Brent SuterMIL001+0.0 Corey KnebelMIL2652+2.0 Brandon KintzlerMIN1932+1.8 Junichi TazawaMIA220-0.5 Jordan LylesCOL210+0.0 Darren O’DayBAL832+0.2 Kenley Jansen25211089 David PhelpsMIA1171-1.1 Brad Hand232131510 Alex Colome23259105 Tyler WilsonBAL111-0.2 Joakim SoriaKC1942+1.5 Edwin Diaz2113668 Tony BarnetteTEX630-0.1 Source: Baseball-REFERENCE.COM Seung-hwan OhSTL1944+1.3 Tyler LyonsSTL011-0.4 FIREMAN APPEARANCES Logan VerrettBAL400+0.6 Jason MotteATL212-0.1 Kevin SiegristSTL811+0.8 Brandon Kintzler1924222 Chris HatcherLAD121-0.6 Kenyan MiddletonLAA210-0.1 Travis WoodKC331-0.6 Blake WoodCIN231-0.8 Mark MelanconSF940-0.2 Dario AlvarezTEX201+0.3 Fernando Rodney1922035 Brock StewartLAD200+0.3 Aaron LoupTOR326-0.3 Jared HughesMIL811+0.8 2017 goose stats through All-Star break Jason GrilliTOR332-0.6 Sean DoolittleOAK823+0.5 Kelvin Herrera1619025 Goose-egg leaders pitch in clutch situations, but that doesn’t help earn savesTop goose-egg pitchers through 2017 All-Star break Kenley JansenLAD2501+3.6 Ian KrolATL623+0.1 PITCHER▲▼TEAM▲▼GOOSE EGGS▲▼BROKEN EGGS▲▼MEHS▲▼GWAR▲▼ Daniel HudsonPIT444-0.9 Koda GloverWSH822+0.4 Brad BrachBAL2130+2.2 Luis GarciaPHI611+0.5 Danny FarquharTB832+0.1 Archie BradleyARI2023+2.3 J. J. HooverARI622+0.2 Tony WatsonPIT1664+0.1 Sammy SolisWSH120-0.6 Robby ScottBOS228-0.4 Aroldis ChapmanNYY602+1.0 Mike MorinLAA101+0.2 Johnny BarbatoPIT010-0.4 Mike MinorKC1621+1.8 Adam ConleyMIA010-0.4 AJ RamosMIA1132+0.4 Matt GraceWSH112-0.2 Ken GilesHOU933+0.2 Justin WilsonDET1940+1.5 John BrebbiaSTL001+0.0 Asher WojciechowskiCIN100+0.1 Ross StriplingLAD641-0.6 Rafael MonteroNYM131-1.0 Chris DevenskiHOU1663+0.2 Robert StephensonCIN220-0.4 Cody AllenCLE1242+0.5 Emilio PaganSEA110-0.2 Ryne StanekTB013-0.4 J. C. RamirezLAA020-0.7 Matt BushTEX1561+0.2 Jim Johnson1719206 Dustin McGowanMIA201+0.3 Hector SantiagoMIN010-0.4 Joaquin BenoitPHI1370-0.7 Casey FienSEA/PHI320-0.3 Source: Seamheads.com Frankie MontasOAK110-0.2 Danny BarnesTOR621+0.2 Rob ScahillMIL110-0.2 Dellin BetancesNYY1341+0.6 Michael LorenzenCIN1931+1.7 Randall DelgadoARI500+0.8 Cory GearrinSF721+0.3 Jose AlvaradoTB743-0.4 Joely RodriguezPHI524+0.0 Tom WilhelmsenARI112-0.2 Alex Colome23259105 Alex WoodLAD301+0.4 Jose RamirezATL1241+0.3 Francisco RodriguezDET382-2.5 Steve CishekSEA211-0.1 Andrew Miller25214128 Chasen ShreveNYY622+0.2 Giovanny GallegosNYY010-0.4 PITCHERGOOSE EGGSSAVESMULTI-INNINGRUNNERS ONTIE GAMES Adam OttavinoCOL1372-0.4 Josh CollmenterATL020-0.7 Mike DunnCOL602+1.0 PITCHERGOOSE EGGSSAVESMULTI-INNINGRUNNERS ONTIE GAMES Ken Giles919151 Robert GsellmanNYM210-0.1 Neftali FelizMIL850-0.7 Kyle BarracloughMIA1031+0.3 Tanner ScheppersTEX101+0.2 Dan JenningsCHW024-0.7 Alex ColomeTB2352+1.7 Hansel RoblesNYM422-0.2 Matt BarnesBOS1053-0.2 Alex WilsonDET1064-0.7 James PazosSEA924+0.6 Chase De JongSEA010-0.4 Chris BeckCHW002+0.0 Shawn KelleyWSH620+0.1 Kelvin HerreraKC1642+1.1 Hector NerisPHI1542+0.7 Jeanmar GomezPHI721+0.3 Jim JohnsonATL1761+0.3 Brandon Maurer1519246 Raisel IglesiasCIN2110+2.7 Tyler ClippardNYY486-2.3 Jake McGeeCOL832+0.2 Keone KelaTEX831+0.2 Chad GreenNYY022-0.7 Matthew BowmanSTL1544+0.7 Craig KimbrelBOS1920+2.3 Yusmeiro PetitLAA1012+1.2 Heath HembreeBOS724+0.4 T. J. McFarlandARI501+0.8 Joe KellyBOS724+0.4 Trevor RosenthalSTL1661+0.1 Jake JunisKC100+0.2 Roberto OsunaTOR1641+1.1 Matt BelisleMIN1333+0.9 Corey Knebel2614698 Ryan GartonTB030-1.1 Pedro BaezLAD734-0.1 Miguel CastroBAL101+0.2 Roberto Osuna1622033 Source: Baseball-REFERENCE.COM Wily PeraltaMIL120-0.6 Jonathan HolderNYY311+0.1 Jeremy JeffressTEX131-0.9 Xavier CedenoTB013-0.4 Austin BriceCIN300+0.4 Raisel Iglesias21161065 Felipe Rivero276111312 Bud NorrisLAA1160-0.5 Brad