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Tomlin stepping up for depleted Tribe rotation
- Updated: September 21, 2016
CLEVELAND — Josh Tomlin understands the landscape. After the injuries that have hit the Indians’ rotation over the past two weeks, dealing a pair of serious blows to a starting staff that looked primed for a deep postseason run, the microscope is now on Tomlin and rookie Mike Clevinger.
In a 2-1 win over the Royals on Tuesday night, Tomlin delivered a gem. The right-hander continued to shake off his abysmal August and returned to the precision-based pitching that had him in the All-Star discussion in the first half. Tomlin walked off with a no-decision, but his effort put Cleveland in position to celebrate a walk-off win.
With Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar shelved with injuries, this is what the Indians need from Tomlin from here on out. The same goes for Clevinger. And Tomlin does not need anyone to tell him that.
“We understand what happened. We get it,” Tomlin said. “Carrasco and Danny are a key part of that rotation. We all know that. Everybody knows that. But our job is to step up. Our job is to go out there and give this team a chance to win. It’s not to try to do what Carlos Carrasco or Danny Salazar can do. It’s to try to be ourselves and give our team a chance to win every fifth day.
“Both of us, we know we have to step up. We know we have to try to go out there and log innings and keep us in the game. …
