Gagne leads majors in blown saves

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Houston - Say what you want about close plays at first base and tight strike zones but Eric Gagne has become a crap shoot when the Brewers summon him to close games. Gagne blew his major league-high fifth save opportunity today by surrendering two runs in the bottom of the ninth in a game the Brewers eventually lost to the Houston Astros, 8-6, on Hunter Pence's two-run homer with one ... [link]

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In the News (5/4)
Published 5/5/2008 by Jared at Right Field Bleachers
... . The Astros benefited from a number of close calls and a very tight strike zone for Gagne, but no one was making excuses after the game. ...

Closing Time: Gagne can't get calls, except from his manager
Published 5/5/2008 at Roto Arcade
... Gagne walked three and gave up an infield single on a bang-bang play while blowing his fifth save of the season. Hey, that leads the majors. ...

Baseball Today: Monday, May 5
Published 5/5/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... (rotoworld.com) . . . Eric Gagne "has become a crap shoot when the Brewers summon him to close games," according to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel; yesterday he suffered his fifth blown save of the year . . . Derek Lowe ...

Monday's Frosty Mug
Published 5/5/2008 by KLSnow at Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts
... in the top of the 9th, and I still felt like I had just left home when I damn near drove off the road in the bottom of the 9th. I also have a sore spot on my forehead from banging it against the steering wheel near Iowa City in the 12th. Win Expectancy Graph BR Box Score BDD Recaps BP Postseason Odds: 79.3 wins and a 8.5% shot at the Central. I probably don't need to tell you the obvious today, but Tom H. wants you to know Eric Gagne leads the league in blown saves. Jim Powell also blogged from Houston, ...

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