Sentence examples for bullpen test from inspiring English sources

Especially when you hold on in dramatic fashion like the Angels, facing their first bullpen test without injured setup man Joe Smith, did Tuesday night.

Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina was to throw in the bullpen today to test his right groin, which he hurt in the first inning Friday.

Posada was initially suspended for six games because of a confrontation with an umpire Sept. 3, but that penalty could be reduced to four or five games.... Reliever RAMIRO MENDOZA is going to throw in the bullpen Friday, to test the soreness in his right shoulder, and it is extremely important for the Yankees that Mendoza rebound...

The fortitude of the Yankees' bullpen has been tested the last few games, with Chamberlain failing to hold a one-run lead Friday, when Dave Robertson and Chan Ho Park later combined to give up five 11th-inning runs in a loss to Toronto.

In the Giants, the Reds' bullpen faces an interesting test.

For seven straight games, their starting pitcher has failed to finish six innings, taxing a bullpen that withstood the test throughout.

The bullpen will also be tested, particularly while closer Kenley Jansen is on the disabled list for the first month of the season.

After the rain delay, the game became a test of which bullpen was worse.

Reliever David Robertson was called up to give the Yankees an extra bullpen arm with Bruney needing tests on his elbow.

It's time for the first real test for the Boston bullpen this postseason.

INSIDE PITCH Freddy Garcia's cut right index finger is improving, he said, and he hopes to throw a bullpen session Tuesday or Wednesday to test it out.