Cubs' short starts, then scoreless relief
By JohnW53
on May 3, 2021, 4:15am CDT
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After Saturday's game at Cincinnati, the Cubs' bullpen was roundly praised -- and deservedly so.
Five relievers combined to shut out the Reds for 5 innings, during which the Cubs turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 victory.
Davies has pitched no more than 4 innings in 5 of his 6 starts this year. Kyle Hendricks has done so 3 times; Jake Arrieta, Alec Mills and Trevor Williams once each, leaving the Cubs' total at 11 such games.
They have had
25 per season.
434 of those games --
14.2 percent, or 1 of every 7 -- Cubs relievers did not allow a run the rest of the way.