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Bullpen of the Week: Cubs’ Wood does it all
- Updated: May 23, 2016
This week marked the toughest of the 2016 calendar so far for the Chicago Cubs, as the team went just 2-4 to mark their first losing week of the season.
But while the Cubs’ lineup has struggled lately to produce, the team’s relievers have kept them in ballgames. Beginning Tuesday, five of Chicago’s past six games have been decided by two runs or less. Those efforts by the Cubs’ bullpen solidified their 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, a weekly score of 100 is considered outstanding:
• Add 1.5 points for each out recorded • Add 1.5 points for each strikeout • Add 5 points …
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