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Jim Henderson gets two saves in two days for Brewers

At the end of July, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke announced that he was going to a closer by committee approach, and given the struggles of Francisco Rodríguez (RHP, MIL) many figured that John Axford (RHP, MIL) would eventually get his job back.  Sure enough, Axford got a five out save on August 6.  On August 7 when a save opportunity arose, Roenicke brought in a new member of the committee, 29 year-old Jim Henderson (RHP, MIL), who got his first major league save.  Less than 24 hours later, a rested Axford was brought in to pitch the 8th in a tie game, and after the Brewers scored in the bottom of the eighth, Henderson got his second save in less than 24...

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