It hasn’t been a season of the usual for the Dodgers.
It’s been a struggle in the back end of games for the Dodgers — and “struggle” is perhaps too mild of a description for their issues.
Aside from Sunday afternoon, when the Dodgers bullpen put up 3.1 scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants, this season has been a year where the bullpen is a glaring weakness.
As of Monday, the unit is statistically second-worst in the majors even with Sunday’s effort, with a 5.04 ERA collectively.
Evan Phillips has been one of the rare bright spots for the group, posting a 2.