Cleveland, OH (Best E Casino) - The Cleveland Indians activated pitcher Fausto Carmona from the 15-day disabled list on Saturday. He struggled in his return, allowing nine runs on seven hits with three walks in just 2 1/3 innings, as the Minnesota Twins battered the Indians, 11-4. Carmona was on the DL since May 24 after leaving his start the night before against Texas with a left hip strain. In 10 starts before going on the DL, his first visit to the DL in his career in the majors, he went 4-2 with a 3.10 ERA. He made a rehab appearance with Single-A Lake County and Double-A Akron and will start on Saturday versus Minnesota. Also on Saturday, the team promoted infielder Andy Gonzalez from Triple-A Buffalo and optioned pitcher Aaron Laffey to Buffalo. Laffey went 5-7 with a 4.23 ERA in 16 starts with the Indians this season while Gonzalez was hitting .242 with seven home runs and 35 RBI in 83 games at Buffalo this season. |
