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- Updated: July 27, 2016
CLEVELAND — Indians manager Terry Francona chalked it up as excitement in opposing Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg. Tribe righty Carlos Carrasco wasn’t too quick to pinpoint jitters as the reason, however.
Regardless, Carrasco’s early troubles in the second inning proved to be too steep to overcome in Cleveland’s 4-1 loss to Washington in Wednesday’s Interleague afternoon clash. Strasburg needed little cushion, as he spun seven scoreless frames to split the two-game set at Progressive Field.
“I thought [Carrasco] had really good stuff,” Francona said. “I think he was a little excited to pitch against Strasburg, but it’s nice to see if you can match up. I thought he had a little extra and it looked like it.”
Carrasco had a strong showing himself. The big righty allowed three runs on just three hits in six innings. But it was the early command issues which led to a quick deficit.
“I lost my control in the second inning,” Carrasco said. “Not too much …
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