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.