Indians option Clevinger to make room for Carrasco

CLEVELAND — The Indians activated Carlos Carrasco off the 15-day disabled list Thursday afternoon. The 29-year-old right-hander started the series opener against Kansas City at Progressive Field.

To make room for Carrasco, the Indians optioned right-hander Mike Clevinger to Triple-A Columbus. Clevinger made his Major League debut on May 18 against Cincinnati. He made three starts for the Tribe, posting an 0-1 record with an 8.79 ERA. He allowed 14 runs on 16 hits over 14 1/3 innings and struck out 13 batters compared to seven walks.

In his last start, Clevinger was chased out of the game after four innings of four-run ball against the Orioles. It was his shortest outing of his three starts.

“There’s no part of me that doesn’t think I belong,” Clevinger said after his start against Baltimore. “That’s not there. It’s consistency and finding that even keel.”

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