Joba Chamberlain

Cleveland Indians' Joba Chamberlain walks off the filed after being taken out during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Saturday, May 21, 2016.

(Michael Dwyer/AP)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- For two weeks, it seemed as though the Indians had no need for a bullpen at all, let alone one with eight relievers.

A 19-inning game can change quite a bit. The six-hour marathon created a ripple effect that led to a pair of transactions on Monday. The Indians designated relievers Joba Chamberlain and Tom Gorzelanny for assignment and added Mike Clevinger and TJ House.

Chamberlain, sporting a T-shirt and backwards hat, said goodbye to his teammates in the Indians' clubhouse on Monday afternoon, shortly before batting practice.

Prior to Friday's 19-inning affair in Toronto, the Indians' bullpen needed to cover only 21 total innings over the club's previous 13 games. Tribe relievers tossed 13 scoreless innings on Friday (including five from starting pitcher Trevor Bauer). That forced the team to start reliever Zach McAllister for a makeshift bullpen day on Saturday. McAllister lasted only one frame. Shawn Morimando joined the club for the afternoon and made a spot relief appearance.

Corey Kluber lasted only 3 1/3 innings on Sunday, a truncated outing that fueled the decision to have backup catcher Chris Gimenez log the final two frames.

"It's not something you look forward to, obviously," said Tribe manager Terry Francona. "[That's] the fallout or the ramifications when you play a 19-inning game. There's always a possibility that things like that can happen when you don't have pitchers in the bullpen that have options."

Chamberlain posted a 2.25 ERA in 20 innings for the Indians. He walked 11, struck out 18 and limited the opposition to 12 hits and one home run. He walked three in 1 2/3 scoreless innings of Sunday's lopsided loss.

Thanks Cleveland it was a blast. The loved y'all showed me was incredible. Relationships I will never forget. Here's to another chapter — Joba Chamberlain (@Joba_44) July 4, 2016

Gorzelanny's stay on the active roster lasted a little more than a month. He totaled three innings in seven appearances. He hadn't allowed a run before he surrendered seven in one-third of an inning on Sunday.

Clevinger and House will pitch out of the bullpen. Clevinger posted an 8.79 ERA in three starts for the Indians earlier this year. At Triple-A Columbus, he went 8-0 with a 2.70 ERA in 13 starts, with 76 strikeouts in 70 innings.

"I think it can be good for him to pitch out of the bullpen for a week," Francona said. "And chances are that he'll go back to Triple-A and start after the All-Star break, because we don't want to lose that depth at starter. But we also think that: One, he can help us in the bullpen, because he's certainly stretched out; and two, he might be a guy down the road that can help us win some games in the bullpen."

House moved to a relief role at Columbus in mid-June. In 8 1/3 innings out of the Clippers' 'pen, he has logged a 2.16 ERA, while limiting opponents to a .634 OPS.

"He was having a tough time as a starter," Francona said. "[He] went to the bullpen, and for whatever reason, things have really kicked up. So, we want to get a look. It's another guy that can give us some length because he's been stretched out."