BoxbergerTB100+0.2 Eric O’FlahertyATL211-0.1 Andrew ChafinARI146-1.3 Chase WhitleyTB641-0.6 Luis AvilanLAD222-0.5 Parker BridwellLAA001+0.0 Kenley Jansen25211089 Carl EdwardsCHC1233+0.6 Dan AltavillaSEA331-0.6 Save leaders avoid many clutch pitching opportunitiesTop save pitchers through 2017 All-Star break Blake TreinenWSH441-0.9 Zach PutnamCHW200+0.3 Pat NeshekPHI1613+2.0 Brandon MaurerSD1570-0.5 Donnie HartBAL313+0.1 Will HarrisHOU1630+1.3 Adam WarrenNYY521+0.1 Andrew MillerCLE2531+3.0 Hector RondonCHC721+0.3 Fernando AbadBOS500+0.8 Jacob TurnerWSH520+0.0 Joe SmithTOR1411+1.8 Miguel DiazSD010-0.4 Jorge De La RosaARI1041+0.1 We shouldn’t get too carried away here. With the possible exception of the Astros’ Chris Devenski — who leads the majors with 52.2 relief innings but whose effectiveness has diminished as the season has worn on — none of these pitchers are being used in the Goose Gossage mold of the 1970s, when star relievers often threw 100 or more innings in a season. This is particularly true for Jansen, whose workload has always been managed carefully. (He’s on pace for only 68 innings this year.) But if teams are still using pitchers such as Jansen, Rivero and the Indians’ Andrew Miller for only 60 to 80 innings a season, they’re increasingly picking the right innings for them to pitch. By contrast, closers such as the Rockies’ Greg Holland and the Twins’ Brandon Kintzler have rarely made fireman appearances but have often been used to close out big, relatively safe leads. Although they have more saves than pitchers like Jansen and Rivero, Holland and Kintzler have fewer goose eggs and have provided less overall value to their clubs. Joe BlantonWSH320-0.3 Tyler PillNYM010-0.4 PITCHER▲▼TEAM▲▼GOOSE EGGS▲▼BROKEN EGGS▲▼MEHS▲▼GWAR▲▼ Jeurys FamiliaNYM412+0.2 Brad ZieglerMIA412+0.2 Ryan PresslyMIN420-0.1 Dodger closer Kenley Jansen has had a lights-out first half with a 4-0 record, a 0.96 ERA, 57 strikeouts and just two walks allowed in 37.2 innings pitched.He also has only 21 saves, which ranks seventh in the league through the All-Star break. But Jansen has been considerably more valuable to the Dodgers than those save numbers imply. That’s because Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has been deploying Jansen in high-leverage situations that other managers often shield their closers from. Jansen has made 10 multi-inning appearances so far this year. He’s been brought into the game with runners on base nine times. And he’s entered in tied games in eight appearances. l call all of these “firemen appearances” because they resemble how teams used their top relievers in the era a few decades ago when the best relievers were referred to as “firemen” instead of closers.These firemen appearances have not necessarily helped Jansen earn saves; a pitcher can’t earn a save when he enters in a tied game, for instance. But they do provide opportunities for him to earn goose eggs, the new relief-pitcher statistic that we developed this spring. (The short version: A pitcher gets a goose egg for a clutch, scoreless relief inning, including in a tied game.) Jansen has 25 goose eggs, which ties him for third this season. He and his fellow goose-egg leaders — including the Pirates’ Felipe Rivero, who leads MLB with 27 — are routinely making firemen appearances: Brian DuensingCHC300+0.4 Jake PetrickaCHW001+0.0 Deolis GuerraLAA720+0.3 Brandon MorrowLAD010-0.4 Addison Reed2115568 Luke GregersonHOU632-0.2 Mychal GivensBAL1223+1.2 Jonathan BroxtonSTL120-0.6 Jerry BlevinsNYM1246+0.2 Tommy KahnleCHW1171-0.9 Robbie RossBOS100+0.2 Fernando RodneyARI1943+1.4 Luke JacksonATL100+0.1 Ben HellerNYY001+0.0 Sam DysonTEX/SF1271-0.8 