The Big Story on Action News is the Phillies Bullpen Looking Like a Well-Oiled Machine

Phillies bullpen trust ranking: Installment No. 2

Orion Kerkering has found his groove in May. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation) The first edition of this trust ranking included the declaration that the Phillies’ bullpen went “Alvarado, then everyone else.” Well. Everyone else, it is. It’s too early to tell whether the Phillies will be able to weather the storm without José Alvarado, their best-performing reliever, during his 80-game suspension. So far, they’ve managed — their bullpen ERA is e…

The Big Story on Action News is the Phillies Bullpen Looking Like a Well-Oiled Machine

The Phillies took game one against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night, a 2-0 victory on the strength of six Ranger Suarez shutout innings and then a clean 7/8/9 from Orion Kerkering, Matt Strahm, and Jordan Romano. It was the bullpen’s 11th save in 12 opportunities this month, good for a 91.7% mark, which is second best in Major League Baseball with three days remaining in May. Here’s a look at some other relief stats from 5/1 through 5/27, fro…