The Brewers have had two save opportunities arise since Corey Knebel’s looked-worse-than-it-was hamstring injury last week.
They haven’t converted either of them.
I hesitate to say those saves were blown, because for the most part, Jacob Barnes and Matt Albers did their jobs in inducing weak contact. Barnes was burned by Little League-levels of defense on Saturday night, while Albers gave up an infield hit, a bunt single, and a sac fly to lose a one-run lead.
Even though neither pitcher has thrown the ball poorly, the results are enough to get some people worried about what the next 6-or-so weeks could look like without Knebel (who, just so we don’t forget, didn’t look sharp in 2 of his 3 outings before he got hurt).