Padres pitcher Anthony Bass entered Monday's series opener against the Cubs leading the majors in innings pitched by a reliever. The right-hander has thrown 18 innings over eight appearances and owns a 3.00 ERA.

"Obviously I've thrown a lot," Bass told MLB.com. "But I kinda like that. I've started and relieved. Most of my time in the minors, I've started. It's nothing new to me to kind of do something like that. But I think the team watches over how much I've thrown. Especially having two long guys in the bullpen now definitely helps, so my workload doesn't get to be too much."

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