The Cleveland Indians may want to come up with new nicknames for a couple of their bullpen pitchers.
Heading into the ninth inning against the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday with a 4-0 lead thanks to eight shutout innings from Trevor Bauer, the Indians wound up losing to their Ohio neighbors 7-4.
Closer Cody Allen struggled to close out the contest after entering in the ninth, and with the game on the line and All-Star first baseman Joey Votto at the dish, the Indians opted for right-hander Dan Otero instead of a left-handed pitcher against the left-handed-hitting Votto.
Otero allowed the go-ahead run.
It turns out manager Terry Francona actually wanted southpaw Oliver Perez to enter the game, but there was a communication error between him and pitching coach Carl Willis when Francona asked him to call to the bullpen for "OP" and Willis thought he asked for "OT."