CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 25: Vinnie Pestano #52 of the Cleveland Indians pitches against the Minnesota Twins during the seventh inning of their game on September 25, 2011 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. The Twins defeated theIndians 6-4. (Photo by David Maxwell/Getty Images) Indians pitcher Vinnie Pestano / (Photo by David Maxwell/Getty Images)

CLEVELAND (92.3 The Fan) – Another implosion on Sunday has cost Vinnie Pestano his spot as the teams 8th inning setup man for closer Chris Perez.

Manager Terry Francona said Monday before the game that he and the coaches talked with Pestano Monday, and they told him that he, for now, would be out of the 8th inning role.

“Since he’s come back from the downtime, we’ve seen glimpses of the old Vinnie but there’s been some inconsistencies,” Francona said.

“We’re going to try to pitch him in games where it maybe sets it up a little better for him.”

Francona said that Joe Smith would move up to the 8th inning role, and that the team could also use Cody Allen in the role some days as well.

Pestano has been roughed up since coming off the disabled list with a sore arm. He already has three blow holds this season, this after having three in 70 outings in all of last season.

“I think he’s dealing with getting hit around a little bit when he never has,” Francona said.

“I know that he’s open to working with (pitching coach) Mickey (Calloway) as he always has been, and as a manager I’ll try to get him in a position to get him on a little bit of a role.”

In 29 games this season Pestano is 1-2 with a 4.71 ERA.

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