Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco put in a good first bid for a rotation spot in his spring training debut against the Reds Thursday.
Carrasco was the third Indians starter to work in the game, but looked like the best on this day. He tossed a pair of scoreless innings while returning the Reds in order. He struck out two batters in his relief outing.
Carrasco has been unable to live up to his top prospect ranking in parts of four major-league seasons. The soon-to-be 27-year-old posted a 6.75 ERA ion 46 2/3 innings a year ago.