“From July 6 through the end of the [2022] season,” the Nationals wrote in their Season in Review for their ‘22 run, “Washington’s bullpen ranked sixth in Major League Baseball (3rd in the NL) with a 3.11 ERA.” The starting pitching caused all kinds of issues for the Nats, but their relief corps managed to give the club a lot of innings with positive results.
“[The bullpen’s] 1.17 WHIP ranked third and its .228 opponents’ batting average ranked fourth in the National League over this stretch,” they added of the post-July 6th stats.
“The group finished the season strong, pitching to a 1.