Indians overcome Carlos Carrasco injury, sweep Tigers
DETROIT (AP) — Francisco Lindor got three hits and the Cleveland Indians overcame an early injury to starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 Sunday, finishing off a three-game sweep.
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus juggled his lineup, leaving slumping Miguel Cabrera and Justin Upton on the bench. A day after Ausmus kept the clubhouse closed for a half-hour after a loss, Detroit dropped its fourth in a row and fell for the seventh time in nine games.
Carrasco and Tigers starter Shane Greene (1-2) both left the game with injuries in a span of about 15 minutes.
Carrasco ran to first base to try to beat Andrew Romine on a ground ball. He had to turn to catch Carlos Santana's throw and hit the bag at an awkward angle.
Carrasco recorded the out but crumpled to the ground, grabbing the back of his left leg. After several minutes of treatment, he was helped off the field. He was able to put only minimal weight on his leg.
Trevor Bauer (1-0) picked up the win, allowing two runs in 3 1/3 innings of relief. Cody Allen pitched the ninth for his sixth save.
Indians' Carlos Carrasco heading to disabled list
Greene broke open a blister on his pitching hand and left after walking the first batter of the fourth. Drew VerHagen struggled coming out of the bullpen. With one out, he allowed an RBI double to Jose Ramirez, followed by a run-scoring single to Marlon Byrd.
Tyler Naquin made it 3-0 with his first career triple, but the Tigers made it 3-2 against Bauer in the bottom half on Nick Castellanos's two-run single.
VerHagen, though, got into trouble again in the fifth, allowing RBI singles to Ramirez and Byrd before being replaced by Matt Boyd. Juan Uribe hit an RBI single to make it 6-2 before Boyd could get out of the inning.
Victor Martinez pulled the Tigers within three with a 400-foot RBI double to center, and Bryan Shaw walked the bases loaded with two out. That brought Cabrera out of the dugout to a standing ovation, with Jeff Manship entering for Cleveland.
The crowd was still on its feet when Cabrera worked a full count, but he popped foul to first base, leading many of the fans to head immediately for the exits.
ROSTER MOVE
Tigers closer Francisco Rodriguez was placed on the family-emergency list for an unspecified issue, and Detroit recalled Matt Boyd from Triple-A Toledo. Boyd had been starting to Toledo, but will pitch long relief for Detroit.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: OF Michael Brantley (shoulder) will meet the Indians Monday in Minnesota for a medical examination, and could be activated if he passes. Cleveland manager Terry Francona said that Brantley could return to the active roster even if he's not ready to play every day.
Tigers: OF Cameron Maybin (wrist) was recalled from his injury-rehab assignment after one game, and will remain on the disabled list. Maybin, who was restarting rehab after being hit by a pitch on his injured wrist, hurt his shoulder diving for a fly ball with Triple-A Toledo.
UP NEXT
Indians: Cleveland starts a three-game series in Minnesota on Monday, with Danny Salazar (2-1, 1.47) facing Tommy Milone (0-1, 5.87). The Indians are 5-2 in Salazar's seven career starts against the Twins.
Tigers: Detroit hosts Oakland Monday in the first game of a four-game series. Jordan Zimmermann (3-0, 0.00) will try to become the third starter in Tigers history to win four straight starts without allowing a run. The Athletics will counter with Kendall Graveman (1-1, 2.04).
ODD DELAY
The game was halted in the eighth inning when Ausmus asked the umpires to check a ring on Shaw's left hand. After a consultation with Francona, the umpires talked to Shaw, who took off the ring. Ausmus, though, came out after the next pitch to be sure, which resulted in Shaw angrily waving his bare hand at him.
