Indians-Orioles: Baltimore Scores Eight in the Eighth

Pop Quiz: What do you get when an Indians starter goes five innings and you have to rely on the bullpen to hold the opposition while you catch up. A) A loss B) Something else  Answer? 11-6 Baltimore win. Zach Jackson went five innings, giving up eight hits, three runs, one walk, and a strikeout on 97 pitches in his first outing as a Cleveland Indian. Not bad, but not great. He did his job by keeping the game close; when he left, the Indians trailed 3-2. Most teams would take that kind of effort from a guy just called up. Problem is, five innings can't cut it for an Indians' starter because the bullpen is such a train wreck. Sometimes eight innings aren't even enough. The Indians relievers did hold the game until the eighth. Enter Rafael...Perez? Perez, the brightest light in the Indians' bullpen, couldn’t register an out and gave up four runs while taking the loss. Now what? Einy, meenie, miney, Mujica...four more runs score before the eighth ends...11-3 Baltimore. That is ... (link)