Colome earned his eighth hold with a scoreless eighth inning against the Orioles on Monday, striking out two. He sports a 5.87 ERA across 7.2 innings in June (nine appearances).

Colome allowed two earned runs on two hits and a hit batsman over one inning in a win over the Rays on Thursday. He struck out one.

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Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Alex Colome has not pitched in four games. Manager Scott Servais said that he will pitch in Thursday's contest against the Tampa Bay Rays. Colome has a 3.51 ERA, 27 strikeouts, and 12 saves this season. He's not going to see many save chances because of Edwin Diaz. However, he should be owned in all leagues that value bullpen pitchers.

Colome was credited with his second hold in Friday's extra-innings win over the Rays, firing a scoreless eighth inning in which he recorded a strikeout.

Colome recorded his first hold in a win over the Rangers on Monday, firing a scoreless eighth inning in which he allowed a hit, was charged with a balk, and recorded two strikeouts.

Colome made his Mariners debut in Sunday's win over the Twins, notching his 12th save by firing a perfect ninth inning.

Colome will be in uniform and available for Sunday's game against the Twins, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Colome and outfielder Denard Span were traded from the Rays to the Mariners on Friday in exchange for right-handed pitchers Andrew Moore and Tommy Romero, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

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The Tampa Bay Rays have traded closer Alex Colome and outfielder Denard Span to the Mariners in exchange for Andrew Moore and Tommy Romero. This leaves Jose Alvarado as the biggest beneficiary in the Rays bullpen. We expect him to see the most save chances the rest of the season, although Chaz Roe could mix in as well. Colome now figures to find himself in a setup role behind Edwin Diaz, which makes him droppable in non-holds leagues. This year, Span has had one of the best starts to a season in his career, and with Dee Gordon and Robinson Cano out of Seattle's lineup he should see significant playing time. Moore started nine games for the Mariners last season and could find himself in the Rays rotation while Jacob Faria is sidelined. The Rays had been tabbed as sellers at the start of the season due to the current construct of their roster. After dealing Evan Longoria to the Giants in the offseason and going into this year with only four starting pitchers, it was clear that they were headed towards a rebuild. It should not come as a shock if someone like Chris Archer gets dealt next.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome bounced back from a tough loss yesterday by closing out the game Thursday versus the Red Sox. He came in with two outs in the ninth and got the final out to earn his 11th save of the season. He had taken the loss Wednesday against the same opponent. It has been a rough season early on, but Colome had a long leash, as he had tallied 84 saves the past two seasons. Stick with Colome in all leagues, but just know that the frequency of his save chances likely will not be consistent as the Rays seem streaky and not particularly strong.

Colome (2-5) allowed three runs (one earned) on a hit, a walk and a wild pitch over two-thirds of an inning in a loss to the Red Sox on Wednesday. He also recorded a strikeout.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome had a rough outing Wednesday versus the Red Sox. The game was tied 1-1 going into the ninth inning when Colome was called upon. He was not helped by an early error by super prospect Willy Adames error but he would only last 2/3 of an inning giving up three runs. Now, only one of the run was ruled as earned but he still was credited with the loss. It has been a rough season early on, but Colome had a long leash, as he had tallied 84 saves the past two seasons. Stick with Colome in all leagues, but just know that the frequency of his save chances likely will not be consistent as the Rays seem streaky and not particularly strong.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome came in to end the late rally by the Angels Saturday. The Angels had just gotten a two-run HR by Mike Trout to close the deficit to 5-3 with no outs in the ninth inning when manager Kevin Cash called for Colome. He would set down three straight batters to close the game out. The save would be his 10th of the season. It has been a rough season early on, but Colome had a long leash, as he had tallied 84 saves the past two seasons. Stick with Colome in all leagues, but just know that the frequency of his save chances likely will not be consistent as the Rays seem streaky and not particularly strong.

