Daniel Bard Stats

On Saturday, a night after Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Daniel Bard saw teammate Carlos Estevez earn a save against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, Bard was called on to preserve a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning against the Dodgers. Bard promptly allowed all four baserunners he faced to reach without recording an out. Bard yielded two walks, two hits, and three earned runs on Saturday in the Rockies 5-2 loss to the Dodgers. Bard's record fell to 7-7, as his horrible August continued. Over his last seven games, Bard has allowed 11 earned runs over 4 2/3 innings pitched (a 21.21 ERA) and has posted a 3.43 WHIP. In August, Bard has saved four games in six opportunities but has posted an 11.42 ERA, and a 2.19 WHIP over 11 appearances and 8 2/3 IP. He has been removed as closer, at least temporarily, due to his recent struggles. While it has been reported that the Rockies are not giving up on Bard as closer permanently, there are only four weeks left in the season for Bard to right the ship and resume closer duties. Fantasy managers in redraft formats can likely move on from Bard at this point given his struggles and limited upside to accumulate saves through the remainder of the season. Fantasy managers in desperate need of saves for the stretch run could look to Estevez as an option while he temporarily holds down the closer role in Colorado.

4 months ago

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Daniel Bard blew the save on Wednesday when he surrendered three runs on three hits over 1/3 of an inning in a 13-10 extra-innings win over the Chicago Cubs in game two of their doubleheader. Bard entered the game in the seventh inning with the Rockies nursing a three-run lead. He didn't last very long, however, as he allowed two of the first three batters he faced to reach base before Ian Happ tied up the ball game with a three-run homer. The contest went to extra innings where the Rockies would eventually win but this was a bad outing from Bard. He's 20-for-28 on save chances this season and holds an ugly 5.18 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, and 63:22 K/BB ratio over 50 1/3 innings.

5 months ago

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Daniel Bard took the loss on Monday when he surrendered two runs on two hits with a strikeout over 1/3 of an inning in a 6-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs. The Rockies held a 4-1 lead heading into the seventh inning after Antonio Senzatela did a masterful job to start the game. Jhoulys Chacin and Carlos Estevez combined to blow that lead over the next two innings before Bard entered the contest in the ninth to attempt to preserve a 4-4 tie. He couldn't get the job done as Jason Heyward singled before Rafael Ortega swatted a two-run, walk-off homer to end the game. It was Bard's sixth loss of the season and the poor outing raised his ERA to 4.68 to go along with a 1.56 WHIP.

5 months ago