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Civale, McKenzie and Cleveland Guardians April 2023 pitching woes. And KARINCHAK !!


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Just in case you were wondering about the (7-4) Guardians April 2023 pitching woes read this...... (from mlb.com)

In 2021, Civale got off to a strong start before he was sidelined for more than two months with a sprained middle finger. Last year, he made three separate trips to the IL with left glute soreness, a right wrist sprain and right forearm inflammation.

Guardians manager Terry Francona continued to say that the team knows how effective Civale can be if he can stay healthy. Now, they have to figure out how to fill yet another vacancy in this rotation.

Battenfield to start … possibly
The Guardians called on Battenfield to fill the opening on the active roster. On Monday, he’ll be added into the bullpen mix to help bring some additional depth after Sunday’s 12-inning marathon against the Mariners. But Cleveland isn’t itching to get him into a game before Wednesday.

The plan will be to keep Battenfield as a relief option for Monday and Tuesday. If he’s needed, the Guardians will call on him. But if he’s not, it’s likely that he’ll take Civale’s place to start against the Yankees in the series finale on Wednesday.

Other starting options would include Xzavion Curry or deploying an opener, assuming the club doesn’t exhaust the bullpen over the next two games.

McKenzie down until the end of May
Yes, McKenzie was moved to the 60-day IL to make room for Battenfield, but that doesn’t mean he’s experiencing setbacks with his recovery from a strain in his right shoulder’s teres major muscle.

McKenzie underwent a positive check up on Sunday. He was asymptomatic during all the tests and he was cleared to begin throwing weighted balls. By the end of the week, he should begin a throwing program.  --->  to be continued,  eventually --->

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And was this fantastic  or what !!!      KARINCHAK  !!!  

Those are the moments you live for': Karinchak shines in big spot .....   

Continued on mlb.com  Mandy Bell  

CLEVELAND -- James Karinchak stood on the mound, roaring, with his arms flexed below his waist like a bodybuilder. He pounded his chest three times with his right hand before throwing his arms above his head. He skipped side to side, making his way toward the Guardians’ dugout and chest-bumped his catcher so hard that his mask popped off his head.

This is the Karinchak the Guardians need this season.

“Those are the moments you live for,” Karinchak said.

He pitched with a passion that could have fooled anyone into thinking a random game in April was somehow Game 7 of the World Series. His energy has sometimes led to his demise, as we already saw earlier this season. But on nights when he’s in control like Monday at Progressive Field, Karinchak can be a weapon for Cleveland’s bullpen, and he’s a big reason why the club was able to best the Yankees, 3-2, in the series opener. --->  CONTINUED --->    on mlb.com

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6 minutes ago, calfoxwc said:

We love to follow this team. The INDIANS are a class act - and that is their entire roster.

Starting with the FO and the best manager in MLB Terry Francona.   They also have a pretty good young roster assembled that will be around together for years to come. 

GO GUARDIANS  !

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