May 29, 2008
The Fall of Troy
Troy Percival goes on the disabled list with a strained hamstring:
Percival, 1-0 with 14 saves in 16 chances and a 2.95 ERA, limped off the mound during the ninth inning of Wednesday's 5-3 victory over the Texas Rangers. An MRI exam revealed no significant damage, however the AL East leaders don't want to take any unecessary chances with the 38-year-old right-hander.
It's not clear who will fill in as closer.
Posted by David Pinto at
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Wheeler has been the 8th inning setup man all season.
Wheeler has been their best reliever and Maddon uses him in the most high leverage situations and I'd expect that to continue. If that's in the 9th, fine, if not that's fine too. Reyes will get some "easy" saves too. It'll be a situational thing.
Percival has been running on fumes and faltering for a while now - losing him isn't going to hurt as much as you might think.