Moronta (2-1) earned the win Wednesday against Houston, allowing one hit and two walks over one inning while striking out one.
Moronta entered the game in the bottom of the ninth and issued a pair of two-out walks to load the bases, but he was able to retire Jose Altuve to end the inning. The Diamondbacks followed with three runs in the top of the 10th to put Moronta in line for the win. The right-hander has not allowed a run in his last three appearances and has given up three runs through 12 outings in September.
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Diamondbacks' Reyes Moronta: Records second save
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Moronta earned the save during Saturday's 5-2 win against the Giants, striking out two in a perfect ninth inning.
Moronta entered in the ninth to protect a three-run lead and fired 10 of 13 pitches for strikes while notching two strikeouts to earn his second save in his last three appearances. The 29-year-old has been adequate since joining Arizona on Aug. 26, surrendering four runs in 11 innings across 13 appearances, and appears to be manager Torey Lovullo's preferred option to close games for now.
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Diamondbacks' Reyes Moronta: Notches save
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Moronta struck out one over a hitless and scoreless ninth inning to record his first save in a 5-2 win over the Dodgers in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader.
Moronta converted his first ninth-inning save opportunity and did it against the team that DFA'd him a month ago. He's pitched well since joining Arizona and getting late-game opportunities. The Diamondbacks have been searching for stability at the back end of the bullpen, and Moronta could get more chances before the end of the season.
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Diamondbacks' Reyes Moronta: Sets down Padres
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Moronta pitched a scoreless ninth inning in Thursday's 4-0 win over San Diego.
Moronta made quick work (seven pitches) of San Diego's 2-3-4 hitters -- Juan Soto, Manny Machado and Jake Cronenworth -- to preserve the win for rookie Drey Jameson in his MLB debut. Moronta's pitched well recently and is pitching late innings in close games, recording three holds, a blown save and a win while allowing one earned run and striking out five in 5.2 innings over seven September outings. With Arizona's closer situation unsettled, the 29-year-old right-hander could be a sneaky add in a deep league.
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Diamondbacks' Reyes Moronta: Charged with blown save
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Moronta allowed one run on one hit and one walk while striking out one over one inning in Friday's 13-10 loss to Colorado.
Moronta entered at the start of the seventh inning with the Diamondbacks nursing a 10-9 lead, so the effort saddled him with a blown save. He registered three consecutive holds prior to Friday's outing. After closer Ian Kennedy blew two consecutive save opportunities, Arizona manager Torey Lovullo talked about the back end of the bullpen being fluid. In addition to Kennedy's struggles, setup relievers Joe Mantiply and Mark Melancon are currently enduring tough stretches. That means Lovullo may be looking at other arms, like Moronta, Kevin Ginkel or Caleb Smith with games on the line.
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Diamondbacks' Reyes Moronta: Scooped up by D-Backs
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Moronta was claimed by the Diamondbacks on Monday.
Moronta was designated for assignment by the Dodgers on Saturday and will now head to Arizona. Jake Hager was DFA'd by the Diamondbacks to make room for Moronta on the 40-man roster.
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Dodgers' Reyes Moronta: Designated for assignment
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Moronta was designated for assignment Saturday.
Moronta has a 4.18 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 27 strikeouts in 23.2 innings in the majors this season. Dustin May (elbow) was activated from the 60-day injured list in a corresponding move.
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Dodgers' Reyes Moronta: Back in big leagues
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Moronta was recalled by the Dodgers on Friday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Moronta owns a 2.70 ERA and a 37.0 percent strikeout rate in 10 Triple-A innings, but he's been unable to repeat that success at the major-league level. In 17.1 frames, he's struggled to a 4.67 ERA as his strikeout rate has dropped to a merely good 27.0 percent. He's unlikely to pitch in high-leverage innings for now.
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Dodgers' Reyes Moronta: Sent to Triple-A
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Moronta was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Moronta has surrendered six earned runs in five July appearances and will now head to the minors. Garrett Cleavinger was recalled from Oklahoma City in a corresponding move.
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Dodgers' Reyes Moronta: Called up from minors
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The Dodgers recalled Moronta from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday.
Moronta has made 13 relief appearances for the Dodgers this year, posting a 3.68 ERA and 1.16 WHIP in 14.2 innings. He was sent down in early July but will rejoin the major-league bullpen as a middle reliever after Brusdar Graterol (shoulder) was placed on the 15-day injured list.
