Typically, the Phillies offense coming through after Vince Velasquez only manages another three-inning start means the bullpen isn’t going to be much help, as only one component of this team is allowed to function at a time. But last night in Cincinnati, the Phillies saw two of them come through, and that key combination of “scoring runs” and “not, at the worst possible time, giving up lot and lots of runs” were able to secure their third straight victory in a tight NL wild card race.
When Hector Neris recorded the final out, Tom McCarthy touted the strong line the bullpen had put up to close out the game: 6.