Joseph Romero: Everything you need to know

Joseph Romero

#59 RP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/18	HOU	W 4-1	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/15	WSH	W 6-3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/13	HOU	W 5-4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/8	MIA	2-2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/1	PIT	L 6-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
2/26	HOU	W 9-4	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2/23	MIA	W 5-4	1.0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1
Preseason Totals			7	7	2	1	0	0	4	2	2

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
5/4	MIL	W 6-3	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
5/2	LAD	W 3-0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/29	PIT	W 5-4	0.2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/26	SEA	L 3-2	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
4/25	SEA	L 11-9	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
4/19	HOU	W 7-5	0.2	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	3
4/17	HOU	W 9-4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/15	CLE	W 5-3	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/14	CLE	L 5-2	1.1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/6	WSH	L 9-6	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
4/5	DET	W 5-3	1.2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/1	NYM	W 2-1	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/28	TB	W 6-5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/26	TB	W 9-7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Regular Season Totals			10.3	7	6	0	0	0	13	6	6

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	0	17.0	0	1	0.0	13	7	1	0	15	7	7	0	0	0.242	3
Away	0	5.2	0	0	0.0	4	5	0	0	7	4	4	0	0	0.304	2
Home	0	11.1	0	1	0.0	9	2	0	0	8	3	3	0	0	0.205	1
Day	0	7.1	0	1	0.0	7	2	0	0	8	7	7	0	0	0.276	3
Night	0	9.2	0	0	0.0	6	5	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0.212	0
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	8	3	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0.240	2
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	5	4	1	0	9	5	0	0	0	0.243	1
March	0	2.2	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.200	0
April	0	12.1	0	1	0.0	9	6	0	0	12	7	7	0	0	0.261	3
May	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.167	0
Opponent
vs CLE	0	2.2	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.125	0
vs NYM	0	2.1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs LAD	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs BOS	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.250	0
vs SEA	0	1.2	0	1	0.0	2	0	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0.429	1
vs HOU	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0.375	1
vs MIL	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.333	0
vs PIT	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	3	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0.333	1
vs WSH	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.500	0
vs TB	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.286	0
vs DET	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
Venue
@ Houston	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0.375	1
@ Pittsburgh	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	3	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0.333	1
@ St. Louis	0	11.1	0	1	0.0	9	2	0	0	8	3	3	0	0	0.205	1
@ Detroit	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
@ Washington	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.500	0

Joseph Romero: Breaking News

Romero took the loss in Sunday's game against the Mariners, serving up tiebreaking solo home run in the top of the ninth inning. Romero initially had Rob Refsnyder struck out on a called strike three, but Refsnyder successfully had the call overturned and then proceeded to club his second home run of the season. After being unscored upon in his first 10 appearances of the season, Romero has yielded a total of six runs over 2.1 frames covering his last three outings. The left-hander has notched seven holds this season and will remain the Cardinals' primary left-handed setup man, despite the recent rough stretch.

Romero struck out one in a perfect inning to record his first hold of the season in Saturday's extra-inning victory over Tampa Bay. The left-handed Romero was summoned in the eighth inning with a two-run lead and two lefty bats due up, but he wound up facing three righties after the Rays used a pair of pinch hitters. He needed 17 pitches to dispose of the Rays in order. Ryne Stanek has been used for both save chances for the Cardinals but has blown one opportunity and allowed six runners to reach base. Romero will continue to be used in high-leverage situations and get some save chances when the opposition has left-handed hitters due up, though the latter type of outings could be few and far between.

Romero is expected to be among the relievers in the mix to close games for the Cardinals this season, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Manager Oliver Marmol appears willing to let the team's closer situation "solve itself" rather than naming a go-to ninth-inning man before the season. Romero shared the closer job with Riley O'Brien down the stretch last season after Ryan Helsley was traded, and he finished with a 2.07 ERA and 55:29 K:BB over 61 innings. Goold writes of Romero that the Cardinals "still could trade the lefty for the right return," but the chances of a trade are significantly lower now than they were earlier in the offseason. In addition to Romero and O'Brien, Matt Svanson and Ryne Stanek are expected to receive consideration for closing duties.