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Carrasco (hand) has been ruled out for the remainder of the season, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

This was expected after Carrasco was diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metacarpal in his throwing hand, but manager Terry Francona confirmed that Carrasco is done for the year. He was hit by a line drive in the first inning Saturday and was forced to leave after throwing two pitches. A replacement for Carrasco in the rotation has not yet been named.

Carrasco has been diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metacarpal in his right hand, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

He took a line drive off his hand early Saturday, forcing him from the game after a mere two pitches. Although the fracture is non-displaced, it's still the type of injury that figures to keep Carrasco out for the remainder of the regular season, and likely the postseason as well. That said, the Indians are not currently offering up a timetable for Carrasco's return.

Carrasco exited Saturday's game against the Tigers after taking a liner off his pitching hand.

Carrasco threw only two pitches before a liner off the bat of Ian Kisnler struck him in the hand. At this point, it's unclear if Carrasco sustained any structural damage, but he'll undergo further testing before the team issues an update. Jeff Manship entered the game in relief of Carrasco.

Roth accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.

Roth was DFA'd last Sunday, and he'll wind up back at Triple-A, where he spent the bulk of the 2016 season. In 28 appearances (23 starts), Roth posted a healthy 2.97 ERA across 145.1 innings. He struggled in his only major league action, allowing 10 hits and six earned runs in a loss to the Red Sox on July 4.

Kluber (17-9) gave up four earned runs on five hits and three walks over seven innings in Friday's 11-4 victory over the Tigers. He struck out seven.

The former Cy Young winner turned in one of his typical workhorse performances, firing 101 pitches over his seven frames and notching 15 swinging strikes overall. Justin Upton was the source of all of Kluber's problems on the night, as he touched him up for a 436-foot solo shot in the second and a three-run blast in the sixth that plated Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez, closing the Indians' lead to 6-4 at that point. Kluber now has gone at least six innings in 13 straight starts, bringing his ERA down from 3.61 to 3.12 over that span. He's notched victories in nine of 10 decisions during that stretch as well, and will look to make it 10 of 11 when he takes on the Royals next Thursday.

Berrios (2-7) gave up two earned runs on four hits and three walks over four innings in Friday's 3-0 loss to the Mets. He struck out four.

The young right-hander pitched reasonably well, but a lack of run support and elevated pitch count didn't help matters. Berrios amassed a whopping 80 pitches over just four frames and gave up back-to-back third-inning homers to Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera. Despite taking a sixth straight loss, Berrios equaled the fewest amount of earned runs he's allowed in any start this year. He'll look for his first win since Aug. 1 when he takes on the Tigers next Thursday.

Berrios gave up two earned runs with three walks and four hits allowed over four innings to fall to 2-7 in Friday's loss to the Mets. He did have four strikeouts.

Berrios actually lowered his ERA to 8.88 as he'd given up 29 earned runs in his previous 29.2 innings. He'll likely get another start or two as the top pitching prospect tries to finally begin to find his form in the majors.

Sale allowed four runs (three earned) with 10 strikeouts and just one walk in a complete-game victory over the Royals on Friday.

Sale threw first-pitch strikes to 24 of 35 batters faced, induced nine ground-ball outs and notched double-digit strikeouts for the third time in the last five starts. He has taken it to another level down the stretch, as he has gone at least eight innings in each of his last six starts, while allowing no more than three runs in any and posting a stellar 58:9 K:BB ratio. He will have the opportunity to keep it rolling Wednesday against the Phillies.

Hamels struggled Friday versus the Athletics, allowing six runs on seven hits and three walks across six innings. He struck out six and did not factor into the decision.

Hamels threw 67 percent of his pitches for strikes Friday, but he fell victim to a couple of ill-timed home runs, as he allowed a two-run shot in the fourth inning before surrendering a three-run homer in the sixth inning. He hung in there and went six innings, but he has still posted an ugly ERA of 15.75 across 18 innings in his last four starts. He will look to get back on track Wednesday versus the Angels.

Keuchel (shoulder) has yet to resume throwing and will not pick up a baseball until next week at the earliest, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The Houston ace has been battling shoulder inflammation since early September and he still hasn't begun to resume throwing. According to Kaplan, there is some sense that if the Astros flounder this weekend in Seattle and lose more ground in the playoff race, the organization may take the safe route and shut down Keuchel for the rest of the season. Regardless, the best case scenario for Keuchel will be to resume throwing sometime next week.