Indians starter Carlos Carrasco has been placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a shoulder injury. Carrasco had an MRI on Tuesday which came back clean, but he was still scratched from his start on Wednesday. He received a cortisone shot in his shoulder, and will rest for a few days, though he is expected to return after the minimum 15 days.
"Watching him throw his bullpen yesterday, he's OK, he's just a little bit stiff after," Indians manager Terry Francona said before Tuesday's game, per MLB.com. "I was glad they did the MRI. Sometimes when you give MRIs to pitchers, you have to be careful because anybody that's thrown a baseball can have something wrong in there. But his was very clean. We were thrilled."
In 2015, Carrasco is 12-9 with a 3.53 ERA.
Carrasco's move to the DL opens up a roster spot for Cody Anderson, who will return from the DL to start on Wednesday.