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Indians thrilled to see Carrasco back on the hill
- Updated: June 3, 2016
CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco strolled into the Indians’ clubhouse at 4:28 p.m. ET on Thursday afternoon, hours before the Tribe completed a late-inning comeback to post a 5-4 victory over the Royals. The pitcher was greeted by a few teammates as he made his way to his locker, but reliever Brian Shaw welcomed Carrasco with a friendly jab.
“Pitchers’ meeting at 4:30, Cookie,” Shaw said. “You actually get to go to those now.”
Carrasco swiftly stowed away his belongings and dashed to the meeting room two minutes later. The big right-hander later hurled the first pitch of this critical four-game series with the American League Central-leading Royals. It was the first pitch he had thrown for the Indians since April 24 — a span of 35 games missed.
The Indians, who plan on keeping pace in the division race this summer, were thrilled to see Carrasco back on the mound again for them.
“It’ll be nice to have him back and contributing,” Indians manager Terry Francona said, “because he’s a big, big guy for us.”
Carrasco did not end up factoring into the decision in the Tribe’s walk-off victory over the Royals, but Cleveland’s No. 2 starter …
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