Salazar is picture of health in win over Royals

KANSAS CITY — Indians starter Danny Salazar packed up a pair of boxes after spending a couple days in San Diego for the All-Star Game. He filled one with things he would need on the club’s road trip and shipped it to Minneapolis. The other one was sealed and sent home to Cleveland.

“I put my glove in the one going to Cleveland,” said Salazar, laughing at himself after a 7-3 win on over the Royals on Tuesday night.

The irony was that Salazar did not even need his glove at the Midsummer Classic.

The Indians had sat down with the hard-throwing right-hander and decided it was best that he not take the mound in his first career All-Star Game. Salazar was pushed back due to arm fatigue in early June and he was dealing with mild elbow soreness at the end of the first half, so pitching in San Diego seemed an unnecessary risk.

Salazar agreed to sit in favor of just soaking up the experience. Still, even though the Indians indicated that the elbow issue was not serious, and that Salazar was scheduled to start against the Royals, it seemed like a red flag. After all, Salazar has undergone Tommy John surgery in his career.

Any concerns about Salazar’s arm were erased at …

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