INDIANS’ SALAZAR OUT FOR AT LEAST THREE WEEKS

Cleveland Indians manager Ter

ry Francona just wants Danny Salazar to get healthy. A return to the mound would be a bonus for the Indians. Salazar had an MRI on Monday in Cleveland and will miss three to four weeks with a forearm injury, sidelining the right-hander for the rest of the regular season and casting doubt on his availability for the playoffs. Salazar was examined by Mark Schickendantz, the Indians’ team physician, and was diagnosed with a mild strain to his flexor musculature. “When it’s all said and done, getting the news that we did is probably pretty damn good,” Francona said. “I mean, it’s musculature as opposed to something with a ligament.” Cleveland began the day with a seven-game lead over the second-place Detroit Tigers in the American League Central. Salazar will get a platelet-rich plasma injection Tuesday and stop throwing for approximately 10 days. Salazar had Tommy John surgery in 2010. The 26-year-old is 11-6 with a 3.87 ERA in 25 starts.