INDIANS’ PITCHING ROTATION TAKES HIT
The Cleveland Indians’ pitching staff has taken two big hits: AllStar reliever Andrew Miller is on the disabled list, and starter
Josh Tomlin is out six weeks. Miller was put on the DL on Wednesday with right knee tendinitis, an injury that could explain his recent wildness. Miller is 4-3 with two saves and a 1.67 ERA in 46 appearances this season. He was acquired at the trading deadline last year from the New York Yankees, and the lefthander was instrumental in Cleveland making it to the World Series for the first time since 1997. Miller hasn’t been himself lately, walking 10 batters in the past 21 innings. The left-hander walked only nine in 74 1⁄3 innings last season. Tomlin’s season could be in jeopardy after an MRI confirmed a “mild-to-moderate” left hamstring tendon strain. Tomlin was pulled before the fifth inning Sunday against the Chicago White Sox. He is 7-9 with a 5.38 ERA in 20 starts.