Comment on Column: Chicago Cubs need the bullpen to weather the storm in the stretch run

Column: Chicago Cubs need the bullpen to weather the storm in the stretch run

Some fans might have been wondering where Chicago Cubs closer Adbert Alzolay was Monday night when Mark Leiter Jr. came out in the ninth inning with a two-run lead over the Detroit Tigers. The games matter more as September looms, and Alzolay had converted 14 straight saves. A few hours earlier, Alzolay had gone into manager David Ross’s office at Comerica Park and said he didn’t “feel great” after back-to-back outings the previous two games against the Kansas City Royals. “That was an easy ‘no,’” Ross said Tuesday of his decision to not use Alzolay.

 

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