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Gimenez steps up in relief to save bullpen
- Updated: August 28, 2016
ARLINGTON — At first glance, it may have seemed unnecessary when catcher Chris Gimenez took the mound for the Indians on Saturday night. The way manager Terry Francona saw it, though, Gimenez’s eighth-inning appearance eliminated a tough postgame conversation with another player.
“If we wouldn’t have [used Gimenez], we were going to have to make a roster move,” Francona said after the Indians’ 7-0 loss to the Rangers. “And, I don’t think anybody deserved to lose their job.”
The Indians have endured a handful of short starts recently, with the latest being a four-inning outing by Carlos Carrasco on Saturday night at Globe Life Park. After the right-hander’s exit, Francona burned through relievers Jeff Manship, Dan Otero and Andrew Miller. Under the circumstances, it was unclear who would get the call for the eighth inning.
Gimenez, who now has three career pitching appearances, has informed Francona in the past that he is willing to pitch if it helps the team. The manager took the catcher up on it on July 3, when Gimenez worked the final two innings in a 17-1 loss to Toronto. In the seventh inning Saturday, Francona once …
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