Indians’ Bauer placed on DL with stress fracture in leg

The Cleveland Indians lost one of their best pitchers Tuesday when they placed righthander Trevor Bauer on the 10day disabled list with a small stress fracture in his right leg.

Cleveland is in complete control in the AL Central, leading second-place Minnesota by 12 1/2 games coming into the day. But any lingering issue with Bauer could hurt its chances of advancing in the playoffs.

Bauer was struck by Jose Abreu’s liner in the seventh inning of Saturday night’s 3-1 win at the Chicago White Sox. He returned to Cleveland after experiencing soreness and swelling, and an MRI revealed the injury.

Bauer is one of the top candidates for the AL Cy Young Award. The 27-year-old righthander is 12-6 with a 2.22 ERA in 25 starts. This is his first career DL stint.

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