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Of course, none of that will happen. Sergio Romo is injured, fans want to see Brian Wilson, etc. And fans will see Brian Wilson until September 28 th and not a day later—at this rate. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Your sports. Join Newsletter. Want your voice heard? Join the White Cleat Beat team! Write for us! White Cleat Beat 5 months Oakland A's impending rotation questions. White Cleat Beat 5 months Cam Bedrosian should help beleaguered back of bullpen.

More MLB News ». View all MLB Sites. More AL East News ». View all AL East Sites. More AL Central News ». Romo secured his fifth hold in a win over the Angels on Monday, firing a scoreless third of an inning during which he allowed one hit and recorded a strikeout.

Romo fired six of his seven pitches for strikes in yet another sharp performance, one that extended his scoreless-appearance streak to seven games and 5.

The veteran reliever's ERA is down to 5. Romo has pitched to a 2. The veteran right-hander has lowered his season ERA well over six full runs from Additionally, three of the four earned runs he surrendered in the sample came in a May 23 outing against the Angels, underscoring how consistently effective he's been otherwise.

The improvement was drastically needed after Romo, an offseason acquisition aimed at replacing the departed Joakim Soria, opened the season by allowing at least one earned run in five of his first seven trips to the mound. Romo secured his third hold in a win over the Twins on Sunday, firing 1. Romo now has generated six scoreless outings in his last seven trips to the mound, a stretch during which he's posted two holds, a 1.

The veteran reliever has been able to whittle his season ERA almost in half from Romo , who fired a perfect ninth inning in a loss to the Orioles on Saturday, now has four straight scoreless appearances. The modest but encouraging stretch is noteworthy considering the veteran reliever has lowered his ERA over four full runs Romo opened the season and his Athletics tenure by giving up nine earned runs across his first seven trips to the mound, and manager Bob Melvin's decision to afford him some confidence-building low-leverage opportunities recently seems to be paying dividends.

Romo , who fired a scoreless one-third of an inning in a loss to the Orioles on Sunday, had posted an The veteran reliever's tenure in Oakland has been nothing short of disappointing thus far, with Romo managing only two scoreless appearances prior to recording the final out of the seventh inning Sunday.

Romo has otherwise given up multiple earned runs on three occasions and a run apiece in two other appearances, leading to a Romo took over as closer of the Giants midway through the season. He's racked up 77 regular-season saves and got the final outs of the Division Series against the Reds and then the World Series against the Tigers.

But he has struggled recently, seeing his ERA balloon from 1. He had zero blown saves through May 9, but has five since then. He's done such a great job. As a group, we've hit a bump in the road. As individuals, a lot of us have and hiccups. It's not what he wanted to hear.



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