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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Secures save No. 3

  Rotowire Apr 17, 2024

  Doval retired all three batters he faced with one strikeout to earn the save in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Marlins. Doval faced the heart of Miami's lineup but needed just 13 pitches to retire the side in order for his third save of the year. The right-hander gave up two runs in his first outing of the season, but he has followed up with four straight scoreless appearances and has an 8:1 K:BB during that stretch.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Earns four-out save

  Rotowire Apr 16, 2024

  Doval picked up the save Monday, allowing one hit and no walks with two strikeouts across 1.1 scoreless innings. Doval retired four of the five batters he faced Monday to earn his second save of the campaign. After racking up 39 saves a season ago, Doval has only seen two save chances and has only made four appearances this far. However, he'll likely have opportunities to enhance those numbers with two more games coming against the 3-14 Marlins and a four-game series against the Diamondbacks left this week.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Earns first save

  Rotowire Apr 7, 2024

  Doval allowed one hit in a scoreless inning and punched out three batters to earn a save over the Padres on Sunday. Doval coughed up a two-out single but had no trouble slamming the door to secure the 3-2 win. It was his second straight scoreless appearance and his first save of the 2024 campaign. He got four whiffs on 11 swings and now owns a 5:2 K:BB through 2.2 frames.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Collects first win

  Rotowire Apr 5, 2024

  Doval (1-0) picked up the win Friday, giving up a hit and a walk while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning during a 3-2 victory over the Padres. The Giants' closer came on in a 2-2 tie at home, so he had no chance at a save, but Doval took care of business in the top of the ninth and got rewarded when Thairo Estrada walked it off with a double in the bottom of the frame. After racking up 66 saves over the prior two seasons, Doval is still looking for his first save of 2024.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Remains best closing option

  Rotowire Mar 3, 2024

  Doval has allowed a hit and a walk while striking out three over two scoreless innings in Cactus League play. The Giants did some minor retooling in the bullpen, but not to a level that would threaten Doval's job security as closer. He had 39 saves in 47 chances last season while pitching to a 2.93 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 87:26 K:BB over 67.2 innings. Doval will be supported by Taylor Rogers and Tyler Rogers primarily in the late innings, while Amir Garrett could also be a factor if he finds consistency with the Giants, though he is on a minor-league deal this spring.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Locks down 39th save

  Rotowire Oct 1, 2023

  Doval allowed a hit and struck out one over one scoreless inning to earn the save in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Dodgers. Doval has had some unsteady moments in September, allowing eight runs (three earned) over 10.1 innings, but he's also picked up four saves this month. Saturday's effort earned him his 39th save of the season, guaranteeing Doval a top-three finish in saves across the majors this year. He's also blown eight chances while posting a 2.93 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 87:26 K:BB through 67.2 innings.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Grabs four-out save

  Rotowire Sep 23, 2023

  Doval struck out two over 1.1 perfect innings to earn the save in Friday's 5-1 win over the Dodgers. Doval cleaned up Tyler Rogers' mess in the eighth inning, and Tyler Fitzgerald provided some extra cushion with a two-run home run in the ninth. This was Doval's first save since Sept. 10 and his first chance in a week. The right-hander is now at a 3.03 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 85:26 K:BB through 65.1 innings while collecting 38 saves in 46 chances this season.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Blows save, takes loss

  Rotowire Sep 15, 2023

  Doval (6-5) allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk Friday. He recorded just one out and was charged with a blown save and a loss against the Rockies. Doval was tasked with finishing a 2-1 win but couldn't get the job done. Elehuris Montero knocked an RBI single with one out and a throwing error by Mike Yastrzemski allowed the winning run to come home. Doval has yielded just one run over his last 7.2 innings since his last blown save Aug. 23. The 26-year-old now owns a 2.98 ERA with 37 saves in 45 chances this season.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Earns win Wednesday

  Rotowire Sep 14, 2023

  Doval (6-4) struck out one over 1.1 perfect innings to earn the win Wednesday over the Guardians. Doval got the last out of the ninth inning after Tyler Rogers put two on base. In the 10th, Doval was able to keep runs off the board again, allowing LaMonte Wade's sacrifice fly to walk it off for the Giants. Since his shaky stretch in mid-August, Doval has bounced back, allowing just one run over his last 7.2 innings. The 26-year-old is at a 2.86 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 82:25 K:BB with 37 saves in 44 chances over 63 innings this season.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Records 37th save

  Rotowire Sep 10, 2023

  Doval allowed a hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Rockies. Doval has picked up three saves in five days after going over a week between opportunities. He allowed a run in his save Friday, but this was a sharper effort for the hard-throwing closer. For the season, he's up to 37 saves in 44 chances with a 2.98 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 81:24 K:BB through 60.1 innings overall.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Notches 36th save

