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Red Sox: Boston’s August meltdown highlighted with bullpen by committee

BOSTON, MA - JULY 22: Pitcher Adam Ottavino #0 of the Boston Red Sox heads to the dugout after giving up two runs to the New York Yankees in the eighth inning at Fenway Park on July 22, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images)

The Red Sox bullpen needs a September revival

The Red Sox bullpen has wallowed in pitching misery in August. The pooled results were about the same as Lt. Col. Custer at Little Big Horn. With bullpens, it all starts with, or I should say ends with, the closer.