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Episode #036: "The Bullpen Bill"

September 16, 2026 |

The Padres' eight-game winning streak ended in a 9-3 loss at Coors Field, where a short start and a taxed relief corps turned a one-run lead into a five-run sixth inning.

Will asks whether the collapse exposed an October bullpen problem. Brooks explains the bullpen ladder—starter length, recent workload, inherited traffic and role—while Rachel examines a possible Austin Hays/Dustin Harris platoon in the number-two spot.

Plus: the Wild Card picture, Robbie Ray's next assignment, and what San Diego needs to show Wednesday.

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