7 years agoMilwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Jacob Barnes went two innings on Wednesday, giving up one hit and striking out three in the 2-0 victory while locking down his second save of 2018. His first save of the season goes all the way back to Opening Day when he locked down an extra-inning save. Considering Josh Hader had been in for two two-inning saves prior to this game, this isn't necessarily indicative of Barnes getting to close games. One of Hader's saves came Tuesday, so it only made sense that he wasn't available to go Wednesday. Until Corey Knebel gets back, it now looks like Hader will get most of the saves. In terms of who is next in line, considering Matt Albers hasn't pitched since April 15 and Barnes was given the go ahead to pitch two innings, it seems Albers most likely won't see any save situations in the meantime. Barnes is now up to a 1.80 ERA in 10 innings pitched with 10 strikeouts and is a good relief option in deeper leagues, as the closing situation in Milwaukee is still confusing.--Caden Inaba
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