Colome notched his ninth save in a win over the Royals on Wednesday, firing a scoreless ninth inning in which he allowed a hit and recorded two strikeouts.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome earned a save for the third straight game versus the Royals Wednesday. He threw a scoreless ninth inning where he allowed one hit while striking out two. It was his ninth save of the season. It has been a rough season early on, but Colome likely has a long leash, as he tallied 84 saves the past two seasons. Stick with Colome in all leagues, but just know that the frequency of his save chances will be few and far between on a bad Rays team this year who will not get to play Kansas City regularly.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome earns a save for the second straight day Tuesday versus the Royals. He struck out one while allowing a single hit. He would earn his eighth save of the season. It has been a rough season, but Colome likely has a long leash, as he tallied 84 saves the past two seasons. Stick with Colome in all leagues, but just know that the frequency of his save chances will be few and far between on a bad Rays team this year.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome earned a save Monday versus the Royals. He came into the ninth inning with a one-run lead and worked around a triple to earn his seventh save of the season. It has been a rough season, but Colome likely has a long leash, as he tallied 84 saves the past two seasons. Stick with Colome in all leagues, but just know that the frequency of his save chances will be few and far between on a bad Rays team this year.

Colome worked around a hit with one strikeout in a scoreless inning of work to earn his seventh save of the season Monday against the Royals.

Colome fired a scoreless ninth inning during a win over the Orioles in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome pitched an effective ninth inning in Game 2 of the Saturday doubleheader against Baltimore. He pitched a perfect ninth inning on only eight pitches to close out the 10-3 victory. It was his first appearance in nearly a week. It has been a rough season but Colome likely has a long leash as he tallied 84 saves the past two seasons. It is hard to recommend dropping him in leagues that reward saves given the unreliability in the league among retaining the role of closer.

Colome (2-4) allowed an earned run on a hit and a wild pitch over an inning in a loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome took the loss Sunday versus the Blue Jays. He came into the ninth with the game tied 1-1 and the winning run scored on a wild pitch by Colome. The loss came a day after he had picked up his sixth save of the season. The loss was his fourth of the season already to go with his 5.17 ERA. It has been a rough season but Colome likely has a long leash as he tallied 84 saves the past two seasons. It is hard to recommend dropping him in leagues that reward saves given the unreliability in the league among retaining the role of closer.

Colome struck out two over 1.2 perfect innings Saturday to pick up his sixth save of the season in a 5-3 win over the Blue Jays.

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Alex Colome shouldn't have been needed on Saturday, but Sergio Romo got ambushed by the young Blue Jays hitters in the 8th inning, forcing manager Kevin Cash to call on his closer for the second straight night. Colome retired Josh Donaldson and Yangervis Solarte in the 8th, and went 1-2-3 in the 9th to lock down his sixth save of the season. Colome was awful in the first couple weeks of the season, but has rounded around to form nicely.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome gave up the winning run Sunday versus the Red Sox. He came into a game tied at 3-3 and allowed the go-ahead run. It is his third loss already this season to go along with some blown saves. Colome recorded an MLB-leading 47 saves in 2017, but his overall numbers elsewhere weren't as impressive as his 2016 campaign. His strikeout and walk rates both went in the wrong direction, and his ERA jumped up more than a full run to 3.24 from 1.90 in 2016. He still should be owned in all leagues where saves are a category. He saved 84 games between 2016-17 while only blowing nine chances. However, his 2018 season is off to a rocky beginning.

Colome (2-3) gave up one run one two hits and a walk in Sunday's loss to the Red Sox.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome saved his fifth game of the season Friday versus Boston. He threw a scoreless ninth inning to preserve a one-run lead while striking out two. Colome recorded an MLB-leading 47 saves in 2017, but his overall numbers elsewhere weren't as impressive as his 2016 campaign. His strikeout and walk rates both went in the wrong direction, and his ERA jumped up more than a full run to 3.24 from 1.90 in 2016. He still should be owned in all leagues where saves are a category. He saved 84 games between 2016-17 while only blowing nine chances.

