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- Updated: May 19, 2016
MILWAUKEE — If you feel like the Brewers have been playing nothing but close games recently, you’re not alone — just ask the bullpen.
Relief pitchers Michael Blazek and Tyler Thornburg pitched two scoreless inning to complete a 5-3 win against the Cubs on Thursday as Milwaukee wrapped up a seven-game homestand in which Brewers relievers were thrust into high-leverage situations time and time again.
“We always knew there was going to be a time where our starters got rolling and we’d be in a ton of close games,” said Thornburg, who picked up his first career save on Thursday. “That’s what you expect as a late-inning guy. You expect and want to pitch in every game.”
Each of Milwaukee’s last six games has been decided by either one or two runs. With little margin for error, the bullpen did its job …
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