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Molitor reaffirms faith in Jepsen as closer
- Updated: April 27, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — Twins manager Paul Molitor said he met with Kevin Jepsen after Tuesday’s 6-5 win over the Indians to reiterate that he’s still the club’s closer despite blowing his last two save opportunities.
Molitor wanted to reassure Jepsen that he still has confidence in him going forward, and that he’ll remain as the closer in Glen Perkins’ absence. Jepsen couldn’t hold a one-run lead in the Twins’ eventual loss to the Nationals in 16 innings on Sunday, when he surrendered a tying solo homer to Bryce Harper, and he did the same on Tuesday, when he gave up a solo blast to Mike Napoli to tie the game.
“You talk about the games that haven’t gone his way and it’s been one pitch, one call or one play,” Molitor said. “It’s been a really fine line. And when you’re playing one-run games like we’ve been, that’s all it takes to blow a save.”
Jepsen is 2-3 with a 4.66 ERA in 10 appearances this season, striking out seven and walking three in 9 2/3 innings, and has been unable to convert three of his five save chances. He didn’t want to blame his struggles only on bad luck, but he said he’s feeling fine physically and hasn’t been plagued by a lack of command.
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