Bullpen articles
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Bullpen beauty: Five Brewers relievers combine for shutout
MILWAUKEE – Seventeen games into their season, the Brewers are on pace to churn through 76 starting pitchers in 2024. The record, in case you’re wondering, is 24, a mark shared by the 109-loss Philadelphia A’s of 1915 and the 112-loss Oakland A’s of 2023. This year’s Brewers aim to
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Oakland A’s news: Profiling a stealth bullpen pickup
Happy Wednesday, Athletics Nation! The A’s gave up a 2-1 lead in the sixth last night and dropped a second straight to St. Louis. That loss clinched the series for the Cards and ended the A’s series win streak at three. Hopefully a sweep will be averted today. AN’s Garrett Spain continues his terrific coverage of A’s prospects and minor league affiliates. Check out yesterday’s latest installment, which highlights Texas League Pitcher of the Week Ryan Cusick. Every action causes a reaction, which...
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Mookie Betts and the bullpen lead Dodgers past the Nationals
Mookie Betts continued his opening-month rampage with a career-high-tying five hits, and a struggling bullpen closed the game with six scoreless innings to lead the Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over the Washington Nationals in front of a sellout crowd of 52,718 at Chavez Ravine on Tuesday night. Betts doubled twice, singled three times, scored twice and had two RBIs, and is now batting .388 with a 1.190 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, six homers, five doubles, 18 RBIs and 22 runs in 20 games, but...