Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader earned his first win of the season in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Twins. Hader came in to pitch the top of the ninth inning with the game tied 6-6 and delivered a 1-2-3 inning with no strikeouts. The Twins were able to bring a run home in the bottom half of the inning, making Hader the winning pitcher of record. His outing will come as a relief to fantasy managers, as the stud closer had allowed at least one run in six of his previous nine outings in the month of July. Consequently, his ERA has ballooned to 4.36. However, he has 28 saves to go with a 15.27 K/9 rate. He was drafted as a top fantasy closer and should be treated as such, despite the recent rough patch.

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader was hit hard once again during his save opportunity against the San Francisco Giants on Friday. He entered in the ninth inning as the Brewers were up 5-2 and he went on to give up three home runs, including a walk-off grand slam hit by Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski. In total, he pitched a third of an inning and allowed five hits, no walks and six earned runs. The All-Star break couldn't come soon enough for the 28-year-old, who now has a nightmarish 20.25 ERA across 5 1/3 innings in July. With his sterling track record and MLB-leading 27 saves, Hader's leash for the ninth inning is as long as one could conceivably be. Hopefully he'll be able to use the time off next week to reset for the second half of the year. Fantasy managers should avoid panicking and selling the league's save leader while the concerns float about.

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader has been one of the most dominant pitchers in all of baseball so far this season. However, he's started to show some vulnerability through the early going of July. Over four appearances and four innings this month, he's allowed six hits, three walks and three earned runs while striking out eight. The 28-year-old entered the month with a season-long ERA of 1.09, but his recent struggles have lifted that ERA to 1.88. He still has just one blown save over 27 save chances on the year and he's preserved his league-best 43.8% strikeout rate. Fantasy managers have little reason for concern. Expect to see the star reliever shake off this recent rough stretch soon.

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 save. He has now converted 18 of 19 save opportunities with a 0.96 ERA and a 14.46 K/9 rate. Fantasy managers have nothing to worry about.

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 IP. Fantasy managers who used an early-round selection on the 28-year-old should be more than pleased with his performance so far in 2022.

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 all 15 of his save opportunities without allowing a single run.

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 across 13.2 innings.

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 Nationals that begins on Friday. The 28-year-old left-hander has been lights-out as the closer this year, not allowing a single run in 13 1/3 inning while recording a league-high 14 saves and 21 strikeouts in 14 outings. If he misses another game and a save situation arises, it'll likely go to Devin Williams.

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Josh Hader recorded his 14th save of the season in a 1-0 victory over Atlanta on Monday, setting down all three batters he faced via the strikeout. Hader has now pitched 13 1/3 innings this season and allowed exactly zero runs. Only seven batters have reached base against him all year, and five of those were via the walk. He's whiffed 21 of the 48 batters he's faced, which somehow represents the second-lowest of his career at 14.18 strikeouts per nine innings. Hader is proving yet again why he is the top closer in fantasy baseball, even if his rate of save opportunities is bound to decline to a certain extent.

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader (back) said his back is better and that he's available to pitch on Thursday against the Cincinnati Reds. Hader hasn't pitched since April 27 due to mid-back spasms, but if a save situation arises on Thursday, the hard-throwing left-hander should enter the ballgame. Right-hander Devin Williams has seen the save chances for Milwaukee with Hader nursing a back injury this week. Fantasy managers that have Hader rostered need to get him into their lineups on Thursday. Hader has a league-high 10 saves in 10 scoreless outings for the Brew Crew this year, walking four and striking out 15 in 9 1/3 innings pitched.

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Josh Hader (back) is expected to be available for Wednesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. Hader has been dealing with back spasms, so the Brewers went with Devin Williams in the ninth inning on Tuesday. However, Hader was able to get through his pregame routine on Wednesday without any issues. Fantasy managers should expect him to be available out of the bullpen on Wednesday and hopefully Thursday.

