The Closer Report: May 31, 2010 End of Month Edition

Happy Memorial Day!
Top Closers for May 2010:
Jonathan Broxton - 12 Saves
Rafael Soriano - 9 Saves
Neftali Feliz - 9 Saves
Andrew Bailey - 9 Saves
Brian Wilson - 8 Saves
Carlos Marmol - 8 Saves
Kevin Gregg - 8 Saves
Octavio Dotel - 8 Saves
Matt Capps - 7 Saves
Francisco Rodriguez - 6 Saves
Jon Rauch - 6 Saves
Leo Nunez - 6 Saves
Francsico Cordero - 6 Saves


SAVES:
Andrew Bailey (11) - Bailey finished the month of May strong with a 1.1 inning close out of the Tigers.  It was his ninth save of May and he has turned into one of the hottest closers in baseball.

Octavio Dotel (11) - Dotel looked outstanding once again.  He struck out two and gave up one hit in a 14 pitch save.  Dotel finished May with eight saves and has proven he can close with no problems after a brutal April. 

Kevin Gregg (14) - Gregg continues to rack up saves and improve his overall numbers.  It looks as though his minor issues a few weeks back were a blip on his overall radar and not a regression.  Tonight wasn't easy, he needed 19 pitches to get the save. 

Jon Rauch (13) - Rauch got roughed up a bit securing unlucky save number 13.  He gave up a run on two hits, but held on for the save. 

APPEARANCES:
Jonathan Broxton (3-0) - Entered a tie score in the ninth inning and held it tied with two strikeouts.  He then got the win.  That is the third overall win for Broxton and second in May.  He also led the month in saves with 12 saves.

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