Shawn Kelley made his 19th appearance of the season Friday night and the results were quite similar to his previous 18 - an inning of perfect ball with one strikeout. With a 21:2 K/BB ratio in 15 innings pitched this season, minuscule ERA and [...]

Shawn Kelley continued his flawless pitching on Saturday, striking out three in an inning and a third. The Nationals right-hander has yet to allow a run in 13.2 IP this season and is showcasing an elite 19:2 K/BB ratio. [...]

On Monday night, Shawn Kelley threw one pitch and ended up winning his first game of the season. Although it was an incredibly easy victory, Kelley’s season deserved some kind of recognition so far, and his first win of the season was just that. After tossing another scoreless inning in last night[...]

Boasting an NL-best 2.58 ERA heading into tonight’s game agains the Royals, the Nationals bullpen continued their successful season. After Gio Gonzalez’s six innings of work, Sammy Solis was the first arm out. Retiring the side in order, he gave way to Shawn Kelley in the eighth. [...]

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Reliever Poised to Leap Forward: Shawn Kelley With the retirement of Mariano Rivera, and the eighth-inning setup man David Robertson moving into the pressured role as heir to the greatest closer of all-time, someone will need to move into the eighth-inning setup role. While the role could be open to anyone who will step up [...]