Carlos Carrasco is heading to the hospital for X-rays on his arm after he was hit by a comebacker on Saturday.
The Cleveland Indians pitcher was hit on the arm by a line drive from Minnesota Twins DH Joe Mauer in the top of the second inning.
Carlos Carrasco just took a line shot off the bat of Joe Mauer. pic.twitter.com/SAQDq5jHbn
— Thomas Lott (@tlott33) June 16, 2018
Carrasco came out of the game and was relieved by Oliver Perez. He was diagnosed with a right forearm contusion but went to the hospital for X-rays to see if there was a fracture.
Carlos Carrasco diagnosed with a right forearm contusion but he's being sent to the hospital for X-rays
— Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) June 16, 2018
Carrasco allowed 4 runs over 1.1 innings. He is 8-4 with a 4.24 ERA this season, though he is on the hook for the loss for Saturday’s game. He was coming off of two great starts before the rough outing.
