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Tribe employs MLB-record 9 pitchers in shutout
- Updated: September 18, 2016
CLEVELAND — The bullpen phone rang a lot earlier than usual for the Indians on Saturday night. When bullpen coach Jason Bere answered the call in the first inning against the Tigers, manager Terry Francona had a message to deliver to his army of relievers.
“I called J.B. down there and said, ‘Tell them to put their seat belts on,'” Francona said, “‘because they’re all going to pitch, and we’re going to win.'”
In a 1-0, 10-inning win over Detroit, Francona used his reinforced relief corps in record fashion. Due to the loss of starter Carlos Carrasco to injury in the first inning, the Indians established a Major League record by using nine pitchers in a shutout, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The previous record of eight had been done five times.
Two pitches into the game, Carrasco was hit on the right hand by …
