On Tuesday, the Guardians’ bullpen tossed four hitless innings in a 3-2 win over the Mets.
At face value, that shouldn’t be surprising considering Cleveland is coming off a season where it had one of the best bullpens in MLB history. But Tuesday’s outing looked a bit different given the names rolled out.
Instead of Hunter Gaddis, Tim Herrin, Cade Smith and Emmanuel Clase taking turns leaving the opposing batter stupefied, it was Matt Festa, Kolby Allard and Jakob Junis who took turns sending Mets batters back to the dugout before Cade Smith closed the door in the ninth inning.