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader (back) was unavailable on Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds due to mid-back spasms. Hader threw a bullpen session Tuesday afternoon and it went well, according to manager Craig Counsell. The hard-throwing left-hander is day-to-day for now. Hader has not taken the mound since April 27 when he earned a save, and his back injuries first surfaced on Saturday. Right-hander Devin Williams has earned two saves since Hader last pitched, including Tuesday against the Reds, and he'll likely get any more save opportunities for Milwaukee until Hader returns. In 10 outings covering 9 1/3 innings, Hader hasn't allowed a single run while walking four and striking out 15 with a league-leading 10 saves. It sounds like he could return as soon as Wednesday.

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader was called upon to make the final out in Tuesday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. With two outs in the ninth inning and two men on, Hader came on to face second baseman Tucupita Marcano and he was able to get Marcano to strike out, locking down a 12-8 victory for the team. This was Hader's ninth save of the year in as many opportunities. He has yet to allow a single run over 8.1 innings this year and has only given up two hits and two walks while recording 12 strikeouts.

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader continued his dominant season in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Pirates, notching his fifth save of the season. Hader came on to pitch the ninth inning up by three and pitched a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout to end the game. Hader was regarded as one of fantasy baseball's top closers coming into the season; he has really lived up to that so far, converting all of his save opportunities with a 0.00 ERA, seven strikeouts, and two walks over five innings pitched. Fantasy managers can continue to rely on him as a reliable source of points and saves each week.

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader notched his second save of the season in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Orioles. Hader entered to pitch the ninth inning with a one-run lead. He allowed a leadoff double to Cedric Mullins, struck the next two hitters out, walked Austin Hays, and finally got Ramon Urias to fly out to end the game. The 28-year-old has been regarded as one of the top (if not the top) fantasy closers over the past several seasons, and he has converted both of his save opportunities this season without allowing a run and with four strikeouts. Fantasy managers should feel confident with Hader in their lineups at all times.

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader avoided salary arbitration on Tuesday by signing a one-year, $11 million deal. Hader remains an elite closer in both real life and fantasy after posting 34 saves, a 1.23 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, a 45.5% strikeout rate and a 10.7% walk rate in 58 2/3 relief innings for the Brew Crew in 2021. No pitcher since 2017 has a better strikeout rate than Hader's (44.4%). Fantasy managers should expect a bit of regression in the ERA department, but the left-hander's lofty strikeout rate supports his lofty ADP as the No. 2-ranked fantasy closer behind Liam Hendriks.

The New York Mets are eyeing Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader, former Chicago Cubs left-hander Andrew Chafin and free-agent right-hander Collin McHugh. The Mets are looking for both starting and relief pitching now that the MLB lockout is over and free agency has been reopened. Hader would be the big name and could immediately take over the closing duties from Edwin Diaz if the Mets traded for him. The hard-throwing left-hander has been an All-Star in three of his five MLB seasons and had a 1.23 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 102 strikeouts in only 58 2/3 innings of work over 60 appearances for the Brew Crew in 2021. Hader is RotoBaller's No. 2 fantasy reliever. McHugh has a robust market after looking good again in a relief role for the Tampa Bay Rays last season.

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader had a rough month of July. He kicked off the month with his first blown save of the year and went on to allow six earned runs across 5.2 innings in the month. However, ever since the calendar flipped to August, Hader has been dominant. Since the start of August, Hader has pitched 13.1 scoreless innings, allowing just four total hits while recording 24 strikeouts and converting all 10 of his save opportunities. He is tied for sixth in the majors with 31 saves on the year and he has a stellar 1.39 ERA and 0.85 WHIP.

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Monday against the Giants. Hader allowed a leadoff double to Kris Bryant but retired the next three batters to finish the game. He has not allowed a run in his last 10 appearances and he has seven saves in that stretch. The 27-year-old has a 1.51 ERA and 0.80 WHIP with an incredible 15.3 K/9 in 47 2/3 innings. He is 28-for-29 in save situations, the best save percentage in all of baseball. Hader has been the most consistent closer all season, and he looks like there is still a lot of gas left in the tank heading into fantasy playoffs.