronto Blue Jays closer Ken Giles left the club’s 6-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday in the ninth inning with right elbow soreness, the team announced after the game. In 2019, Giles dealt with elbow issues through the … Pitching coach Pete Walker visited Giles in the middle of the inning but, after throwing ball three to Ji-Man Choi with the bases loaded, Giles walked off the mound, which brought out Charlie Montoyo and the trainer. Felt really bad for Giles and I hope he’s not seriously hurt. And, why not? First, it was alarming that his fastball lost about 5 or 6 mph. Whether it was last offseason, or what would be the normal Trade Deadline, it was believed that Giles wasn’t long for the city of Toronto. Ryan - 11 in 2006) ... Was the only closer without a blown save (min. 7/16 Blue Jays reliever Ken Giles will be pitching for his fate as a free agent in 2020. Since coming to the Blue Jays, he put his struggles in Houston behind him and pitched to a 1.87 ERA, 23 saves and nearly 2 fWAR in 2019. It would be a strange use of financial resources for a team that still is probably a couple of years away from seriously contending again.I think Romano has the best stuff in the pen right now. That’s See More at MLBTradeRumors Image not available. If Montoya can’t close a Top 8 spot in the AL, he should be replaced. This year is a 16-team postseason. 100 batters faced) behind RHP Luke Gregerson (42.6%) and RHP Dellin Betances (41.1%)...his 16.33 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio after the All-Star Break (52SO/28.2IP) was the highest produced by a Major Leaguer since 1933 (year of first ASG)...was placed on the Paternity List for the birth of his son, Brody, on Aug. 12...activated from the Paternity List on Aug. 15...had a rough start to the season, allowing 12 runs over his first 14 outings and 11.2 innings pitched (9.26 ERA)...rebounded to go 2-3 with a 3.00 ERA (18ER/54IP), 15 saves, 86 strikeouts, 20 walks and 43 hits allowed over his final 55 games of the season (beginning on May 9)...struck out six batters on 36 pitches in 1.2 innings on Aug. 7 vs. TEX...struck out four batters in the 9th inning, becoming the first Astros pitcher with four strikeouts in a single inning since RHP Bud Norris on April 24, 2012 at MIL (3rd inning)...also became the third pitcher since 1913 to record 6 strikeouts in an appearance of less than 2.0 innings, joining Montreal's RHP Steve Kline (Aug. 17, 1999 at SF) and Boston's knuckleballer RHP Tim Wakefield (Aug. 10, 1999 at KC)...recorded nine consecutive saves from Aug. 9-Sept. 10...tied the longest consecutive saves streak by an Astro in 2016 with RHP Will Harris (June 5-July 5)...was the second-longest streak of his career behind a 13-game run in 2015...on Sept. 20 at OAK, earned his 13th save on what was his 26th birthday, working out of a bases loaded, one-out jam...became the sixth pitcher in club history to record a save on his birthday, and the first since RHP Ken Forsch did so on Sept. 8, 1974 vs. SD, on what was his 28th birthday...converted 14 of his last 16 save opportunities (beginning on Aug. 9)...ranked tied for second in the Majors in saves in that span.