Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader picked up right where he left off in his return from the restricted list Monday, picking up his 20th save of the season in a 2-0 win over the Cardinals. Hader entered the game in the ninth inning to protect a two-run lead. He allowed a leadoff single to Brendan Donovan, who was caught trying to steal second. Hader then got the final two outs on a strikeout and ground out. Hader has performed exactly as fantasy managers had hoped for, converting all but one ...

The Milwaukee Brewers reinstated closer Josh Hader from the restricted list on Monday. The 28-year-old landed on the paternity list last week and was eventually transferred to the restricted list. With his return, he'll be back in his ninth inning role with Devin Williams shifting back to setup duties. Hader has been simply phenomenal this year, converting 19 of his 20 save attempts while pitching to a 0.92 ERA and a 0.61 WHIP. He's maintained an elite 45.8% strikeout rate alongside a 5.5 K/BB...

The Milwaukee Brewers placed closer Josh Hader on the paternity list on Wednesday and added right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez to the active 26-man roster in a corresponding move. Fantasy managers will now be without Hader for at least the next three days, so plan accordingly. The hard-throwing left-hander leads all of baseball with 19 saves on the season, and he's also sporting a microscopic 0.92 ERA and 0.61 WHIP with 72 strikeouts and just six walks in 19 2/3 innings pitched over 21 relief ...

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Josh Hader collected his league-leading 19th save of the season during Sunday's victory over the Washington Nationals. The lefty reliever struck out the side in a perfect ninth inning. The 28-year-old needed just 15 pitches to handle the Nats' batters. Hader has allowed only two runs and converted 19-of-20 save chances this season.

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader finally blew his first save of the season in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Phillies. Hader came in to pitch the ninth inning with a one-run lead. He allowed a leadoff solo home run to Alec Bohm to tie the game, got the first out on a fly out, then allowed the go-ahead solo HR to Matt Vierling before retiring the next two hitters on strikeouts. It is a testament to how outstanding Hader has been that it took until June for him to allow hist first runs and blow a...

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader earned a save in both games of Monday's doubleheader against the Cubs. Hader delivered a scoreless ninth inning with a single, no walks and three strikeouts in Game 1's 7-6 win and tossed a 1-2-3 ninth inning with a strikeout in Game 2's 3-1 win. The 28-year-old was drafted as fantasy's top closer and has pitched like it, converting all 18 of his save opportunities with a 0.00 ERA, 26 strikeouts and six walks over 16 2/3 innings pitched.

Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader recorded his league-leading 16th save of the season on Thursday as his club defeated the Cardinals 4-3. In his first appearance since returning from the family medical emergency list, the left-hander worked around a single and a walk by getting a strikeout and a pair of pop outs to keep his save streak intact as well as his 0.00 ERA. Hader's WHIP rose to 0.61 in this outing, which is far from alarming, as he also sits with a sharp 22/6 K/BB through 14 2/3 ...

The Milwaukee Brewers have reinstated closer Josh Hader from the family medical emergency list. He will be available out of the bullpen for Thursday night's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Hader missed the team's last three games while he was on the family medical emergency list. Fellow reliever Devin Williams wound up converting two saves while Hader was out. Hader will most certainly be returning to closing duties going forward. The 28-year-old has been lights out this year, converting...

The Milwaukee Brewers placed closer Josh Hader on the family medical emergency list on Monday. He will not be available for Monday night's game against the San Diego Padres and it's unclear at this point how long he'll be away from the team. Devin Williams will likely serve as the team's closer with Hader out. Williams has converted each of his two save opportunities this year. Hader, meanwhile, has been simply fantastic this year. He is 15-for-15 on save chances and he has yet to allow a run ...

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader left on Wednesday to tend to a family situation, which made him unavailable to pitch against the Atlanta Braves. Right-hander Trevor Kelley entered the game in extra innings in a tie ballgame and allowed a run before the Brewers walked it off with two runs in the bottom of the 11th inning to give him the win. Milwaukee had the day off on Thursday, so it remains to be seen if Hader is back with the team for the start of their series with the Washington ...