Blake ParkerLAA1031+0.4 Erasmo RamirezTB712+0.7 Jandel GustaveHOU010-0.4 Josh SmokerNYM722+0.3 Hunter StricklandSF1130+0.5 Dominic LeoneTOR323-0.3 Drew StorenCIN322-0.3 Derek LawSF1131+0.5 Ernesto FrieriTEX010-0.4 Sergio RomoLAD230-0.8 Cam BedrosianLAA613+0.5 Sam TuivailalaSTL320-0.3 Josh FieldsLAD321-0.3 Greg Hollland1828141 Vidal NunoBAL010-0.4 Ben TaylorBOS101+0.2 Tony CingraniCIN423-0.2 Pedro StropCHC1113+1.2 Daniel StumpfDET212-0.1 Wade LeBlancPIT132-1.0 Bryan MitchellNYY010-0.4 Matt StrahmKC231-0.8 Josh OsichSF224-0.5 Sam FreemanATL502+0.7 Neil RamirezNYM012-0.4 Bruce RondonDET210-0.1 Josh EdginNYM525+0.0 Ryan BuchterSD1252-0.1 Bryan MorrisSF300+0.4 Tommy HunterTB621+0.2 Steven OkertSF637-0.3 Scott ObergCOL613+0.6 J. P. HowellTOR010-0.4 Adam KolarekTB010-0.4 Carlos TorresMIL642-0.6 Phil MatonSD211-0.1 Liam HendriksOAK731+0.0 Kyle RyanDET210-0.1 Addison ReedNYM2143+1.5 Fernando SalasNYM554-1.2 Tyler DuffeyMIN811+0.9 Bryan ShawCLE1122+1.1 Edubray RamosPHI2110-3.8 Jean MachiSEA101+0.2 Peter MoylanKC403+0.6 Chris YoungKC100+0.2 Jayson AquinoBAL010-0.4 Brett CecilSTL1322+1.1 Jhan MarinezMIL/PIT320-0.3 Ryan DullOAK422-0.1 Jeff BeliveauTOR100+0.2 Warwick SaupoldDET012-0.4 Wandy PeraltaCIN1020+0.7 Richard BleierBAL311+0.1 Alex ClaudioTEX625+0.2 Al AlburquerqueKC010-0.4 Brad PeacockHOU101+0.2 FIREMAN APPEARANCES Brad Brach2115236 Craig BreslowMIN010-0.4 Check out our latest MLB predictions. Greg HollandCOL1820+2.2 Chris RusinCOL823+0.6 Justin HaleyMIN110-0.2 Stefan CrichtonBAL010-0.4 Matt AlbersWSH924+0.6 Wade DavisCHC1501+2.2 Casey LawrenceTOR010-0.4 Michael FelizHOU110-0.2 Nate JonesCHW410+0.2 Shane GreeneDET1033+0.4 Kevin QuackenbushSD110-0.2 Mike MontgomeryCHC1211+1.4 Enny RomeroWSH1336+0.8 Daniel CoulombeOAK123-0.6 Jose AlvarezLAA553-1.1 Tony ZychSEA432-0.5 Marc RzepczynskiSEA404+0.6 Brad HandSD2345+1.8 Paul SewaldNYM122-0.6 Jarlin GarciaMIA002+0.0 Blaine BoyerBOS310+0.1 Nick WittgrenMIA611+0.5 Drew SteckenriderMIA010-0.4 Juan NicasioPIT846-0.3 Koji UeharaCHC1443+0.5 Oliver PerezWSH514+0.4 Boone LoganCLE003+0.0 Edwin DiazSEA2141+1.7 Nick VincentSEA1214+1.5 Zach BrittonBAL600+0.9 Gabriel YnoaBAL001+0.0 Ty BlachSF101+0.1 Jumbo DiazTB643-0.6 Kirby YatesLAA/SD321-0.3 Joe BiaginiTOR432-0.5 Felipe RiveroPIT2722+3.2 Ronald HerreraNYY010-0.4 Domingo GermanNYY010-0.4 Craig Kimbrel1923566 Tony SippHOU100+0.2 Grant DaytonLAD112-0.2 James HoytHOU110-0.2 Jose LeclercTEX522+0.1 Santiago CasillaOAK1452+0.3 Ryan MadsonOAK1231+0.7 The Dodgers have managed Jansen’s opportunities smartly, but he also deserves credit for making the most of every one of them — literally. Jansen has 25 goose eggs on the season, but no broken eggs, our term for when a pitcher enters the game with an opportunity to earn a goose egg but is charged with at least one earned run instead.1Jansen does have one “meh,” which is when a pitcher enters the game in a goose situation but is awarded neither a goose egg nor a broken egg because a run was scored yet not charged to the reliever. The record for most goose eggs in a season without a broken egg is held by Brad Lidge, who had 34 goose eggs and no broken eggs in 2008.As a result of this perfect conversion rate, Jansen leads baseball with 3.6 goose wins above replacement (GWAR) and is on pace for 6.5 GWAR, which would make for one of the top half-dozen relief pitching seasons of all time. Rivero and Miller are second and third in GWAR this season. You can find goose-egg statistics for these and all other relief pitchers in the sortable table below. Evan ScribnerSEA020-0.7 Blaine HardyDET121-0.6 Arodys VizcainoATL1652+0.5 David HernandezLAA811+0.9 Diego MorenoTB010-0.4 Austin PruittTB300+0.5 Alec AsherBAL311+0.1 Chad QuallsCOL210+0.0 Rubby De La RosaARI011-0.4 Carlos EstevezCOL100+0.2 Jesse ChavezLAA010-0.4 Antonio BastardoPIT010-0.4 Ryan TeperaTOR1420+1.5 Chad BellDET001+0.0 Josh HaderMIL100+0.1 Oliver DrakeMIL421-0.2 Jacob BarnesMIL1843+1.2 George KontosSF743-0.5 Anthony SwarzakCHW1000+1.5 John AxfordOAK120-0.6 David RobertsonCHW1631+1.3 Miguel SocolovichSTL101+0.1 Brooks PoundersLAA100+0.2 Jose TorresSD231-0.8 Justin GrimmCHC201+0.3 Taylor RogersMIN1323+1.3 Scott AlexanderKC320-0.3
