The Diamondbacks' closer, Brandon Lyon, blew his 2nd of three save opportunities last night. The game went into extra innings, and Chad Qualls closed out the victory. I figured Tony Pena would be next in line as the D'backs used Qualls/Pena/Lyons in two previous games.
However, I never overlook what a manager actually does versus what I think should happen. Qualls successfully converted the first non-Lyons save chance. That counts for something.
Add in that the GM Josh Byrnes dealt his closer from last year for Qualls, and you get an idea that the team has more invested in Qualls than in Pena.
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