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HOU • Pitcher • #74
7 days ago
King gave up a double and a single in the eighth to bring the Dodgers within one run, but the Astros stuck with him in the ninth and he allowed only a one-hit single before closing out the game. He’s now matched Enyel De Los Santos with his third save. Both guys might have a little value until Josh Hader returns.
HOU • Pitcher • #74
10 days ago
Enyel De Los Santos, the Astros’ most frequent closer of late, came into this one to begin the sixth and was charged with one run in 1 2/3 innings of an inning (the one run came after he departed with in the seventh with two outs and a runner on first). That left Kai-Wei Teng in a setup role and King to close. The lefty needed just six pitches to put together a one-two-three inning.
HOU • Pitcher • #74
23 days ago
Enyel De Los Santos worked a scoreless eighth. He and King seem like the favorites for saves in Houston’s pen right now, so this is probably edge to De Los Santos. King, though, was victimized by a Brice Matthews error in the 10th, and things could have worked out quite a bit differently if that play had been made.
HOU • Pitcher • #74
8 months ago
After Bryan Abreu threw 44 pitches combined between appearances on Monday and Tuesday, the Astros called on King to close out the Rangers and complete this sweep. He got his four outs on just 14 pitches and made it look easy against the bottom of their lineup.
HOU • Pitcher • #74
10 months ago
With Hader getting the night off after pitching in two of the last three games, King was called on to close out the game against the Diamondbacks with a two-run lead. He made things interesting by loading the bases with no outs before striking out a batter and inducing a ground ball double play to secure the win and the save.