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Carrasco out 4-6 weeks; Brantley activated
- Updated: April 25, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — The Indians have lost a key member of their rotation, but they have gained a critical piece of their offense.
Prior to Monday’s game against the Twins, Cleveland placed right-hander Carlos Carrasco on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring, which could keep him sidelined for four to six weeks. The Indians also activated left fielder Michael Brantley from the DL, following his comeback from offseason surgery on his right shoulder.
“It’s very tough anytime a good teammate goes down, especially a competitor like that,” Brantley said. “We have to make sure we keep pulling for him. Everybody is talking to him to make sure he’s doing all right. But, it’s the next man up, and we’ve got to keep pushing forward as a team.”
Following Sunday’s 6-3 win over Detroit, Carrasco traveled back to Cleveland to be evaluated by Dr. Mark Schickendantz. The pitcher underwent an MRI exam on Monday and was diagnosed with a moderate strain of the hamstring. Considering how Carrasco looked on the ill-fated play that caused the injury on Sunday, Monday’s update was on the positive side of the spectrum.
“Missing him, whether it’s a month or two, it’s not fun,” Indians manager Terry Francona said. “But, now it’ll be like [the front office] made a trade for a really good pitcher maybe in June. … He’ll come back firing and that’ll give us a big lift. So, yeah, I think it was [good news], because it could’ve been season ending.”
Carrasco injured his leg in the third inning of the Tribe’s win over the Tigers while covering first base on a grounder off the bat of Andrew Romine. While receiving the throw from first baseman Carlos Santana, Carrasco pulled up in pain and tumbled to the dirt. The big right-hander had to be helped off the field by a pair of Cleveland’s team trainers.
Thank you to everyone for the well wishes! I don’t like being hurt but I will work hard to come back soon and help my teammates!
— Carlos Carrasco (@Cookie_Carrasco) April 25, 2016
Thank you to everyone for the well wishes! I don’t like being hurt but I will work hard to come back soon and help my …
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