Forget the playoffs for a while – the Atlanta Braves truly were taken to the woodshed by the Red Sox in this series… and that’s been an unfortunate pattern lately.
Honestly, the starting pitching has mostly held up its end of the bargain. The hitters have been about the same as usual – excepting (lately) when run-scoring opportunities are readily available.
But the bullpen… that has not been what we’d like to see.
In the past 2 weeks (small sample sizes alert – but that’s always going to be the case for relief pitchers), the bullpen is official throwing to a 3.