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Dodgers' Reyes Moronta: Heading back to minors
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Moronta was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Moronta surrendered four runs over his past three outings and has now lost his spot on the major-league roster. Ryan Pepiot, who is starting Tuesday versus the Rockies, was called up in a corresponding move.
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Dodgers' Reyes Moronta: Returns to minors
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Moronta was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday.
Moronta rejoined the big-league club Tuesday and delivered a scoreless inning during his one appearance before heading back to the minors. The 29-year-old has given up two earned runs with a 9:3 K:BB across nine innings for the Dodgers this year, and he figures to return to the majors as part of the bullpen shuffle later in the summer.
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Dodgers' Reyes Moronta: Back in big leagues
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The Dodgers recalled Moronta from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.
He'll be swapped into the bullpen for Michael Grove, who was optioned to Triple-A after going unused in relief during his two-game stint with the big club. The 29-year-old Moronta previously appeared in seven games for the Dodgers, giving up two earned runs while striking out seven over eight innings.
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Dodgers' Reyes Moronta: Heading to Triple-A
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Moronta was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.
Moronta has given up two runs with a 7:3 K:BB over eight innings since having his contract selected in late April, but he'll head to Triple-A in favor of a fresh arm after tossing two frames Saturday. The 29-year-old is a strong bet to rejoin the big-league club later in the year as part of the bullpen shuffle.
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Dodgers' Reyes Moronta: Hurls scoreless frame in LA debut
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Moronta threw a scoreless inning against San Diego on Sunday, allowing one hit and striking out one.
Moronta joined the Dodgers as a non-roster invitee in March and was promoted to the big club Sunday. The right-hander served up a double in his team debut but otherwise navigated through a scoreless inning with relative ease, throwing a strike on 17 of 22 pitches. Moronta's career body of work includes a 2.63 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 11.0 K/9 over 133.1 innings, but this was just his fifth major-league appearance since 2019 as injuries have thrown him off course. Should the 29-year-old pitch well and maintain his health, he could cement a place in the Dodgers' bullpen, though his role will likely be limited to low-leverage work for now.
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Dodgers' Reyes Moronta: Contract selected by Dodgers
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Moronta had his contract selected by the Dodgers on Sunday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Moronta joined Los Angeles as a non-roster invitee in March and failed to make the Opening Day roster, but he'll join the team ahead of Sunday's series finale in San Diego. The 29-year-old posted a 2.86 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 70:33 K:BB over 56.2 innings for the Giants in 2019, but he appeared in only four games over the past two seasons while dealing with elbow issues.
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Dodgers' Reyes Moronta: Moves to MiLB camp
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The Dodgers reassigned Moronta to minor-league camp Monday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Moronta was one of nine non-roster invitees that the Dodgers shipped out of big-league camp with Opening Day just four days away. The 29-year-old righty owns a 2.65 ERA and 29.5 percent strikeout rate over 136 career MLB relief appearances with the Giants, but multiple arm-related issues have limited him to just four big-league innings over the last three years. He'll need to prove his health at Triple-A Oklahoma City before getting a look out of Los Angeles' bullpen.
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Dodgers' Reyes Moronta: Invited to Dodgers' camp
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Moronta signed with the Dodgers as a non-roster invitee Saturday and will make $1.5 million if he earns a roster spot, Juan Toribio of MLB.com report.
The 29-year-old righty has talent but has been injured too frequently to showcase it in recent seasons. He owns a 2.65 ERA in 132.1 career major-league innings despite a 13.3 percent walk rate, but just four of those innings have come in the last two seasons due to shoulder and elbow troubles.
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Dodgers' Reyes Moronta: Invited to Dodgers camp
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Moronta signed with the Dodgers as a non-roster invitee Saturday and will make $1.5 million if he earns a roster spot, Juan Toribio of MLB.com report.
The 29-year-old righty has talent but has been injured too frequently to showcase it in recent seasons. He owns a 2.65 ERA in 132.1 career major-league innings despite a 13.3 percent walk rate, but just four of those innings have come in the last two seasons due to shoulder and elbow troubles.
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Giants' Reyes Moronta: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Moronta passed through waivers Tuesday and was outrighted to Triple-A Sacramento, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.
Moronta made four relief appearances for the Giants at the start of the season before suffering an elbow injury that kept him out until late July. He's been with Sacramento since then, first while on a rehab assignment and then after getting optioned as soon as he was activated off the injured list. He'll remain there going forward but is now one step further from returning to the majors.
