Cleveland Indians RHP Aaron Civale exits with injured finger on pitching hand

 Cleveland Indians right-hander Aaron Civale left Monday night’s 4-0 win against the Chicago Cubs with an injured middle finger on his pitching hand. Buy 88 Phil Maton MLB Jerseys,

Civale, who leads the majors with 10 wins, had a 3-2 count on Eric Sogard with two out in the fifth inning when he was visited by manager Terry Francona and a trainer Buy Cleveland Indians MLB Jerseys, . The trainer examined Civale’s right hand before the pitcher was remove Cheap MLB Jerseys Free Shipping, d.

“The tip of his finger was bothering him, so we didn’t mess around with that,” Francona sa Wholesale MLB Nike Jerseys, id. “We just got him out of there.”

Francona said the team wants to have Civale see hand specialist Dr. Thomas Graham as soon as possible.

Any prolonged absence for the 26-year-old pitcher would be a big blow for Cleveland, already missing ace Shane Bieber and right-hander Zach Plesac because of injuries.

“Rather than feel sorry for ourselves, we’ll just try to figure it out the best we can,” Francona said.

Civale was 10-2 with a 3.48 ERA heading into the game.

After Civale was removed, Bryan Shaw got four outs for the win. Nick Wittgren worked out of a jam in the seventh before Emmanuel Clase and James Karinchak each pitched an inning, finishing a six-hitter.

“The bullpen came in, and it was just kind of like a regular day for them,” said Cleveland’s Josh Naylor, who hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning. “They just came in and did business.”

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