For example , a shutout hurled by Justin Verlander which takes 137 pitches is just as valuable to a team 's bullpen as the 58 - pitch gem that Red Barrett threw for the Boston Braves in 1944 .
Neither game required any effort from the bullpen .
For example , a shutout hurled by Justin Verlander which takes 137 pitches is just as valuable to a team 's bullpen as the 58 - pitch gem that Red Barrett threw for the Boston Braves in 1944 because neither game required any effort from the bullpen .