Want the best of The Telegraph direct to your email and WhatsApp? Sign up to our free twice-daily Front Page newsletter and new audio briefings. “There is clearly an epidemic of banned phones entering our prisons. This is a shocking failure by the GovernmentDavid Hanson, the Labour former justice minister 
“These figures demonstrate how many phones are found, but don’t tell us how long it took to find them. Therefore, these mobiles and sims could have been in the hands of convicted criminals for weeks, if not months. This is a shocking failure by the Government.”Answering the parliamentary question, Prisons Minister Sam Gyimah said the Government has brought in tough measures to find and confiscate phones. He said: “The illicit use of mobile phones undermines the safety and security of prisons, which is why we are taking urgent and decisive action.”Under measures introduced in late 2016, we can now apply for Telecommunications Restriction Orders at court to block specific mobile phones being used in prisons.”Since the legislation was introduced in August, we have had more than 150 mobile phones cut off.”In addition, we have announced new measures in the Prison and Courts Bill that will allow the Secretary of State to authorise mobile network operators to block illicit mobile phone signals across entire prison sites.”This will allow industry experts to work more creatively and effectively to block signals and means that we won’t require a court order to stop the illicit and harmful use of mobile phones in prisons.” Justice Secretary Liz Truss has announced new measures to crack down on their use, including giving prisons power to jam the signalsCredit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire At least 20,000 mobile phones and sim cards were discovered in prisons last year – more than double the number recorded two years earlier. The proliferation of handsets in jails has been linked to drugs and organised crime, while some inmates have used the devices to film themselves and post videos on websites such as Facebook.Justice Secretary Liz Truss has announced new measures to crack down on their use, including giving prisons power to jam the signals.But David Hanson, the Labour former justice minister who uncovered the latest figures in a parliamentary question, urged tougher action. At least 20,075 mobile phones and sim cards were found in prisons in 2016, according to the Ministry of Justice numbers.This is up around a fifth (18%) on the 16,987 finds – which can include handsets, sim, USB or media cards – which were found the year before, and more than double the 9,745 mobiles and sims found in 2014, according to the figures.The Ministry of Justice cautioned against drawing direct comparisons with the numbers as a new and “enhanced” incident reporting regime was introduced in October 2015 which “allowed better recording of the number of mobile phones and sim cards found”.But Mr Hanson said the figures show that an “astounding number of mobile phones are now washing through our prison system”.He said: “Each one of these phones and sim cards enables criminals to gain access to the outside world, empowering them to undertake further criminal activity such as intimidation of juries, operating drugs smuggling into their prison, or ordering violent attacks on people.
