The Cleveland Indians look to be in for a challenge to take the AL Central Division again this season with the nice start of the Minnesota Twins thus far. Their fight got a bit tougher earlier this week with one of their top arms, Corey Kluber, going down with a broken arm. Kluber was struck by a line drive in a loss to the Miami Marlins, taking the liner off of his right forearm. He was then diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture in his right forearm. The team initially thought it was just a forearm contusion, but the severity of the injury was revealed in x-rays. Kluber was placed on the injured list, and is expected to miss at least three-four weeks with the injury.
The injury occurred in the fifth inning off the bat of Brian Anderson, as Kluber could not even pick the ball up in an attempt to get Anderson out at first. He left with his team trailing 3-1, and they ended up losing the game, 4-2, at Marlins Park. He is the second starter to go down in the Indians' rotation, as they are already without Mike Clevinger until at least June with a back injury.
The right-hander is a former two-timer American League Cy Young Award winner with the Indians, and has led the rotation for the entirety of the Indians' run atop the division. Manager Terry Francona was down after the game when speaking on the injury, simply saying "it looked ugly." Despite his success in the past, Kluber has struggled early on this season. He ended up giving up three runs on eight hits over 4.2 innings, bumping his ERA to 5.80 on the season. He has allowed at least three runs in four consecutive starts, so a break may actually prove to be for the better once the former ace gets back on the mound.
The injury occurred in the fifth inning off the bat of Brian Anderson, as Kluber could not even pick the ball up in an attempt to get Anderson out at first. He left with his team trailing 3-1, and they ended up losing the game, 4-2, at Marlins Park. He is the second starter to go down in the Indians' rotation, as they are already without Mike Clevinger until at least June with a back injury.
The right-hander is a former two-timer American League Cy Young Award winner with the Indians, and has led the rotation for the entirety of the Indians' run atop the division. Manager Terry Francona was down after the game when speaking on the injury, simply saying "it looked ugly." Despite his success in the past, Kluber has struggled early on this season. He ended up giving up three runs on eight hits over 4.2 innings, bumping his ERA to 5.80 on the season. He has allowed at least three runs in four consecutive starts, so a break may actually prove to be for the better once the former ace gets back on the mound.
