Nationals starters have averaged more than 6 1/2 innings pitched over the last 11 games, with only one starter failing to at least get through the sixth. That's a good thing, and it's no surprise it has helped this team go 8-3 during the stretch.
But it's also had a domino effect on the bullpen, which could be seen as positive or negative, depending on your point of view.
Needing only a couple of innings every night from his bullpen, and almost always with his team up a handful of runs,...
