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Yhency Brazoban

9/17/2005

Brazoban tied the franchise record for appearances by a rookie pitcher on Friday night. Brazoban threw one scoreless inning in the loss to the Dodgers in making his 67th appearance of the season.

8/11/2005

Brazoban hit a batter, walked two, surrendered a grand slam and did not record an out before being pulled from Wednesday's loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in favor of Giovanni Carrara. The Dodgers' closer has seen his ERA balloon from 5.16 to 6.46 over his last two appearances, allowing a total of seven runs on five hits in just two-thirds of an inning.

7/20/2005

Without a save in his last four appearances, Brazoban has seen his ERA jump from 4.89 to 6.03. Over that span, the Dodgers' closer has posted an 0-3 record with a blown save, allowing six runs on six hits -- including two home runs -- in 2.1 innings of work. In the month of July, he has a gaudy 18.69 ERA and just one save in six outings.

5/15/2005

Although he earned his 11th save of the season on Friday night, Brazoban will most likely be put back into the setup role. With regular closer Eric Gagne returning from injury, Brazoban should become the team's eighth-inning setup man.

Brazoban had saved 10 straight games, but with Gagne back, he'll lose most of his fantasy value.

4/14/2005

With regular closer Eric Gagne sidelined for at least another couple of weeks with a sprained pitching elbow, Brazoban will continue to handle most of the save situations for the Los Angeles Dodgers. So far this season, the 24-year-old righthander has gone 1-0 with a 6.23 ERA and two saves in four relief appearances.

Brazoban made his major league debut last season and went 6-2 with a 2.48 ERA in 31 games, and despite his limited experience, the Dodgers are confident that he can handle the job in Gagne's stead.