The Cleveland Indians place Zach McAllister on the D.L.
The Indians have placed 25-year old righty starting pitcher Zach McAllister on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 3rd, due to a sprained right middle finger. McAllister has pitched in 11 games (all starts) for the Indians so far this year and he is 4-5 with a 3.43 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP. The Indians have called up 26-year old righty starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco to replace McAllister in the rotation. Carrasco has pitched in 10 games (9 starts) in AAA-ball for the Indians so far this year and he is 2-0 with 1 save, a 3.21 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. Carrasco also pitched in 1 game (1 start) for the Tribe earlier this year and he is 0-1 with a 17.18 ERA and a 2.46 WHIP. Carrasco has now pitched in 34 games (all starts) in his first four years with the Indians and he is 10-16 with a 5.16 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. Carrasco will drop his appeal to his 8-game suspension for throwing at Kevin Youkilis’ head in his first start of the 2013 season, after his start today against the Tigers in Detroit.