Last night was the 41st bullpen loss of the season for the Diamondbacks, tying the franchise record set... um, last year, and claiming sole possession of the major-league lead. With two games left, they still have an outside shot at setting a new major-league record, which is the 42 losses set by the Nationals’ bullpen in 2021. Perhaps even more impressively - for some loose definition of “impressive” - the D-backs have had fifteen different relievers loses games this year. Oh, some people have done more than their share: Mark Melancon, Ian Kennedy and Joe Mantiply have combined for 22 losses, more than half the total.
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