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MLB: Top five bullpen meltdowns of Saturday

By Stephen Forsha

Apr 14, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Chicago White Sox relief pitcher David Robertson (30) pitches in the ninth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 14, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Chicago White Sox relief pitcher David Robertson (30) pitches in the ninth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /
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5. Milwaukee Brewers

Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

The bullpen of the Milwaukee Brewers isn’t expected to be making saves in the postseason once October arrives, but their team had built a 6-1 lead after six innings Saturday with starting pitcher Chase Anderson going five strong innings, allowing just one run on five hits and no walks. He left the mound with three strikeouts and seemed to have the Brewers in a good place with four innings left in the NL Central matchup.

That assessment of the game was very wrong, as the bullpen of the Brewers from the seventh inning on forgot to bring their best pitches because they allowed a five-run seventh inning, then allowed the Reds to gain the go-ahead (what ended up being game-winning) run in the top of the ninth.

Milwaukee eventually lost the game by a 7-6 score.

The loss by the Brewers was even worse because it was the first time the Reds had won a game since May 15, a streak of 11 games lost until their comeback Saturday in Milwaukee.

For the Brewers Michael Blazek began the downfall of Milwaukee’s bullpen by finishing with a line of 0.2 innings pitched, allowing five runs on five hits and no walks. He gave up a home run to Adam Duvall, a three-run shot, to set the tone for the rest of his bullpen teammates.

From there after an scoreless appearance from Jhan Martinez, Jeremy Jeffress entered the game and allowed one run on one hit and one walk in the ninth that eventually led to the loss for Milwaukee.

There were worse bullpen showings on Saturday, but this one still ended up in a loss for the Brew Crew.

Next: No. 4 Bullpen Meltdown: Tigers

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