It was almost a month ago that Hector Neris yielded his back-to-back-to-back home runs in yet another meltdown by the Phillies bullpen. The unit blew two more leads before the seven-game road trip was over. They had the highest ERA in the league.
And since then? They’ve been reliable.
The bullpen pieced together six scoreless innings on Thursday to seal a 2-1 win over Colorado. They have pitched 13 consecutive scoreless innings and have allowed just two runs in their last 22.2 innings. The four core relievers - Hector Neris, Joaquin Benoit, Pat Neshek and Edubray Ramos - have not allowed an earned run since May 14.