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FLA •
6 months ago
With the Marlins possessing a 6-3 lead, Tinoco was brought in to start the sixth tonight, his earliest appearance of the month. He wound up retiring none of the five batters he faced, though he did get one out when a runner was thrown out at home. Before that, he botched a roller down the first base line on which he should have gotten an out. Tinoco has a 6.60 ERA in 15 innings this season. Perhaps this will take him out of the mix for saves for a spell (he has four of the team’s seven saves this season), making Anthony Bender and Calvin Faucher better bets.
FLA •
6 months ago
Tinoco has half of the Marlins’ six saves. Calvin Faucher, who has two of the remaining three, pitched a scoreless seventh in a tie game and was credited with a win tonight. Anthony Bender, who has one save, struck out two in a perfect eighth tonight for a hold. We’re skeptical that any of these guys are worth rostering in shallow leagues at the moment, but Tinoco seems to be the preferred ninth-inning option of the bunch.
FLA •
7 months ago
Tinoco has two of the Marlins’ last three saves, but he didn’t help the cause today. He entered with a man on first and two outs in the sixth and gave up a walk, a two-run triple (which really should have been caught), a two-run homer and a single before finally finishing the inning. His sloppy performance also got fellow Marlins closing option Anthony Bender charged with a run for the guy he left on first. Tinoco came into the day having pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings in his last six appearances. His bad outing is probably a little bit of good news for those rostering Calvin Faucher. Still, we wouldn’t recommend any Marlins reliever outside of deep leagues.
FLA •
7 months ago
Tinoco got the call to protect a three-run advantage in the final frame with both Anthony Bender and Calvin Faucher likely unavailable after both throwing over 20 pitches during Sunday’s series finale against the Phillies. He got Jake Fraley and Noelvi Marte to fly out before coaxing a game-ending pop up from Jose Trevino.
FLA •
7 months ago
No rehab assignment for Tinoco, who landed on the IL with a back strain after pitching a scoreless inning on Opening Day. He struggled this spring with his velocity down some, but if he performs better now, he could become part of the closing mix in Miami.