"Bye-bye bye. Hello, Dodger bullpen. It was all so familiar. It was all so infuriating. It was the 2025 season boiled down into three hours of roars, then screams, then sighs. The gasping, grappling Dodgers needed a three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies this week to have any chance at a first-round bye in the upcoming playoffs. (Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times) One game down, and their bullpen has already suffocated them."
"He attempted to answer it anyway, saying, "It's frustrating from a team perspective, but they've done a great job for us all year and they'll continue to do a great job." Sorry, but there is no spinning out of this mess. This is not a championship bullpen. This is not even a pennant-winning bullpen. This bullpen has been overworked and outmatched and simply outplayed all season, and when the Dodger front office had a chance to fix it at the trade deadline, they did virtua"
The Dodgers lost 6-5 in extra innings to the Phillies, effectively ending realistic hopes for a first-round playoff bye. The relief pitchers gave back a two-run lead, ruined two comeback attempts and were burned by a 10th-inning double steal that produced the winning run. The bullpen allowed all six Philadelphia runs, including three homers. The Phillies clinched the National League East while Dodger Stadium reacted with celebration and a somber Dodgers clubhouse. Players expressed frustration but also defended the relievers, while criticism mounted over an overworked, outmatched relief corps and inaction at the trade deadline.
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