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Justin Wilson's bounceback can be a gamechanger for Cubs bullpen

The Cubs bullpen has been the lone bright spot in the first five games of the 2018 season.

While the offense has struggled (18 straight scoreless innings) and the starters have had an uneven performance one turn through the rotation, the bullpen has been the saving grace.

Justin Wilson is a huge factor in that.

He's tied for the team lead with three appearances and is second only to Eddie Butler (who had all 7 innings of relief in the one 17-inning game) with 3.2 innings.

In fact, Wilson has gotten more outs in the first five games than Opening Day starter Jon Lester.