Cleveland Indians outfielder Eddie Rosario heads for injured list

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla – Injuries continue to stalk Indians.

Over the weekend, DH Franmil Reyes and receiver Roberto Perez came off the injured list. Right-hander Zach Plesac is expected to join the starting rotation on Thursday, but after the 9-8 loss to the Rays on Monday at Tropicana Field, manager Terry Francona said outfielder Eddie Rosario was likely heading for IL with pain in his head. his right abdominal region.

In the second inning, Rosario sent a bouncer to second base and barely ran down the line. When he reached the dugout he was replaced by Bradley Zimmer, who went down center, while Oscar Mercado went from center to left.

“When we saw him run to the first one, we knew something was wrong,” said Francona. “Because he’s done it again, I guess this time we’ll probably have to do an IL for him.” But we’re not playing tomorrow (Tuesday) so we’ll have it reviewed.

Rosario initially injured his abdominal muscle on Thursday against Houston. He was replaced by pinched hitter Yu Chang in the third inning. He returned to the lineup on Saturday and hit a home run against Houston’s Zack Greinke on Sunday.

He’s hitting 0.254 (72 for 283) with seven home runs and 46 RBIs. Rosario is second over the Indians in RBI, batting and games played with 78.

If Rosario, 29, made the injured list, it would only be the third time in his career.

Columbus Class AAA Indians outfielder include Daniel Johnson, Connor Marabell and Alex Call. Top prospect Nolan Jones has played mainly in third base at Columbus, but he has also started 13 games at right field this year.

If Rosario goes to the IL, he will join the other outfitters Josh Naylor (broken right leg) and Jordan Luplow (left ankle).

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