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- Updated: May 20, 2016
BOSTON — Carlos Carrasco is one step closer to returning to the Indians’ rotation.
Prior to Friday’s game against the Red Sox, Cleveland manager Terry Francona and pitching coach Mickey Callaway both indicated that everything went smooth in Carrasco’s simulated game one day earlier. The right-hander logged two innings against hitters from Class A Lake County and did some fielding drills to test his recovering left hamstring.
“It went really good,” Callaway said.
Callaway noted that Carrasco — placed on the 15-day disabled list on April 25 due to the strained hamstring — threw 38 pitches in the simulated game on Thursday. The pitching coach estimated that the right-hander went through his fielding workout at an 80 percent effort level. That consisted of handing comebackers, bunts, jogging to first and …
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