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- Updated: May 10, 2016
HOUSTON — Michael Brantley wasn’t in the starting lineup for Tuesday night’s game in Houston, and the team will likely give him Wednesday’s day game off as well, Cleveland manager Terry Francona said.
Francona said Brantley’s shoulder isn’t bouncing back as well as they’d like, as he’s just played 11 games since returning from offseason surgery on his right shoulder. Cleveland also has an off-day on Thursday, giving Brantley three days of rest.
“This is where I’m kind of kicking myself a little bit,” Francona said. “We might have gone a little too far, too much, too fast. I didn’t want to do that, but we probably did. We’ll give him tonight and probably tomorrow to allow him to bounce back like we want …
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