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Bullpen of the Week: Relievers solidify sweeps
- Updated: May 2, 2016
The Phillies were undefeated last week, sweeping a pair of three-game series against the Nationals in Washington and Indians in Philadelphia.
Each of the six victories was won by a margin of three runs or fewer as the Phils leaned on their bullpen to back some strong outings from their starters. The efforts cemented Philadelphia’s status as “Bullpen of the Week presented by The Hartford.”
BULLPEN OF THE WEEK WINNERS Week Team 1 A’s 2 Twins 3 Nationals
As part of the MLB Prevailing Moments program, each Monday throughout the 2016 season, MLB.com is honoring the “Bullpen of the Week presented by The Hartford.” An industry-wide panel of MLB experts, including legendary stats guru Bill James, constructed a metric based on James’ widely renowned game-score formula, to provide a weekly measurement of team-bullpen performance.
Here’s how the Bullpen Rating System is compiled for each week. For reference, a weekly score of 100 is considered outstanding:
• Add 1.5 points for …
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