The Chicago Cubs likely will need multiple innings out of their bullpen again Saturday afternoon when they host the Tampa Bay Rays in the second game of a three-game series.

That's worked out well of late for the Cubs (84-63).

Chicago relievers threw four no-hit innings of relief on Friday afternoon in a 6-4 win against the Rays, and the bullpen has combined to blank its opponents over the past 11 1/3 innings.

"The consistency is just ridiculous, just remarkable," Cubs left fielder Ian Happ said of the bullpen. "It's every single day and every guy, and there's not a lot of teams that have that, and we're lucky."

Chicago closer Daniel Palencia went on the 15-day injured list on Monday after feeling a pop in his shoulder in the ninth inning on Sunday against the Washington Nationals, but

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