#bullpen-performance

#bullpen-performance

Yeah, you know, obviously this year's had its struggles, A lot of things trying to work through, the elbow injury, trying to find myself again. Certainly haven't been at the clip that I believe that I'm capable of, nor do the Dodgers think I'm capable of. But with a lot of the work we've put in and having the ability to get an out when Roki has been so great and picked us up, means a lot.

2013: The Dodgers are the first team to clinch a spot in the League Championship Series as they eliminate the Braves with a 5-4 win in Game 4 of the NLDS. Trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the eighth, the Dodgers reversed the tide on Juan Uribe's two-run homer off David Carpenter. Carl Crawford hits a pair of solo homers for Los Angeles's other two runs.

Colson Montgomery continues to be in great rhythm, especially during the Chicago White Sox's matchup against the Detroit Tigers on Friday evening. Montgomery has had a recent knack for pulling off home runs, getting seven in the last 11 games for the White Sox. This has provided Chicago an active presence on offense, making himself a threat to bullpens when he steps up to bat.

One month ago, Hurston Waldrep was still a maybe. Maybe he can develop into a back-end starter. Maybe he'll end up in the bullpen. Maybe he can figure things out and be a factor next year. Then, the game at Bristol Motor Speedway happened. That was only a month ago, believe it or not. The game started when it probably shouldn't have because it was the marquee MLB game in front of more than 90,000 fans.

However, the former St. Louis Cardinal has done the exact opposite, turning almost every outing into a disaster so far. He's made 11 appearances with the Mets (going into Thursdays games) and he is 0-3 with four blown saves. Helsley has allowed 14 earned runs (10 earned) in just 8.2 innings pitched with seven walks and 11 strikeouts. His ERA sits at a massive 10.83 and opponents have a .393 BAPIB against him.

Brewers manager Pat Murphy acknowledged the importance of the bullpen's contributions, stating, 'We had a lot of guys step up today, it's not easy to use seven pitchers in one game.'