Yankees’ new-look bullpen emerging as strength
Perhaps Texas represented a turning point. On September 3, Clay Holmes suffered a brutal loss, allowing a game-ending grand slam to the Rangers' Wyatt Langford. The next day, much of the Yankees' staff fell apart as Scott Efros, Ron Marinaccio and Phil Bickford cleaned up. Holmes hasn't pitched a ninth inning since that series, but […]
Mets’ Jose Quintana open to bullpen move if Kodai Senga returns
PHILADELPHIA — Manager Jose Quintana is a big supporter of Kodai Senga returning to the pitching staff after recovering from a strained left calf that has sidelined him since July. And the left-hander said Sunday that he's willing to pitch in relief if necessary to make space for Senga. “I'm focused on my next start, […]
Clay Holmes delivers in extras to cap off Yankees’ strong bullpen parade
Clay Holmes entered to the sound of dissatisfaction and left to thunderous applause. A few minutes later, the Yankees celebrated another walk-off win. Holmes entered the game in the top of the 10th inning on Thursday with the score tied and a runner on second base, and quickly retired two batters before giving the Yankees […]
Yankees’ new-look bullpen comes up big in win
Luis Gil allowed just one run over five innings, but he only managed to get 15 outs while giving up five hits and two walks over the course of many at-bats. The Yankees' retooled bullpen got the job done. Luke Weaver and Jake Cousins recorded the most outs in a tense, 11-inning, 4-3 victory over […]
Yankees’ Nestor Cortes strikes different tune on bullpen role
Nestor Cortes has returned to the starting rotation, at least for now, but added that he would be open to pitching as a relief pitcher in the postseason. The left-hander, who took the mound in place of Clark Schmidt on Saturday and pitched 4 1/3 hitless innings against the Cubs to earn the win and […]
Nestor Cortes ‘upset’ over Yankees bullpen move despite sharp outing: ‘Now they do this’
If a disgruntled Nestor Cortes pitches like that, the Yankees will accept it. Even if it turns out to be only temporary, Cortes wasn't too happy about the Yankees moving him to the bullpen for one inning of the rotation. Still, in his first relief appearance since 2021, the left-hander pitched his best game of […]
Mets sweep Red Sox behind stellar bullpen, defense for seventh straight win
The Mets' starting pitchers really showed their strength in the second half of the season, leading the team at times with an offense that was one of the best in the major leagues. The bullpen hasn't gotten much attention, but it's constantly evolving, at times frustrating and at other times, and yet it looked just […]
Mets’ Kodai Senga throws impressive bullpen session in positive injury return step
For the first time in about six weeks, Kodai Senga took to the mound and showed some powerful pitching. The first signs of a potential late-season weapon, regardless of how he's used, came on Wednesday when the right-hander looked strong, throwing 25 pitches in a bullpen session, Carlos Mendoza reported. “The way the ball came […]
Livvy Dunne upset after Pirates’ bullpen squander win for Paul Skenes
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Mets settle for split with Padres as Edwin Diaz, bullpen falter in loss
SAN DIEGO — The Mets needed five outs Sunday to cap off a strong few days in perfect weather and pull ahead of two of the top three teams in the wild-card standings. All was going well until Jose Bhutto walked Matt McCoy, then a few minutes later Bhutto watched Jurickson Profar round the bases […]