MILWAUKEE — The bullpen wasn't supposed to pitch like this.
Not after the departures of established high-leverage relievers Gregory Soto, Andrew Chafin, Joe Jiménez and Michael Fulmer, and certainly not after Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris declined to sign a reliever to a major-league contract in free agency.
But the Tigers' bullpen, entering Wednesday's series finale against the Milwaukee Brewers, has a 1.44 ERA over the past 11 games, with a 5.6% walk rate and 30.4% strikeout rate in 43u2154 innings. (The starting pitchers have a 3.