The bullpen has been awful for the Detroit Tigers in the playoffs so far
Only righty set-up man Joaquin Benoit has been pitching well out of the pen in the playoffs for the Tigers so far. Benoit has pitched in 5 games for the Tigers so far in the playoffs and he is 0-0 with a 1.17 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP. He has only given up 4 hits while whiffing 9 batters in his first 7 2/3 innings of the playoffs, and that is very, very impressive. Closer Jose Valverde has been solid in the playoffs until last night. He has pitched in 6 games (0 starts) in the playoffs and he is 0-1 with 3 saves, a 7.36 ERA and a 1.77 WHIP. Lefties Phil Coke (4 games, 0-0 with a 10.13 ERA and a 1.88 WHIP) and Daniel Schlereth (2 games, 0-0 with a 10.80 ERA and a 2.40 WHIP) have been terrible so far. Righties Ryan Perry (4 games, 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA and a 1.75 WHIP) and Al Alburquerque (3 games, 0-0 with a 40.50 ERA and a 6.00 WHIP) have also been pathetic in the playoffs for the Tigers so far. It’s going to be hard for the Tigers to come back in this series unless the bullpen picks up the pace soon.