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RedsXtra: Who will close? Depends on the matchup

(Photo: Sam Greene)

Who is the closer for the Reds?

Raisel Iglesias?

Michael Lorenzen?

Yes.

You could see Amir Garrett close out a game. And David Hernandez also has a save.

Welcome to the new bullpen world. Iglesias leads the Reds with 13 saves, but Lorenzen has gotten the last three chances, including Friday night’s five-out save, and has five saves overall.

What new manager David Bell talked about in spring training has come to fruition lately.

“Every day is different based on our bullpen’s availability,” Bell said. “How each one of our guys match up against different parts of the opposition lineup.