Colome (2-2) struck out the side during a perfect ninth inning in a win over the Twins on Sunday.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome earned his second victory of the season Sunday versus the Twins. Much like his victory Friday, he pitched a scoreless inning and then the Rays won in the bottom of the inning. He also struck out all three batters he faced. Colome recorded an MLB-leading 47 saves in 2017, but his overall numbers elsewhere weren't as impressive as his 2016 campaign. His strikeout and walk rates both went in the wrong direction, and his ERA jumped up more than a full run to 3.24 from 1.90 in 2016. He still should be owned in all leagues where saves are a category. He saved 84 games between 2016-17 while only blowing nine chances.

Colome (1-2) fired a clean 10th inning in a victory over the Twins on Friday.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome earned a win Friday versus Minnesota. He pitched a scoreless 1oth inning and the Rays would win in the bottom of the inning. Colome recorded an MLB-leading 47 saves in 2017, but his overall numbers elsewhere weren't as impressive as his 2016 campaign. His strikeout and walk rates both went in the wrong direction, and his ERA jumped up more than a full run to 3.24 from 1.90 in 2016. He still should be owned in all leagues where saves are a category. He saved 84 games between 2016-17 while only blowing nine chances.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome earned his fourth save of the season Wednesday versus Texas. He allowed a run to continue his less than ideal start to the season that has included blown saves and multiple games where he earned the save but still gave up runs. Colome recorded an MLB-leading 47 saves in 2017, but his overall numbers elsewhere weren't as impressive as his 2016 campaign. His strikeout and walk rates both went in the wrong direction, and his ERA jumped up more than a full run to 3.24 from 1.90 in 2016. He still should be owned in all leagues where saves are a category. He saved 84 games between 2016-17 while only blowing nine chances.

Colome gave up a run on one hit and two walks while striking out one in the ninth inning Wednesday to pick up his fourth save of the season in a 4-2 win over the Rangers.

Colome fired a scoreless ninth inning in a 7-2 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday, allowing a hit and recording a strikeout.

Colome (0-2) allowed one earned run on two hits in the ninth inning of a 2-1 loss to the Phillies on Friday. He also racked up three strikeouts.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome recorded a save Tuesday versus Chicago. He gave up an HR that brought the lead down to a single run but would close out the game to preserve the win and earn a save. It was the second straight game with a save. Colome recorded an MLB-leading 47 saves in 2017, but his overall numbers elsewhere weren't as impressive as his 2016 campaign. His strikeout and walk rates both went in the wrong direction, and his ERA jumped up more than a full run to 3.24 from 1.90 in 2016. He still should be owned in all leagues where saves are a category. He saved 84 games between 2016-17 while only blowing nine chances.

Colome earned his third save while allowing one earned run on one hit and a walk over 0.2 innings in Tuesday's victory over the White Sox.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome held the White Sox scoreless in the ninth inning Monday to earn his second save of the season. He rebounded from two rough outings where he blew saves to hold the one-run lead to earn the Rays their second win of the season. Colome recorded an MLB-leading 47 saves in 2017, but his overall numbers elsewhere weren't as impressive as his 2016 campaign. His strikeout and walk rates both went in the wrong direction, and his ERA jumped up more than a full run to 3.24 from 1.90 in 2016. He still should be owned in all leagues where saves are a category. He saved 84 games between 2016-17 while only blowing nine chances.

Colome threw one shutout inning in Monday's 5-4 victory over the White Sox, earning his second save of the season.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome blows his second straight save chance Sunday versus Boston. Having been up 7-2 after seven innings, Tampa Bay reliever Matt Andriese came in and got knocked around before leaving with two outs in the eighth. Colome came in trying to hold on to the fragile lead and ended up giving up the lead. His line would show 1/3 of an inning with two runs given up on three hits. It was his second consecutive blown save. Colome recorded an MLB-leading 47 saves in 2017, but his overall numbers elsewhere weren't as impressive as his 2016 campaign. His strikeout and walk rates both went in the wrong direction, and his ERA jumped up more than a full run to 3.24 from 1.90 in 2016. He still should be owned in most leagues where saves are a category. He saved 84 games between 2016-17 while only blowing nine chances.

