Reclined in his office chair at Miller Park this week, Royals manager Ned Yost reminisced about his bullpen of old as he compared it to the Brewers’ formidable relief corps.
The Brewers entered Wednesday’s game with a 2.74 bullpen ERA, the fourth-lowest in baseball. Their relievers, tied for 11th in baseball in terms of workload, had allowed a stingy .218 batting average in 282 1/3 innings.
“It’s fun to have a good bullpen,” Yost said wistfully, before turning his attention to Milwaukee’s Josh Hader. The left-hander’s 1.13 ERA was sixth-lowest among relievers who’ve pitched at least 20 innings this year.