Despite the marquee blown save by Gagne (who apparently could not be outdone by Kerry Wood on Monday), the bullpen pitched fairly well in the opening series. In the close games, the bullpen held 4 of 5 adjusted leads opportunities, mostly acocunted for by Mota and Torres holding down a 0-0 tie game on Monday, and Riske saving the eventual 4-3 victory. Torres also received a hold in Wednesday's ballgame, and he wins the Bullpen MVP for the series.
McClung had a decent performance in spelling Bush in today's game, but he did allow a key inherited runner to score, allowing the Cubs to pad their lead.
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Adjusted Bullpen Stats: March 31-April 3, 2008
Adjusted Leads Converted: 4/5 (80%)
Torres: 2/2 (one tie, one hold)
Riske: 1/1 (one SVO)
Mota: 1/1 (one tie)
Gagne: 0/1 (one SVO)
Shared Blown Save: 0
Adjusted Reliever WHIP (R+IS)/(BB+H+IR):
Torres: 0% (0+0)/(1+2+1)
McClung: 50% (0+1)/(0+1+1)
Scoreless IP:
Riske: 3.0
McClung: 1.7
Torres: 1.3
Turnbow: 1.0
Mota: 1.0
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