The Brewers are moving off Trevor Megill in the ninth inning and giving Abner Uribe a chance to close games, while the Dodgers sent mixed signals around Edwin Díaz after his three-run blown save on Friday against the Rangers. The latest bullpen churn also included Mason Miller picking up his fifth save of the season on Tuesday and Andrés Muñoz taking the loss after a rough outing Wednesday night.
Jeff Hoffman blew his third save in five chances, a reminder that the ninth inning has not settled down for several clubs. Muñoz had also picked up his first save before falling into line for a win against the Astros, then gave up three runs on four hits and a walk in a non-save situation. On Tuesday, Alex Vesia closed out the Dodgers’ game against the Mets by striking out the side, giving Los Angeles a clean finish even as its late-inning picture stayed cloudy.
That cloud was still hanging over Díaz on Wednesday, when he was warming up for the ninth before the Dodgers extended their lead to seven runs in the eighth. Manager Dave Roberts said Díaz checked out fine after the bullpen and should be good to go, but the mixed signals were hard to miss. Díaz is still being tracked as part of a weekly Closer Report covering saves around baseball, and the broader picture remains the same: some clubs are changing course, others are buying time, and the ninth inning is still one of the few places where a single pitch can redraw the map.
Kenley Jansen, meanwhile, is listed in the headline as moving to third in all-time saves, but the supporting details in the material provided do not go further than that. What is clear is that the late innings keep shifting around him and around the rest of the league, with roles changing almost as fast as the saves themselves.
