Before Wednesday’s blowout victory, it had been a rough few days for the Cleveland Indians.
In the weekend series against Seattle and in the first two games of the series against Texas, their ever reliant bullpen had not been so reliant. A lot of this can be blamed on rust or being used heavily early on, but a big factor is the absence of Andrew Miller.
The Indians star relief pitcher hit the 10-day DL after suffering hamstring tightness last week against the Cubs. Jordan Bastian shared a particularly painful stat before Wednesday’s game.
In the six games Andrew Miller has been on the DL, the Indians' bullpen has posted a 9.