Pitcher Jackson Promoted from AAA to Start vs O’s Tomorrow Night
CLEVELAND, OH — The Cleveland Indians today announced the club has recalled LHP ZACH JACKSON from the AAA Buffalo Bisons.
Jackson, 25, was acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers on July 7 and has spent the last 5 weeks with the AAA Buffalo Bisons where he has gone 3-1 w/a 4.05 ERA in 8 games/4 starts (26.2IP, 25H, 12ER, 5BB, 20K). He has been in the Bisons rotation since July 21, including a 6.0 inning, 2-hit, scoreless effort on July 27 at Charlotte (CWS). He has limited International League hitters to a .243 (25-103, 3HR) average against, including a .182 (12-66) mark against right-handed hitters.
Jackson began the 2008 season at AAA Nashville (1-5, 7.85ERA, 22G/6GS) and also appeared in 2 games with the Brewers in relief in May (0-0, 4.91ERA, 3.2IP, 5H, 2R/ER). He owns a Major League career record of 2-2 w/a 5.36 ERA in 10 games (7GS, 42.0IP, 53H, 25ER) with the Brewers. Last year at AAA Nashville he went 11-10 w/a 4.46 ERA in 28 starts (169.2IP, 184H, 84ER, 123K) and finished 2nd in the Pacific Coast League in both innings pitched and games started and was 3rd in strikeouts. The 6-5 lefty will wear #57 and will make his Indians debut tomorrow night in a starting assignment vs. Baltimore.
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.
