Timlin's Recent Struggles:

The Globe has this: Think the post-disabled list Mike Timlin hasn't been the same as the pre-disabled list version? You're not wrong. Timlin, a mainstay in the bullpen since 2003 as a setup man and erstwhile closer, hasn't been the same since arm trouble landed him on the DL from May 28 (retroactive to May 26) to June 13. Before the stint, Timlin carried a 1.40 ERA with 5.6 strikeouts per nine innings and .47 home runs per nine innings. Since then? His ERA is 4.71 over 21 innings, with 3.4 strikeouts and 1.29 home runs per nine innings. And, in the past two weeks, Timlin has given up two home runs that turned ties or leads into deficits.