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Danny Salazar’s health unclear; Josh Tomlin, Mike Clevinger to start; Two promotions

Indians starting pitcher Danny Salazar left his most recent start after four innings with forearm tightness, hurling the rotation into even more uncertainty but giving an opportunity to Josh Tomlin and Mike Clevinger.

Salazar was scheduled to fly back to Cleveland on Sunday for more tests and will miss at least one start, per MLB.com. The Indians hope to have more clarity on Monday, but forearm tightness certainly wasn’t a positive sign only a little more than a month after he landed on the disabled list with elbow inflammation.

With Salazar’s status in question, Tomlin and Clevinger have been penciled in as the starting pitchers for Wednesday and Thursday against the Chicago White Sox. Tomlin was being kept in line to possibly make his next start and Clevinger has slowly been extended in each of his last couple outings while the Indians try to figure out what to do with their No. 5 spot in the rotation. Now, there a couple question marks surrounding their biggest asset heading into the postseason.

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The Indians also recently called up first baseman Jesus Aguilar and left-handed pitcher Ryan Merritt.

Aguilar hit 30 home runs and drove in 92, leading the International League in both categories, but he hit just .247 for the year in Triple-A. He also struggled this spring and hasn’t yet been able to put it all together for an extended period of time. Merritt owns an 11-8 record and 3.70 ERA at the Triple-A level this year. In Cleveland, he’s tossed 5 1/3 scoreless innings after making his major-league debut in late May.

The Indians’ roster now stands at 36 players.


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