Barfield Leaves 1-0 Win with Sprained Finger
It took all of two games for the latest Buffalo call-up to get hurt for the Indians. Second basemen Josh Barfield, who was called up early Monday for Asdrubal Cabrera, was injured in Tuesday night’s Indians 1-0 win over the Twins, as he left the game with a left middle finger sprain. He hurt the finger while checking his swing vs the Twins Scott Baker in the fourth inning. He left the game after going 0-for-2, and is 0-for-6 since the call-up.
Listed as day-to-day, the Indians, as they did Tuesday, will turn to Jamey Carroll, who took Barfield’s place. Barfield was called up to give the Indians some sort of spark to the offense, as he was hitting .255 with five homers and 21 RBI for AAA Buffalo. Cabrera was hitting just .184 when he was sent down, going 29-for-158 with one homer and 14 RBI. Last season he hit .283 after coming to the team mid-season, going 45 for 159, 3 homers and 22 RBI.
Matt has covered Major League Baseball and the "other two" Pro teams in Cleveland since 1994. He has been on the beat of the Indians in full-time mode since 1996, working for various raido and print networks around the country.
