Tough thing to do, but I'm gonna argue Embree's case here.
Last 10 games:
DATE OPP W L ERA SV IP H ER BB SO
APR 22 @TB 0 1 5.19 0 0.0 1 1 0 0
APR 25 BAL 0 0 4.50 0 1.1 0 0 1 4
APR 26 BAL 0 0 4.35 0 0.1 1 0 0 0
MAY 01 @TEX 0 0 3.86 0 1.1 0 0 0 0
MAY 02 @DET 0 0 5.84 0 0.2 4 3 0 0
MAY 06 SEA 0 0 5.40 0 1.0 0 0 0 1
MAY 08 SEA 0 0 4.70 0 2.0 1 0 1 1
MAY 10 OAK 0 0 4.32 0 1.1 0 0 0 0
MAY 15 @SEA 0 0 4.08 0 1.0 1 0 1 1
MAY 17 @OAK 1 0 3.72 0 1.2 0 0 0 1
1. He hasn't pitched since the 17th.
2. Prior to today he hadn't given up an ER since may 2nd
3. Lefties are hitting .182 off of him
4. We don't have many other quality relievers
Its easy to get pissed off at people after a loss like today's, but what else can we do but continue to go with Embree? Timlin failed us as well you know, not to mention Wells.