The bullpen seems to be trending up for the Los Angeles Dodgers after some season-long struggles that came to its lowest point over the past month.
After throwing eight innings with just one run allowed on Friday, the bullpen came back with four shutout innings on Saturday to secure another win over the Seattle Mariners. In the process, Blake Treinen, Alex Vesia and Edgardo Henriquez all struck out three hitters in back-to-back-to-back innings.
That marked the first time in Dodgers’ franchise history that their bullpen has recorded nine consecutive strikeouts since the Live-Ball era began in 1920.
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Treinen pitched the seventh inning, and he was the only one of the three who didn’t complete a perfect frame. He allowed a leadoff single to Randy Arozarena before striking out Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodríguez and Jorge Polanco.
Vesia worked the eighth, striking out Eugenio Suárez, Dominic Canzone and Luke Raley in order. The ninth inning belonged to Henriquez, who struck out Leo Rivas, Harry Ford and Arozarena to record his first save of the season and set the Dodgers record for consecutive strikeouts.
In total, the Dodgers’ pitching staff had 15 strikeouts in their matchup against the Mariners. Tyler Glasnow struck out three in three innings, Heaney punched out a pair in two innings, and Jack Dreyer added one.
With their last few games, the Dodgers’ bullpen has been gaining confidence, and manager Dave Roberts is getting more information on who he can trust in October. With their elite starting pitching and offense in a good place, finding which combination of relievers can record outs has been the biggest issue for the Dodgers, but things may be turning around.
Dodgers moving starters to bullpen
With the Dodgers set to play in the three-game Wild Card series, they are planning to pull from their excess of starters to help bolster the bullpen.
That’s amounting to Emmet Sheehan, Tyler Glasnow and Clayton Kershaw all expected to be available out of the bullpen during the Wild Card round. However, Glasnow should move back into the rotation if the Dodgers advance to the National League Division Series.
Roki Sasaki also recently moved to the bullpen, and he has impressed in that short time.
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