The Indians bullpen had been one of the surprising strong points thus far in 2019.
Staked with a 7-3 lead on Saturday night against a Braves team that probably was thinking more about warming up the bus, the demons of the 2018 Tribe pen reared its ugly head again.
The Braves scored five times in the ninth, ruining another good start for Trevor Bauer and the first game in the lineup for shortstop Francisco Lindor, as the Braves split the doubleheader with a comeback 8-7 win.
Bauer was worked by the Braves (more on that later) and the Indians pen which had not had a major meltdown in 2019 yet suffered their first, allowing six earned runs to give away what should have been an easy win.