Liam Hendriks
RP BOS
Sat 8/21/21 9:05 AM

Hendriks (8-3) struck out one over a perfect 10th inning to earn the win over the Rays in 11 innings on Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Hendriks was prepping for a save opportunity before Tampa Bay plated three in the bottom of the eighth inning, changing manager Tony La Russa's deployment of relievers. After Chicago tied the game in the top of the ninth, Garrett Crochet got the game into extra frames where Hendriks and Ryan Tepera took over. For Hendriks, it was a third straight scoreless and hitless outing following a two-game hiccup against the Yankees last week.

Liam Hendriks
RP BOS
Thu 8/19/21 8:30 AM

Hendriks struck out three over 1.2 scoreless and hitless innings to pick up the save in Wednesday's 3-2 win over Oakland. The save was his 28th of the season.
EDGE Analysis
After a rough two-game stretch against the Yankees last week, Hendriks closed the door on the Athletics for the second straight appearance. The closer told Scott Merkin of MLB.com that, through the unlikely help of his wife, he noticed he was tipping pitches. Following his wife's suggestion, Hendriks studied video and noticed a tell, which led to an adjustment. He's struck out six without giving up a hit over 2.2 innings since.

Liam Hendriks
RP BOS
Tue 8/17/21 7:29 AM

Hendricks struck out the side in the ninth inning to record the save in Monday's 5-2 win over the Athletics.
EDGE Analysis
Hendricks, who had allowed three home runs in his last two ninth-inning appearances, had no issues dispatching Oakland batters Monday. He was the third in a line of dominant relief performances, following Michael Kopech (two innings, three strikeouts) and Craig Kimbrel (one inning, three strikeouts). The save was Hendriks' 27th and allays concerns that built up over the previous two outings.

Liam Hendriks
RP BOS
Sun 8/15/21 1:04 AM

Hendriks (7-3) was tagged with the loss Saturday against the Yankees, allowing three runs (two earned) on two hits in one-third of an inning.
EDGE Analysis
Hendriks entered a 4-4 game in the 10th inning and immediately gave up an RBI single to Aaron Judge and a two-run home run to Joey Gallo. The latter was the 11th homer allowed by Hendriks this season and the third in his last two outings. The veteran reliever has been torched for seven runs (six earned) in his two appearances in the series with the Yankees, upping his season ERA from 2.40 to 3.42.

Liam Hendriks
RP BOS
Thu 8/12/21 11:59 PM

Hendriks (7-2) earned the win after blowing a save Thursday against the Yankees, giving up four runs on three hits and a walk in one inning. He also had three strikeouts.
EDGE Analysis
Hendriks was knocked around by the middle of the New York lineup in the top of the ninth inning, with two-run blasts by Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton turning a 7-4 Chicago lead into an 8-7 deficit. Fortunately for Hendriks, Tim Anderson responded with a two-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the frame, securing the right-hander's seventh relief win of the season. The longball has been an issue all year for Hendriks, who has now allowed 10 of them in 49.2 innings, his most since becoming a full-time reliever in 2015. He has blown six of his 32 save opportunities while logging a 3.08 ERA and 0.79 WHIP.

Liam Hendriks
RP BOS
Sat 8/7/21 12:19 AM

Hendriks (6-2) allowed one hit and no walks while striking out four in 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the win over the Cubs on Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Hendriks entered Friday's game with two outs in the eighth inning after Craig Kimbrel gave up a game-tying home run, and the 32-year-old struck out four of the five batters he faced. Hendriks was charged with a blown save July 28, but he's earned two wins and a save by tossing 3.1 scoreless frames across his last three outings.

Liam Hendriks
RP BOS
Sun 8/1/21 10:15 PM

Hendriks (5-2) allowed a hit and struck out two batters in a scoreless ninth inning Sunday, earning a victory over Cleveland.
EDGE Analysis
Hendriks came into a tied game and worked around a two-out single by Franmil Reyes to hold the game at 1-1. He picked up the win after Brian Goodwin's walkoff homer the next half-inning. The 32-year-old righty is 5-2 with 26 saves and a 2.47 ERA through 47.1 innings.

Liam Hendriks
RP BOS
Sat 7/31/21 1:27 AM

Hendriks struck out two batters in a perfect ninth inning Friday, earning a save over Cleveland.
EDGE Analysis
Hendriks was his usual dominant self Friday, recording two strikeouts and preserving the 6-4 lead while needing only 16 pitches (11 strikes). The 32-year-old righty is sporting a 2.53 ERA and he's converted 26 of his 31 save opportunities. It's unclear how he and Craig Kimbrel will split save chances moving forward, but Hendriks will still be worth rostering in most fantasy formats, largely due to his insane 73:5 K:BB through 46.1 frames.

Liam Hendriks
RP BOS
Fri 7/30/21 2:34 PM

Hendriks will have to share his closer role with the newly acquired Craig Kimbrel down the stretch, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Henriks looked like one of the safest closers around, as he's coming off back-to-back seasons with an ERA of 1.80 or below and owns a well-supported 2.58 ERA this season to go with his 25 saves, the second-highest total in the league. Kimbrel appears to be just as strong of a weapon, however, as he's bounced back from a couple of surprisingly poor seasons and is back in peak form, cruising to an 0.49 ERA and 46.7 percent strikeout rate, both of which represent the top marks among qualified relievers. For now, the White Sox intend to give both pitchers save opportunities, though the exact split between the two may take some time to become clear.

Liam Hendriks
RP BOS
Thu 7/29/21 3:04 AM

Hendriks was tagged with a blown save against the Royals on Wednesday as a result of giving up one run on a solo homer over one inning.
EDGE Analysis
The veteran reliever retired the first batter he faced after being called upon to close out the contest, but Salvador Perez then took him deep to left field to tie the game. The blown save was Hendriks' fifth of the season and first since July 11. He still carries a strong 2.58 ERA and an absurd 71:5 K:BB overall.