Phillips was charged with a blown save against Minnesota on Monday, allowing one run on one hit and one walk while striking out two batters over one inning.
Phillips got the call with Los Angeles up by a run in the top of the ninth frame, but he walked Carlos Correa with one out before allowing a game-tying double to Byron Buxton. He managed to strike out the next two batters to get out of the inning, but the damage resulted in his first blown save of the campaign. Phillips has converted his other seven opportunities and has a 2.25 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 21:4 K:BB over 16 innings overall.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: Notches seventh save
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Phillips picked up the save in Friday's 4-2 victory over San Diego. He allowed one hit while striking out two over 1.2 scoreless innings. He did not walk a batter.
Phillips has been reliable all season, posting a 1.93 ERA and 0.86 WHIP across 14 innings. The right-hander has not blown a save this year. The 28-year-old isn't considered among the game's elite closers, but he's a safe bet to get the job done whenever he enters the game.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: Collects save
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Phillips picked up the save in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Brewers, retiring the only batter he faced.
Phillips entered with two outs and two on the ninth and needed six pitches to induce a groundout from Tyrone Taylor. Brusdar Graterol failed to finish off the ninth with a four-run lead, leading to Phillips' appearance. Phillips leads the team with six saves; Graterol has two.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: Locks down save
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Phillips struck out one batter in a perfect inning and earned a save in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Padres.
Phillips needed just nine pitches to quickly finish the 5-2 win in the 10th inning. He's picked up a save in three straight appearances and has converted all five of his opportunities this season. Phillips lowered his ERA to 2.25 with a 16:3 K:BB through 12 frames.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: Snares fourth save
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Phillips walked one and struck out three to earn the save in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Padres.
Phillips went six days between appearances, but he didn't have much rust. The right-hander extended his scoreless streak to seven innings, and he has two saves and two holds in that span. He's part of the Dodgers' high-leverage mix, and it's important to note that Brusdar Graterol was deployed in the eighth inning, allowing a run while facing the top of the Padres' order. Phillips owns a 2.45 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 15:3 K:BB over 11 innings this season while picking up four saves and two holds.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: Secures third save
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Phillips allowed one hit in a scoreless inning Sunday. He struck out one and earned a save over the Cardinals.
The Dodgers continue to deploy a closer-by-committee approach. Sunday was Phillips' first save opportunity since April 6, and he's now converted all three of his chances this season. Brusdar Graterol, who earned a save Saturday, recorded an out in the seventh inning Sunday. Phillips lowered his ERA to 2.70 with a 12:2 K:BB through 12 innings.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: Deployed in eighth inning again
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Phillips picked up a hold against St. Louis on Saturday, walking one batter and striking out two in a scoreless inning.
Following seven sterling scoreless innings by starter Clayton Kershaw, Phillips was handed the ball in the eighth with Los Angeles clinging to a 1-0 lead. The right-hander issued a two-out walk and then saw another batter reach on a Chris Taylor error, but he was able to get out of the frame by inducing a Brendan Donovan lineout. In the ninth, manager Dave Roberts turned to Brusdar Graterol, who closed out the contest to pick up a save. Early in the campaign, Phillips looked to be the Dodgers reliever to roster in fantasy, as he picked up two saves in early April. It now appears that Graterol is the better option, as he's notched two saves over the past week. Los Angeles hasn't committed to either reliever as the full-time closer, so the situation remains fluid.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: Back from paternity leave
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The Dodgers activated Phillips (personal) from the paternity list Tuesday.
As expected, Phillips will return to the Dodgers bullpen ahead of Tuesday's series opener in Pittsburgh after spending a handful of days away from the team to be with his growing family. He should resume commanding a good chunk of the save opportunities for Los Angeles, especially with Brusdar Graterol now off on a paternity leave stint of his own.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: Rejoining team in PIttsburgh
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that Phillips (personal) will rejoin the team in Pittsburgh in advance of the team's three-game series with the Pirates, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
Phillips was placed on the paternity list Thursday and has already spent the maximum three games away from the Dodgers. The right-hander should return to a high-leverage role and handle the bulk of the available save chances once he's formally reinstated from the paternity list.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: Placed on paternity list
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Phillips was placed on the paternity list Thursday.
Phillips will be sidelined for at least Thursday's game against the Cubs but must return by Sunday's series finale. While not the exclusive closer, he has two saves and has worked a high-leverage role for the Dodgers this season. Brusdar Graterol and Alex Vesia are the primary options to serve in the closer role while Phillips is away from the team.
Phillips earned a hold with a scoreless eighth inning against the Mets on Tuesday. He allowed one hit and no walks and didn't strike out any batters.
Phillips has gotten two of Los Angeles' three saves this season, with the only other save going to Andre Jackson in a three-inning outing. However, Phillips was brought in to face the bottom of the order with the Dodgers holding a 3-0 lead in the eighth Tuesday. Meanwhile, Brusdar Graterol got the ninth inning, and though the save chance disappeared by the time he took the mound, it appeared he would have pitched even if the team hadn't tacked on two runs in the bottom of the eighth. Phillips is still the most likely Dodger to pick up a save, but Tuesday's decisions were a reminder that the team hasn't committed to a full-time closer and that Graterol is in the mix for opportunities as well.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: Implodes in non-save situation
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Phillips was charged with three runs on three hits over an inning of relief in Tuesday's 5-0 loss to the Giants. He recorded all three of his outs via strikeout.
