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New-look bullpen trio seals deal in opener
- Updated: July 30, 2016
TORONTO — So far, so good for the Blue Jays’ new-look bullpen.
Joaquin Benoit, Jason Grilli and Roberto Osuna tossed the final three innings to secure a 6-5 victory over the Orioles on Friday night at Rogers Centre. Grilli did surrender a solo homer to Manny Machado, but outside of that one blip everything else went according to plan as Toronto moved within a half-game of the first-place O’s.
One game does not guarantee success in the future, but the organization does seem to feel a lot better about the bullpen than it did earlier this season. The early June addition of Grilli followed by the recent pickup of Benoit has led to at least some level of trust.
“We have some guys with a lot of experience, big-time veteran relievers. It just made our team that much better,” starter Marco Estrada said. “Seeing those guys out there — I have confidence in all of our guys, but to see guys with that much experience out there behind you, it puts you at a little bit more ease, I …
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