This one may sting a bit. Not too long after Rick discussed some of the injuries that have plagued the Indians, it appears that Jake Westbrook will be heading back to the disabled list due to some elbow inflamation (read: not good). Jake is fresh off of a five-week stay on the DL, and had only one start since his activation.
Obviously, Fausto Carmona is already on the DL with his hip injury. Jeremy Sowers would typically pitch in Westbrook’s absence, but just tossed seven innings on Sunday for Triple-A Buffalo. Of course, we’re now all aware that Adam Miller’s injury is a bit worse than we had thought. So who does that leave us with for tonight’s game?
MLB.com has Brian Slocum listed as the “probable” pitcher. Yahoo! is following suit. Slocum has an ERA of 5.60 in eight Major League appearances. He’s currently 3-4 with a 5.66 ERA in 49 innings with Buffalo. Jeff Harris could be the other option, but it would be off of four days rest.
(Update: Apparently, both were wrong. Per the Tribe front office, “RHP Tom Mastny will start for the Indians against the Texas Rangers at 8:05PM ET in Rangers Ballpark in Arlington… Will be his 1st Major League start.”)
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Which begs the question… WHERE IS JENSEN LEWIS?!??!!!
Great question. When he was sent down to Triple-A, I was hoping they would give him some extended innings. So far, he has four innings in two appearances. He’s fanned six, but also has a WHIP of 1.75. Not what you want to see on a minor league level.