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Astros benefiting from close-knit veteran bullpen

HOUSTON -- Everyone knows camaraderie is a key among relievers, who are usually sequestered in the bullpen during games and are on different schedules from everyone else. And few players have such dramatic highs and lows on a nightly basis.

The Astros, of course, have had a lot of lows in the bullpen the last few years, which is why they made it a top priority to improve it. The bullpen has been one of the team's strengths two weeks into the season, and their previous familiarity with each other has helped.

"It's a team within a team," manager A.