Indians Pitching Staff Faces Injury Bug

Indians Pitching Staff Faces Injury Bug

The Cleveland Indians have a problem and it Trey Mancini Jersey comes in the form of the starting pitching staff that has the injury bug towards the end of June.The Tribe currently sports a 40-31 record and sit 2.5 games behind the Chicago White Sox in the American League Central Division standings.The Indians have RHP Shane Bieber, RHP Zach Plesac and RHP Aaron Civale out of the rotation with injuries. Three anchors to the starting rotation that will have to be replaced in some form or another for the time being.A player that should get the call up in replace of Civale is RHP Triston McKenzie. This is a hard-throwing 23-year-old that can come out of the bullpen or start for the Indians as this season Craig Gentry Jersey progre ses.Scroll to ContinueOther pitchers that are going to have to fill the roles of the starters that are out of commi sion are RHP J.C. Mejia who currently has a 1-2 record a 6.11 ERA with 16 strikeouts, RHP Cal Quantrill with a 0-2 record a 2.74 ERA and 34 strikeouts and LHP Sam Hentges with a 1-1 record a 6 Dylan Bundy Jersey .40 ERA and 37 strikeouts.Certainly, these pitchers are stepping into big positions for a team that is trying to make a run at a wild card position or even a run at the division only being 2.5 games back of the White Sox Cal Ripken Jersey .Injuries are a part of every sport and this is no different for the Indians. However, manager Terry Francona and the rest of the Indians Coaching Staff are going to have to find a way to carry on without the likes of Bieber, Plesac and Civale in the rotation for the time being.The next man up mentality is going to have to come to Cleveland in the form of those replacement starters. There is Renato Nunez Jersey a lot of baseball left to be played this season only being in the month of June. Hopefully, the Indians will be able to carry on the winning ways heading towards The All-Star Break and beyond.

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