Marlon Byrd homered off setup man Eric O'Flaherty to force a 4-all tie in the eighth.

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On Tuesday, manager Terry Collins said Rauch would no longer be the primary setup man to closer Frank Francisco.

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Losing the primary setup man to Mariano Rivera for any length of time would be a huge blow to the Yankee bullpen.

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With closer Frank Francisco still recovering from elbow surgery, setup man Bobby Parnell gets promoted to a role he has faltered in before.

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Rivera began his major league career as a starter in 1995, soon became a setup man and quickly blossomed into a dominant closer.

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Closer Joel Hanrahan was traded to Boston, leaving journeyman Jason Grilli to pick up the slack after another solid year as a setup man.

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Setup man David Robertson is out for New York's weekend series against the Oakland Athletics because of an injury where the left hamstring meets the knee.

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He has emerged as Rivera's heir apparent, and Rivera himself noted Robertson's importance after he saw his setup man driving off on a golf cart with his foot immobilized.

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Chamberlain, in New York Tuesday attending an annual dinner for the Baseball Assistance Team, a charity organization for former players, said he's ready for the challenge hoping to win a late-inning setup-man spot following Rafael Soriano's departure to Washington.

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On small lodes they gobble up man-hours in setup time.

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