"The free-agent pickup has been one of the top offseason additions in baseball this year, with the 37-year-old southpaw sporting a miniscule 1.06 ERA and 0.69 WHIP while striking out 71 batters over 51 innings of work. As noted by MassLive's Chris Smith, Chapman has not allowed a hit to the last 38 batters he's faced, with his last hit allowed coming all the way back on July 23 against the Phillies."
""Very efficient lately, which is awesome," manager Alex Cora said of Chapman on Monday, per Smith. "He's been great for us, pounding the strike zone, staying ready, being able to post. The communication has been outstanding from his end, just letting us know when he can go. He was going to go three in a row the other day. He was ready for that.""
"The 29-year-old reliever helped snuff out an Orioles rally in the eighth inning after coughing up a leadoff double to Gunner Henderson - striking out the side to strand Henderson in scoring position and pass the baton to Chapman in the final frame."
Boston's bullpen has been a driving force behind the team's late-season success, anchored by closer Aroldis Chapman and setup man Garrett Whitlock. Chapman has converted 25 of 27 save opportunities while posting a 1.06 ERA, 0.69 WHIP and 71 strikeouts in 51 innings. Chapman has not allowed a hit to the last 38 batters faced, with his last hit coming July 23. Manager Alex Cora praised Chapman's efficiency, strike-zone command and communication. Whitlock has emerged as the primary eighth-inning weapon, exemplified by an outing where he struck out the side after surrendering a leadoff double to strand a runner.
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