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Man Who Refuses To Use His Best Relievers Plays For An Even Longer Game, Loses

If we don’t win the division, Tuesday will be the night to go back and cry about. Another game given away by managerial decisions.

First, with Boston’s terrible bullpen looming in the future, Terrence Jon Francona decided to replace Mike Clevinger with Josh Smith. Predictably, Smith allowed 2 runs. Because of runs the Indians scored off Sale and the Sox ‘pen, they lost by 1. Brad Hand was likely unavailable, making Nick Goody his best reliever, but after Smith, he used the Cimber-Clippard-Wittgren trio instead. So anyways, this means Francona prioritized length over effectiveness tonight, which is… (charitably) a decision managers sometimes make.