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As rumors swirl, Texas ‘pen handles business
- Updated: July 24, 2016
KANSAS CITY — Starter A.J. Griffin had a short observation about what the Rangers’ bullpen did in a 2-1 victory over the Royals on Sunday afternoon.
“That was beautiful,” Griffin said.
The Rangers even did it without Aroldis Chapman, the Yankees’ closer who is now the latest marquee player rumored to be on the trade block as the Aug. 1 non-waiver Deadline approaches. The Rangers have had their name attached to Chapman — as they have with every pitcher — but on a hot afternoon at Kauffman Stadium, they were able to rely on the usual suspects, as Sam Dyson closed this one out for his 20th save.
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“It was awesome,” Dyson said. “Obviously it was nice to see. We all expect our bullpen to be able to do that. It’s not going to turn out like this all the time, but we have a good bullpen. We’ll just continue to grind it out and see where it all is in the end.”
The one variation on the standard bullpen plan employed by the Rangers on Sunday was left-hander Alex Claudio being used in a high-leverage situation rather than the usual lopsided affair.
Griffin went five innings, allowing just one run, before Claudio came on in the sixth inning and faced the big bats in the middle of the Royals’ …
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