Jonathan Broxton

Jonathan Broxton converted his seventh straight save chance Monday, giving up a hit but striking out two in a win over the Rangers.

Broxton has made a stunning turnaround after he blew up in a blown save back on April 11 when he looked like he wouldn’t be long for the job. Since then, he’s allowed just one run over 11 appearances while nailing down all of his save chances. His job is very secure right now.

Jonathan Broxton allowed the first two Yankees to reach in the ninth inning on Thursday, but battled back to slam the door and pick up his fifth save of the season.

After Derek Jeter and Curtis Granderson reached to start the night, Broxton was able to induce Mark Teixeira to ground into a double play and then retire Alex Rodriguez on a groundout to third after a lengthy at-bat. While he’s not the same intimidating and dominating force that he was as a Dodger, Broxton appears to be settling into his role as the closer in Kansas City, and his job security is on the rise.

Jonathan Broxton turned in a scoreless bottom of the ninth against the Tigers for his fourth save Wednesday.

Broxton had the one meltdown last month against the A’s, but he hasn’t allowed a run in his other four save chances this season. Apart from the one aforementioned outing, he’s walked just one batter in eight innings.

Royals manager Ned Yost said Jonathon Broxton will be unavailable to close Saturday.

He’ll get the day off after closing out the last two games. The Royals will likely go with Aaron Crow or Tim Collins in a late-inning role, depending on the matchup.

Jonathan Broxton retired the Twins in order on Friday, including a pair of strikeouts, to notch his third save of the season.

After a could of shaky outings, Broxton looked like his vintage dominating self in this one. With Greg Holland on the disabled list, and a few good appearances under his belt, his leash as the closer in KC appears to be growing longer.

Jonathan Broxton earned his second save of the season in Thursday’s defeat of the Indians.

Broxton yielded a single to Jason Kipnis and walked Michael Brantley in the bottom of the ninth inning but was able to escape. His ERA is down to 2.70, and his leash on the ninth-inning job continues to grow with Greg Holland (ribs) still on the shelf.

Royals manager Ned Yost says he didn’t consider stripping Jonathan Broxton of closing duties following his disastrous blown save Wednesday.

“I talked to Broxton today, and he just lost command of his fastball,” Yost said Thursday. “But he’s a two-time All-Star, and he has really rebounded nicely from this arm surgery. He’s got his velocity back up to 97, 98, with an 86-, 87-mph slider, which is a killer, hard slider.” That’s all good and well, but Broxton hasn’t been sharp in two of his first three outings. Greg Holland remains a must-handcuff, and is worth a speculative own in all formats.

Jonathan Broxton blew a save in ugly fashion Wednesday, giving up two runs in the 12th against the A’s.

Both runs were unearned, as the rally started with Seth Smith reaching on an Alcides Escobar error with one out. Still, what happened afterwards was discouraging. Broxton walked two, gave up a game-tying groundout and then hit back-to-back batters, with the second one forcing in the winning run. Greg Holland was pretty stellar in his two innings today, striking out three of the six batters he faced. Broxton will probably get a little more rope, but it figures to become Holland’s job at some point.

Royals closer Jonathan Broxton was a little shaky in his season debut, allowing a run on two hits in one inning.

Kendrys Morales led off the inning with a double and, after a single, came around to score on a Bobby Abreu sacrifice fly. Broxton induced a Vernon Wells double play to escape further damage and end the game. Greg Holland also looked shaky in his debut Friday, so there is no immediate danger to Broxton’s hold on the ninth-inning job.