By Tim Britton / MLB.com NEW YORK -- Manager Joe Girardi started Saturday by talking about possibly shifting roles in middle relief. He may have to do some more shuffling after the Yankees endured nothing short of a bullpen implosion against the Indians, blowing a six-run lead in a 13-11 loss to the Tribe. It was the biggest lead the Yankees have blown in 2010. The Bombers started the seventh with a 10-5 advantage, but ended it trailing 12-10 after four relievers combined to give up a touchdown on five hits, two walks and a hit batsman. Joba Chamberlain was the chief culprit, entering a 10-6 game with two runners on and promptly allowing the first five men he faced to reach base. Four of them scored in addition to the two inherited runners who came around -- Chamberlain had allowed only one inherited runner to score this season before the frame. Chamberlain's final line included four runs on four hits in just one-third of an inning, as well the loss. The Indians had yet to score 10 or more runs in a game this season and had only 12 runs in the seventh inning all year before Saturday's comeback. The Yankees built their lead on the back of a six-run fourth inning that broke open a 3-3 tie. Capitalizing on wildness from Tribe reliever Aaron Laffey, the Bombers put up a half-dozen despite recording only three hits in the inning. Robinson Cano again delivered the key knock with a two-out, two-run opposite-field double. The Indians showed a lot of resolve, coming back not only from the six-run deficit, but also from the loss of starting pitcher David Huff. In a frightening moment in the third inning, Huff was struck above the left ear by a line drive off the bat of Alex Rodriguez. Huff immediately collapsed to the dirt while the ball ricocheted out into right field for an RBI double. Huff remained on the ground motionless for several minutes while being tended to by trainers from both teams and emergency personnel. He was placed on a backboard and taken to NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, where a CT scan came back negative. Huff was able to wave and give a thumbs up to the crowd as he was taken off the field. The Yankees started to leak away their lead with CC Sabathia on the mound. After breezing through the first three innings, Sabathia allowed three runs in the fourth and single tallies in the fifth and sixth before leaving with a 10-5 advantage.
