Jonny Venters Earns First Save Since 2011 Monday Versus Oakland
6 years agoTampa Bay Rays reliever Jonny Venters earned a save versus the Athletics on Monday. It came in the 13th inning and only took one batter to earn the final out. He had not earned a save since the 2011 season with Atlanta. Venters has not pitched in the majors since the 2012 Wild-Card game. He has had four major elbow surgeries. Venters had three seasons in the majors during which he was a dominant late-inning reliever who struck out 258 batters in 229 2/3 innings with an ERA of 3.00. It is way too soon to say he will remain a good reliever for the long haul, but right now he has a 1.04 ERA on the season after 10 appearances. He's unlikely to see many more save chances for a bad Tampa team, even with former closer Alex Colome now in Seattle.
Source: ESPN.com
Source: ESPN.com