The Brewers have won five of seven games on their current road trip, and the bullpen has played a pivotal role in that recent success.
Perhaps no reliever has delivered bigger outings than Elvis Peguero, who has ascended into a high-leverage role amid the inconsistent performance of Peter Strzelecki.
Peguero has appeared five times in the last six days. He picked up his first career save in Sunday’s extra-innings series finale against the Cleveland Guardians. He collected holds in each of the Brewers’ three wins against the New York Mets. On Thursday night, Peguero inherited a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the seventh and promptly induced an inning-ending double play to preserve a one-run lead.