Bullpen of the Week: Relievers are bright spot

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The Angels had a week they would like to forget, losing five of six games against the Brewers and Rays.

But while the starters struggled, the bullpen kept the Angels in nearly every game, as each of Los Angeles’ five losses was by a margin of three runs or fewer. The efforts cemented the Angels’ status as “Bullpen of the Week presented by The Hartford.”

BULLPEN OF THE WEEK WINNERS Week Team 1 A’s 2 Twins 3 Nationals 4 Phillies

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, …

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