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Aroldis unable to record second four-out save
- Updated: July 31, 2016
CHICAGO — The Mariners had two runners on and two outs in the eighth inning against the Cubs when manager Joe Maddon called upon new closer Aroldis Chapman for his second four-out save. Seattle’s Leonys Martin knew what to expect.
“When a fastball is up at 95, it’s tough to hit,” Martin said. “Imagine 105.”
Martin didn’t see 105 mph, but he did smack a two-run double off a 100-mph fastball from Chapman to give the Mariners a 2-1 lead and hand the closer only his second blown save of the season in the Cubs’ 4-1 loss on Saturday afternoon.
“Of course, every hitter comes and tries to do their job,” Chapman said. “It was my time to lose this time.”
“That part of the batting order just yells [Chapman’s] name,” Maddon said. “If he’s available and we don’t utilize him and lose the game, I’d be upset with myself. Getting away with the traditional methods, it’s hard to not [call on him], unless he’s totally unavailable for four outs …
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