Two of the premium closers pitched in the ninth inning on Sunday at Dodger Stadium. Neither got the save.
Kemp staggered back to the dugout, his jersey unbuttoned and untucked, after the Dodgers mobbed him in left field. Yasiel Puig delivered the Gatorade bath.
If you’re the home team and you’re tied in the ninth inning, your team cannot have a save situation. If you’re going to use your closer, you start the ninth inning with him.