The Dodgers have asked a lot of their relievers over the last two weeks, and so far they’ve been up to the task. The bullpen covered the last four innings of Saturday’s win in Milwaukee without giving up a run, and have now pitched 36 scoreless innings in a row, breaking the modern franchise record.
The previous longest scoreless streak in the modern era (since 1901) by Dodgers relievers came from April 17-27, 1998, when the bullpen pitched 33 innings in a row without allowing a run. Frank Lankford allowed the runs directly before and after that streak, and contributed four scoreless frames during. Darren Dreifort (7 1/3 innings) and Brad Clontz (7 innings) were the heavy lifters during the 1998 streak, which also included Antonio Osuna, Mark Guthrie, Scott Radinsky, and Jim Bruske, a beautiful concoction of remembering some guys.
Seven total relievers pitched in the 1998 scoreless streak. In the 2026 streak, a dozen different pitchers have put up zeroes, part of heavy roster turnover the last two weeks as the Dodgers covered for losing Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell, and Jack Dreyer.
May 12 was the last time the Dodgers bullpen allowed a run, when the San Francisco Giants scored once in the seventh inning. Edgardo Henriquez and Dreyer finished out that game with scoreless frames, followed by 10 games in a row through Saturday without the bullpen allowing another run.
I would argue that the Dodgers bullpen scoreless streak is even longer, at 38 innings, because of the May 15 win over the Angels in Anaheim. They used a bullpen game in that series opener, filling in for a scheduled Snell start, and Will Klein began that game with two scoreless innings, which technically counts as a start, but in my eyes he’s a reliever who just happened to pitch at the start of the contest.
The Dodgers are 8-2 in the last 10 games while their bullpen has been spotless. Here’s the breakdown of all the contributors to the 36 38-inning scoreless streak, including Klein’s “start” on May 15:
|
Reliever |
G |
IP |
H |
BB |
SO |
xERA |
|
Henriquez |
5 |
5 1/3 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0.51 |
|
Hurt |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3.43 |
|
Vesia |
5 |
4 2/3 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
0.82 |
|
Scott |
4 |
4 1/3 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
2.69 |
|
Klein* |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2.55 |
|
Treinen |
4 |
3 2/3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2.43 |
|
Barnes |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3.85 |
|
Mills |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4.37 |
|
Dreyer |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0.49 |
|
Gervase |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8.52 |
|
Hernández |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.51 |
|
McDermott |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.91 |
|
Totals |
36 |
38 |
14 |
15 |
40 |
2.21 |
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