Lindor’s Big Night Saves the Day as Indians Top Twins 9-8; Three Takeaways From the Win

2. Poor Pen Rears Its Head Again

Up 8-4 when Shane Beiber left the game, the Indians very up and down pen allowed the Twins to get back into the game with four runs, allowing the game to become tied at eight after seven innings.

The suspects on the mound on this night included Dan Otero (0.2 innings, two runs, one hit), Jeff Beliveau (0.0 innings, 1 run, 1 hit), and Zach McAllister (0.0 innings, 1 run, 1 hit, 1 HR).

Thankfully Tyler Olson, Evan Marshall and Cody Allen were able to pick up the slack and didn’t allow the Twins to score in the final 2.2 innings of work.

It’s got to be frustrating for the coaching staff to on a nightly basis to never know what relief pitchers are going to step up, and which ones are going to self destruct.

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