Over the weekend, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports that Phillips will likely see more save chances than the team's other relievers. However, because Phillips hadn't pitched since April 6, the Dodgers chose to get him some work in the eighth inning of Tuesday's game while Los Angeles was facing a 2-0 deficit. Though he struck out three batters swinging in the appearance, Phillips gave up three extra-base hits in between the punchouts, including back-to-back home runs by David Villar and Brandon Crawford. Though Phillips damaged fantasy managers' ratios Tuesday, he should still have some leeway as the team's preferred option in closing situations after he had allowed just two baserunners through his first three innings of the season while converting both of his save chances.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: Possible waiver wire pickups
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Given that he delivered a 1.14 ERA, 0.76 WHIP and 11.0 K/9 in setup duty last year, the hope was that Evan Phillips would emerge as the lead dog in the Dodgers bullpen committee, and already, it seems to be happening. Not only has he converted the team's only two saves so far (minus those of the three-inning variety) but manager Dave Roberts kind of sort of declared him the closer over the weekend. "Evan is clearly the most consistent performer, versus left, versus right," Roberts said. "So I would say he's probably going to finish more games, close more games than any of our guys now." That's as much of a confirmation as we're going to get, so if you care about saves at all, make Phillips a priority.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: Likely to see bulk of save chances
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Friday that Phillips will be given ninth-inning opportunities more often than the team's over relievers, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
While Roberts didn't directly name Phillips the team's full-time closer, it certainly appears that the right-hander is in line for something close to that role. Phillips has earned two of Los Angeles' three saves so far, with the other being a three-inning save by Andre Jackson in a rout of Arizona. Brusdar Graterol -- among others -- could still see an occasional save chance, but for fantasy purposes, Phillips is the Dodgers reliever to roster. He's yet to give up a run while allowing only one baserunner through three innings this season.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: Not available Friday
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Phillips will not be available Friday against the Diamondbacks, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Phillips earned his second save of the season against the Diamondbacks on Thursday, but the right-hander will get the evening off for Friday's contest. Brusdar Graterol is available after missing Thursday's game with back tightness, so he could be tasked with the save chance if necessary.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: Nabs first save of 2023
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Phillips retired two of the three batters he faced en route to notching his first save of the season in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Rockies.
With one out and runners on first and second in the top of the ninth, Phillips was summoned from the bullpen to put out the fire. Though he hit the first batter he faced to load the bases, Phillips coaxed a run-scoring sacrifice fly off the bat of Mike Moustakas and then induced a groundout by Charlie Blackmon to extinguish the threat. Phillips' save was the Dodgers' second of the season, and the first in a more traditional fashion after long reliever Andre Jackson picked up the team's first save by pitching three innings at the tail end of a 10-1 win over the Diamondbacks last weekend. Phillips looks like he'll be a part of a committee approach to closing situations, with Brusdar Graterol and Alex Vesia also being candidates to scoop up the occasional save chance.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: To pitch in most important spots
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Phillips is expected to be utilized by the Dodgers "in the most important situations" this season, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.
That will equate to save situations on occasion but also earlier in games in a "fireman" role. The Dodgers do not plan on having a set closer to begin the season, but Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register has written that Brusdar Graterol and Daniel Hudson (knee) -- once healthy -- have the best shot to emerge at closer if the team eventually lands on one guy. The news hinders Phillips' outlook a bit for fantasy purposes, but it's a bullpen situation that's far from settled.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: Registers win Saturday
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Phillips (7-3) earned the win over Colorado on Saturday, allowing one hit and striking out two batters in one scoreless inning.
Phillips got the eighth inning with the score tied 4-4 and worked around a two-out single and stolen base to keep the Rockies off the board. Los Angeles put up a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame, rewarding Phillips with his seventh win. The right-hander continues to thrive as one of the league's most effective bullpen arms -- since June 1, he's posted a minuscule 0.42 ERA and 0.63 WHIP along with a 51:10 K:BB over 45 outings covering 43 innings.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: Locks down second save
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Phillips pitched a perfect inning to earn the save in Friday's 2-1 win over the Marlins.
Phillips has been effective all year, and he's strung together five perfect innings in his last five appearances. It's his third streak this year of at least five outings without allowing a baserunner. The right-hander owns a 1.31 ERA, 0.75 WHIP and 56:12 K:BB through 48 innings this year, and he now has two saves to go with 15 holds, a 5-3 record and two blown saves in 48 appearances. Craig Kimbrel pitched Tuesday and Wednesday but didn't feature Thursday, so it's of at least mild intrigue that Phillips got this save opportunity, but it's likely just a move to give Kimbrel an extra day of rest. Prior to Friday, Phillips hadn't appeared since Tuesday.
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Dodgers' Evan Phillips: Fine after injury scare
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Phillips will be available out of the bullpen for Tuesday's game against the Brewers, despite taking a 105-mph line drive off his left knee during a relief appearance in Monday's 4-0 win, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
On his third pitch of the night, Phillips was struck by a comebacker off the bat of Christian Yelich, but he calmly picked up the ball and threw to first to record the out. He proceeded to retire the final two batters he faced to conclude the eighth inning, and Phillips didn't require any X-rays after the contest, suggesting that he's dealing with nothing more than cosmetic damage to his knee. Since June 1, Phillips has been one of the most dominant setup men in baseball, as he's posted an 0.33 ERA, 0.63 WHIP and 31:7 K:BB in 27 innings over a stretch of 28 appearances.