Colome (0-1) blew a save opportunity against the Red Sox on Sunday, as he allowed two runs on three hits in the eighth inning.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome blew the save opportunity Thursday versus Boston. The Rays were leading 2-0 going into the bottom of the ninth inning. Colome would last one inning but gave up two runs on four hits and two walks. The Red Sox would take their new life and win the game 3-2 in 12 innings. It was Colome's second opportunity of the season and his first blown save of 2018. Colome recorded an MLB-leading 47 saves in 2017, but his overall numbers elsewhere weren't as impressive as his 2016 campaign. His strikeout and walk rates both went in the wrong direction, and his ERA jumped up more than a full run to 3.24 from 1.90 in 2016. He still should be owned in most leagues where saves are a category, and the blown saves should be fairly rare.

Alex Colome pitched one inning to earn a save Thursday against the Red Sox, allowing one hit and no earned runs along with no walks and no strikeouts.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome will be used for three-out or fewer saves more often in 2018. He was asked to record multiple-inning saves in 2017, where he led the American League with six of those saves. Colome recorded an MLB-leading 47 saves in 2017, but his overall numbers elsewhere weren't as impressive as his 2016 campaign. His strikeout and walk rates both went in the wrong direction, and his ERA jumped up more than a full run to 3.24 from 1.90 in 2016. He could still be traded before the season ends, though, and is making a modest $5.3 million this season. He should be owned in most leagues where saves is its own category.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome said that he did not expect to be with the team, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Colome is focused on the task at hand, according to Topkin, but he is happy to still be with the Rays. He was closely linked with a deal to the Cardinals, but the team's interest faded as Tampa's price rose. Colome recorded an MLB-leading 47 saves in 2017, but his overall numbers elsewhere weren't as impressive as his 2016 campaign. His strikeout and walk rates both went in the wrong direction, and his ERA jumped up more than a full run to 3.24 from 1.90 in 2016. He could still be traded before the season ends, though, and is making a modest $5.3 million this season.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome was linked to the St. Louis Cardinals in trades, but Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Cardinals interest in trading for Colome was "overstated." Goold says that the Cards "didn't see (Colome) as (a) closer" and that their trade talks with the Rays, at least from St. Louis' perspective, appeared to center more on starting pitcher Chris Archer. This comes on the heels of president of baseball operations John Mozeliak saying Saturday that the team is content entering the season with reliever Luke Gregerson as their closer. It appears the Cardinals might be done shopping for bullpen help.

Colome agreed to a one-year, $5.3 million deal with the Rays on Friday, avoiding arbitration, Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports reports.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $5.3 million deal, according to a source. While Colome recorded an MLB-leading 47 saves in 2017, his overall numbers elsewhere weren't as impressive as his 2016 campaign. His strikeout and walk rates both went in the wrong direction, and his ERA jumped up more than a full run to 3.24 from 1.90 in 2016. While he'll still be the Rays closer in 2018 (unless he's traded), his drop in velocity was another red flag that more bad could be coming this season. Don't overpay.

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Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome and third baseman Evan Longoria could still go to the Cardinals according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The Rays are known to be shopping various players on their roster and the Cardinals  are widely expected to add a closer, them a perfect match here.  Colome led the majors with 47 saves this past season and owns a 2.63 ERA over the past two seasons. He is arbitration-eligible for the first time this winter. As for Longoria, he would not top the Cardinals wish list, though, given that the 32-year-old is coming off a pedestrian .737 OPS season and is still owed $86 million through 2022.

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Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports that Alex Colome is "the most likely Tampa Bay player to be on the move." Colome will be arbitration eligible have three years remaining on his contract kakinfnhin very attractive as teams are always searching for bullpen. He also has amassed 84 saves over the past two seasons, including 47 this past season. Colome figure to draw plenty of interest and with the Rays having many hard-throwing arms in their system he'd be replaceable.