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- Updated: August 21, 2016
CLEVELAND — Brett Cecil’s disappointing season went from bad to worse as his struggles continued in another late-inning loss to the Indians.
Cecil was called upon in the eighth inning to protect a one-run lead on Sunday afternoon, but he ended up surrendering a two-run homer to Jose Ramirez. That proved to be the breaking point in Toronto’s 3-2 loss in the series finale at Progressive Field.
The veteran lefty entered this year as one of the most reliable setup men in all of baseball, but 2016 has been a different story. With the loss, Cecil’s record dropped to 1-7 with a 5.13 ERA.
“They have a dynamite offense, good pitching, great balance, all the switch-hitters, speed,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said of the Indians. “There’s a reason why they’re really good. It was one of those series where all three games could have gone either way. They got the best of …
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