SEATTLE -- There is an adjustment period for each bullpen around baseball at the outset of every season. That is especially the case this year for the Indians, who are working to figure out the alignment for the middle innings.
On Sunday at Safeco Field, the Tribe's new-look bullpen hit a snag in the form of a three-run seventh inning, providing the difference in a 5-4 loss to the Mariners. Dan Otero and Tyler Olson each surrendered home runs in the decisive frame, canceling out the impact of a two-homer game from slugger Edwin Encarnacion.