CLEVELAND -- Indians manager Terry Francona did not get much sleep after the chain of events that led to a gut punch of a loss to the Reds on Tuesday night at Progressive Field. The skipper tossed and turned, going over the missed communication that directly contributed to Cleveland's ninth-inning collapse.
It was an embarrassing blunder on the part of Francona and pitching coach Carl Willis, and their mixed signals put Dan Otero in a difficult position both during and after Tuesday's 7-4 defeat. Prior to Wednesday's game against Cincinnati, Francona held a team meeting to apologize for what took place and to assume full responsibility for the mishap.