Nationals' Bullpen Crisis Deepens

The Nationals’ bullpen is in freefall, blowing late leads for three straight nights and surrendering a league-worst 61 homers this season—on pace for 120, a historic number. Manager Blake Butera has lost faith in his relievers, who’ve admitted to playing scared and are struggling to close games. Gus Varland, once a bright spot, was sent down to Triple-A after a brutal May and June, calling his slump “fucking Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/86404a1a08a63e78