STL Post-Dispatch: Izzy returns to closer role

The ninth inning again belongs to Jason Isringhausen.

Pitching coach Dave Duncan notified Isringhausen early Monday afternoon that he would regain the role he lost more than two months ago when bruised confidence and a self-inflicted hand wound forced him to the disabled list and out of the role that has netted him 292 career saves.
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Isringhausen did not say he was surprised by the move but clearly seemed energized by an escape from middle relief.

“This is what I’ve done for a long time,” he said. “Now it’s about me going out and doing it. I don’t want to go too far beyond that, OK?”