pel had asked how many leads had been blown, and I took that to mean seventh inning or later.
I don't know whether we're seeing more than expected, or less, but I know it certainly seems like leads in successive innings had been blown before Sunday night in Arlington.
Guess not, though.
Blown Leads After the Sixth
`| Game # | Date | Vs. | 7th | 8th | 9th | Who Do We Blame? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Pirates |  |
Reliever(s) | ||
| 2 | 3 | Pirates | |
Reliever(s) | ||
| 7 | 9 | at Cubs | |
Reliever(s) | ||
| 11 | 16 | Florida | |
Reliever(s) | ||
| 22 | 27 | Milwaukee | |
Starter | ||
| May | ||||||
| 27 | 3 | Cincinnati | |
Reliever(s) | ||
| 40 | 17 | San Francisco | |
Reliever(s) | ||
| June | ||||||
| 58 | 6 | at Colorado | |
Both* | ||
| 59 | 7 | at Colorado | |
Reliever(s) | ||
| 61 | 9 | at White Sox | |
Reliever(s) | ||
| 64 | 12 | Oakland | |
Reliever(s) | ||
| 65 | 13 | Oakland | |
Reliever(s) | ||
| 70 | 18 | at Angels | |
Reliever(s) | ||
| 72 | 20 | at Angels | |
Both* | ||
| 75 | 24 | at Texas | |
|
Reliever(s) | |
Totals |
6 |
6 |
4 |
The Bullpen, of course. | ||
| *The Reliever(s) more than the starter, of course | ||||||
We have yet to blow a lead in extra innings, something to aspire to, I suppose.
When I used to care about football, I remember hearing about defenses that would "bend but not break," and I guess that was our bullpen in May. As we saw yesterday, innings pitched were up, WHIP was up, homers per nine was up, but blown leads were down.