We used to have a regular feature around here called “Closer Strikes Out the Side.” It was abandoned for a few reasons. The first is I forgot about it. The second, and you’re not going to believe this, is that Santiago Casilla didn’t strike the side out a lot. He did it twice in his time as Giants’ closer. The third is that Sergio Romo strikeouts were funny. While Casilla strikeouts are nice, they were relatively unremarkable when it comes to GIF-worthy pitches.
Cory Gearrin is not a closer. He entered Wednesday night’s game in the sixth inning with two runners on and nobody out, but he didn’t get a save.