Tim_VanVooren's Blog

The Brewers need a whopping 78 pitches from their bullpen Tuesday night at Wrigley Field.  That may very well be a season high for a game in which the starter actually works long enough to get credit for a victory.  Do you think that last year's group would have been capable of such a performance ?  David Riske has been struggling lately and he was let off the hook with a big double play ball Tuesday.  Salomon Torres has been strong, but he couldn't avoid a 3 run frame Tuesday.  That's the nature of bullpen work.  But General Manager Doug Melvin went about acquiring veterans for the bullpen in order to avoid meltdowns on the road and to have more places to turn if someone is in a rut.  Mission accomplished Tuesday night.