  Rotowire Sep 9, 2023

  Doval allowed a run on two hits and struck out one over one inning to earn the save in Friday's 9-8 win over the Rockies. Doval allowed an RBI double to Nolan Jones, but he was able to avoid fully squandering the lead. Save chances have been sparse for Doval lately, with Friday's victory being San Francisco's first win in September. The right-hander is 36-for-43 in save chances with a 3.03 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 80:24 K:BB over 59.1 innings this year.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Grabs 35th save

  Rotowire Aug 29, 2023

  Doval pitched a perfect inning to earn the save in Monday's 4-1 win over the Reds. Doval has pitched perfect innings on consecutive days to earn saves, bouncing back from a stretch of four straight blown saves over the middle of the month. The right-hander is now 35-for-42 in save chances this year. Closers with poorer results than Doval might have lost their gigs, but manager Gabe Kapler stuck by the hard-throwing reliever, who has a 2.98 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 77:24 K:BB through 57.1 innings this season.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Slams door for save

  Rotowire Aug 28, 2023

  Doval struck out two batters in a perfect inning to earn a save over Atlanta on Sunday. Doval finally snapped out of his funk with a dominant appearance. Prior to picking up his 34th save of the year Sunday, he had blown four straight chances. He coughed up six runs (five earned) while posting an uncharacteristic 4:5 K:BB during that stretch. Doval's season ERA sits at 3.04 with a 77:24 K:BB through 56.1 frames.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Earns win after blown save

  Rotowire Aug 14, 2023

  Doval (4-3) got the win over the Rangers in an extra inning Sunday, but he allowed an unearned run on two hits and a walk and struck out one in 1.1 innings. Giants starter Logan Webb was one out away from a complete-game shutout Sunday, but manager Gabe Kapler would not take his chances and called upon Doval to close things out after Webb allowed a two-out double. Doval got what he thought was a game-ending groundball, but Ezequiel Duran beat the throw from Brandon Crawford and the run scored to force an extra inning. Doval worked through some trouble in the extra frame as well and allowed the Rangers to take the lead after he balked home a run following a leadoff single. The 25-year-old was bailed out in the bottom half of the frame after the Giants walked it off and awarded him his second win since the All-Star break. Doval now has two saves and a win in four appearances this month and sits at a 2.36 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 33 saves in 53 games on the year.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Escapes with 33rd save

  Rotowire Aug 3, 2023

  Doval picked up the save in Thursday's 1-0 win over Arizona. He allowed two hits while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning. Doval worked around a pair of singles, inducing a Joc Pederson flyout to end the threat and earn his major-league leading 33rd save. After blowing a save against Boston on July 29, the 26-year-old flamethrower has turned in four consecutive scoreless appearances, allowing three hits while striking out five and issuing zero walks across four innings during that stretch.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Converts 32nd save

  Rotowire Aug 3, 2023

  Doval pitched a perfect inning to earn the save in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks. Doval was efficient, throwing eight pitches (six strikes) in the outing. He's tossed three scoreless innings over the last four days, which brings into question his availability for a potential save situation in Thursday's day game. Doval is 32-for-35 in save chances with a 2.52 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 67:19 K:BB through 50 innings as one of the top closers in the majors.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Backs into win

  Rotowire Jul 30, 2023

  Doval (3-3) allowed two runs on two hits and a walk while striking out one over one inning, taking a blown save but picking up the win Saturday versus the Red Sox. Doval gave up a two-run, game-tying single to Justin Turner in the top of the ninth inning, but J.D. Davis's walk-off solo home run lifted the Giants to the win. Doval had pitched seven consecutive scoreless innings entering Saturday. Despite the misstep, the closer has a 2.68 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 63:19 K:BB through 47 innings while converting 31 of 34 save chances this season.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Secures 28th save

  Rotowire Jul 16, 2023

  Doval gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth inning Saturday to record his 28th save of the season in a 3-1 win over the Pirates. The 28-year-old converted his 10th straight save chance and second in as many days coming out of the All-Star break, establishing a new career high in the process after he collected 27 saves in his breakout 2022 campaign. Doval continues to lead the majors in that category, sitting two saves clear of Alexis Diaz and Jordan Romano while posting a 2.51 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 57:17 K:BB through 43 innings.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Cruises to four-out save

  Rotowire Jun 28, 2023

  Doval struck out three without allowing a baserunner over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the save in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Blue Jays. This was the fifth time Doval's been asked to get more than three outs this season, and he's been scored on in just one of those outings. He's given up two runs over 12.1 innings while converting nine saves in June. For the season, Doval owns an excellent 1.95 ERA with a 1.05 WHIP and 52:16 K:BB through 37 innings. He's now 23-for-25 in save chances.

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• Giants' Camilo Doval: Picks up 21st save

  Rotowire Jun 24, 2023

  Doval picked up the save in Friday's 8-5 win over the Diamondbacks. He tossed a perfect inning with no strikeouts. Doval is now tied for third in MLB in total saves this year with 21. The right-hander has allowed only one run in the month of June, and he is on pace to pass his career-high mark of 27 saves that he set last year. The third-year veteran has firmly established himself as one of the better relief pitchers in fantasy at this point.

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