The bullpen must improve to give the offense a chance to score a run in the late innings to tie games, instead of having to score two or three times. They have done it all year, no reason they can ...

Phillies bullpen catcher Bob Stumpo needed to get a little creative. Stumpo was in charge of highlighting a section of the strike zone with string for Vince Velasquez’s bullpen Saturday ...

Texas Rangers GM Chris Young signed starters Jacob deGrom and Nathan Eovaldi last winter, but the bullpen was largely neglected, and it nearly doomed a World Series run.

Nationals Nats’ bullpen comes through (you read that right) to hold off Phillies. Handed a three-run lead to protect over the final four innings, the relief corps delivers for a 4-2 win to snap ...

The Cardinals advanced to the World Series by relying less on their starting pitchers in a seven-game playoff than any team in history. The St. Louis rotation accounted for only 46 percent of the ...

Nationals Bullpen a Revolving Door of Frustration After the release, the Nationals turned to a familiar name on Friday, calling up right-hander Zach Brzykcy from Triple-A.

CINCINNATI — When Bryan Price took over as Reds manager in 2014, he talked about using the bullpen in an unconventional manner. Maybe use Aroldis Chapman for more than one inning. Maybe use the ...

NASHVILLE — The Texas Rangers made major headlines when they signed free agent starting pitcher Jacob deGrom during last year's offseason. And they received similar accolades when they added ...

It helped having a solid string of closers on those teams too. But last season, Counsell’s first in Chicago, the Cubs bullpen proved to be one of the thorns in the team’s side.

One reason for the Nationals' four-game losing streak is the bullpen's inability to hold the game at one or two runs. In every one of the four games the Nationals have lost since Wednesday ...

The Mariners need bullpen reinforcements amid a rash of starter injuries, and an underrated reliever prospect, Juan Burgos, ...