Nutritionist Professor Jamie Cooper, of the University of Georgia in the US, said: “Appetite hormones play an important role in regulating how much we eat.”These findings tell us that eating foods rich in PUFAs, like those found in walnuts, may favourably change appetite hormones so we can feel fuller for longer.”The study, published in the journal Nutrition, involved 26 young men and women aged 18 to 35 who had changes in hormone levels recorded as they were asked how hungry they felt.The participants were placed on a seven day diet high in polyunsaturated fats consisting of a typical American eating pattern. Then they consumed meals high in saturated fat again. Both diets contained the same number of total calories and percentage of fat – but the latter differed in the types. Salmon is also rich in polyunsaturated fatsCredit:Picture Partners / Alamy Stock Photo A daily handful of walnuts can suppress hunger and make you feel full, according to new research.The study shows that the nut contains high amounts of polyunsaturated fats (PUFAS) which prevent overeating.Researchers say that is because they dampen down a hormone that boosts hunger, while firing up another that increases feelings of fullness.Other foods rich in PUFAs include oily fish such as salmon and corn, grapeseed or canola oil. 
These findings tell us that eating foods rich in PUFAs, like those found in walnuts, may favourably change appetite hormones so we can feel fuller for longer.Professor Jamie Cooper Walnuts are unique among nuts because they are mainly comprised of PUFAs.Every ounce – about seven whole walnuts – contains a remarkable 13 grams of PUFA out of 18 grams of total fat.As a result they are the only nut to contain a significant amount of plant-based omega-3.Prof Cooper, whose study was funded by the California Walnut Commission, added that larger and longer term studies are now required.More clinical trials are also needed to determine the optimal intake of dietary PUFAs to offer the greatest health benefit. Those that consumed a diet high in PUFAs had a significant decrease in fasting ghrelin, a hormone that increases hunger.Meanwhile, there was a similar increase in peptide YY (PYY), a hormone that increases fullness or satiety.Participants saw increases in PYY while fasting and after consuming a meal. These types of hormone changes imply better appetite control.There was also no difference in responses to how hungry or full they felt and how much they thought they could eat – whether they ate the PUFA-rich diet, or not.PUFAs are known to be good for health by helping reduce cholesterol and providing essential fats like omega-6 and omega-3 that the body can’t produce itself.But the latest findings show for the first time how eating foods high in these polyunsaturated fats, consumers can curb overeating.Through feedback, and by monitoring the hormone levels, the scientists were able to see the PUFA diet was more likely to leave consumers feeling full.It included whole foods such as walnuts, Alaska salmon, tuna, flaxseed oil, grapeseed oil, canola oil and fish oil supplements. All meals were provided by the researchers.The control diet was comprised of 7% polyunsaturated fat, 15% monounsaturated fat and 13% saturated fat, compared to the PUFA-rich diet which was 21% polyunsaturated fat, 9% monounsaturated fat, and 5% saturated fat. Want the best of The Telegraph direct to your email and WhatsApp? Sign up to our free twice-daily Front Page newsletter and new audio briefings.