Tribe recalls House, options Morimando

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NEW YORK — Shawn Morimando’s career won’t be defined by what happened on Friday at Yankee Stadium, Indians manager Terry Francona assured. Still, the left-hander, who allowed four earned runs in the Indians’ 13-7 loss to the Yankees, was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Saturday. Left-hander TJ House was called up from Columbus in a corresponding roster move.

The move is intended to provide Cleveland with more depth in the bullpen amidst a disappointing stretch by its starting rotation. Josh Tomlin lasted just 4 2/3 innings in the series opener, forcing the Indians to further stretch out their bullpen.

“We’ve had five starters from which we haven’t gotten much length,” Francona said. “We …

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