Bob Melvin downplays concerns about SF Giants’ bullpen workload

DENVER — No team asked more of its bullpen than the Giants in the first half of the season, so it justifiably raised some alarm bells when the group was handed a 3-0 lead in their first game after the All-Star break and flipped the score into a 7-3 loss.

Lights out in the late innings for the bulk of the season, it was a different story for Tyler Rogers and Ryan Walker, who surrendered the tying and go-ahead runs.

The pair of right-handers occupy the top two spots on the major-league leaderboard of appearances this season...