For those that missed it last night, Rick White didn't pitch all that well. Chad Qualls, however, was excellent, meaning that, overall, last night's game was only a lateral move from a corps that needs to move up.
Rarely has a group pitching so little allowed so much damage:
NL Reliever's IP
| RK |
TEAM |
IP |
| 14 |
Philadelphia |
34-1/3 |
| 15 |
Houston |
31-1/3 |
| 16 |
San Francisco |
29-0/3
|
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NL Reliever's WHIP
| RK |
TEAM |
WHIP |
| 14 |
Philadelphia |
1.54 |
| 15 |
Houston |
1.69 |
| 16 |
Atlanta |
1.87 |
|
NL Reliever's ERA
| RK |
TEAM |
ERA |
| 14 |
San Francisco |
4.34 |
| 15 |
Houston |
4.60 |
| 16 |
Atlanta |
4.79 |
|
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NL Relievers' OPS Against
| RK |
TEAM |
OPS Against |
| 13 |
Houston |
.769 |
| 14 |
Atlanta |
.783 |
| 15 |
San Francisco |
.821 |
| 16 |
Philadelphia |
.829 |
|
I am of course being intentionally incendiary. We do expect the bullpen to be just fine in time. And the fact that their innings pitched is among the lowest in the league is only a good thing.
But they gotta get it going.
