The Twins went 3-5 against the Guardians in the past 10 days, and in each loss they blew leads in the eighth inning or later. Here's a look at all that went wrong in the bullpen:
Twins bullpen statistics vs. Guardians. It was really that bad
July 1, 2022 at 1:59PM
June 21: Lost 6-5 in 11 innings. Bullpen: five IP, five hits, three runs — two earned; loss Jax, blown save Pagan).
June 22: Lost 11-10. Bullpen: five IP, seven hits, seven runs; loss Jax, blown saves Cotton and Jax.
June 28: Lost 3-2. Bullpen: two IP, one hit, two walks, two runs; loss and blown save Pagan.
June 29: Lost 7-6 in 10 innings, walkoff HR. Bullpen: 4⅔ IP, four hits, four runs — three earned; loss and blown save Cotton.
June 30: Lost 5-3, walkoff HR Bullpen: 4⅔ IP, two hits, four walks, four runs — three earned; loss and blown save Thornburg.
Special mention:
Emilio Pagan
Games — 4
Innings — 2.1
Hits — 7
Runs — 10
Earned — 9
Walks — 3
Strikeouts — 3
ERA — 30.38
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