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Bullpen aces

ready to follow
Andrew Miller’s UNDEFEATED
lead this fall

Houston Astros relief pitcher
Chris Devenski reacts after
striking out Chicago White
Sox’s Matt Davidson during
the eighth inning of a baseball
game Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017,
in Houston.
Associated Press
By JAKE SEINER
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew
Miller turned the middle
innings into a major stage
last October, earning AL
Championship Series MVP
while pitching the Cleve-
land Indians into the World
Series.
This postseason, he’ll have
company — a crew of
shutdown arms trained to
do more than close out a
lead in the ninth.
Managers have taken their
cue from Indians skipper
Terry Francona, keeping
some lights-out pitchers in
long relief roles that once Chiefs last unbeaten left
existed outside of the spot-
light. With starter workloads through first 4 weeks of season
continuing to shrink, these
playoffs could be when
those middle men become
household names.
There’s Yankees fireballer
Chad Green, who has
a 1.83 ERA but routinely
pitches in the fifth or sixth
innings. Same with Hous-
ton’s Chris Devenski, an
All-Star who worked up to Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Albert Wilson (12)
four innings per outing this makes a catch as Washington Redskins cornerback
season. The Cubs have a Fabian Moreau (31) pursues during the second half of an
steady long man in Mike NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Monday, Oct. 2,
Montgomery (2.49 ERA in
relief), Arizona can call on 2017. The Chiefs won 29-20.
Archie Bradley (1.73 ERA), Associated Press
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