The Indians bullpen blew another game Thursday night, giving up eight runs in the eighth inning of what became an 11-6 loss to Baltimore. The worst of the relievers was Edward Mujica, who gave up four of the eight runs in the inning.
Mujica has gone full circle in his time with the Indians this season. He began the season at Class AAA Buffalo, but was recalled on May 24. Mujica didn't appear in many meaningful situations when he first joined Cleveland, but he eventually put together a run of decent outings to the point that manager Eric Wedge started using him in more important moments.
At one point Mujica went 11 consecutive appearances without giving up a run. But that was followed by his current streak, which has presumably moved him onto backburner status in the bullpen.
In his last five appearances, Mujica has a 32.40 ERA, which has caused his overall ERA to go from 3.86 to 7.77. Mujica has been so bad of late that Wedge says the team will have to "re-evaluate" Mujica's role. That probably means Mujica won't be pitching in any meaningful situations anytime soon.
ORIOLES 11, INDIANS 6: The Cleveland bullpen imploded again, giving up eight runs in the eighth inning, and the Indians had to settle for a split of their four-game series with Baltimore. LHP Rafael Perez gave up four runs without getting an out in the eighth. The loss drops his record to 2-3. The Indians offense was led by OF Shin-Soo Choo, who had two doubles and two RBIs, and OF Franklin Gutierrez, who belted his sixth home run.
