Aaron Civale

Add the Cleveland Indians to the growing list of MLB clubs dealing with multiple pitching-related injury setbacks in the early days of summer. According to The Associated Press (h/t ESPN), Cleveland manager Terry Francona told reporters ahead of Tuesday's game at the Chicago Cubs that starting right-hander Aaron Civale will be examined by a hand specialist Wednesday and probably land on the injured list because of an issue with the middle finger on his pitching hand that forced him out of Monday's matchup at Chicago before he completed five full innings of work.

Indians right-hander Aaron Civale left last night’s start with an injury to his right middle finger, and it seems it’ll keep him out of action for a while. Manager Terry Francona told reporters (including Zack Meisel of the Athletic) Civale will meet with a hand specialist tomorrow. The club will know more specifics about his condition then, but Francona added they’re “prepared that he’s going to miss some time.”

Bobby Bradley and Josh Naylor homered and five pitchers combined for a six-hit shutout to boost the visiting Cleveland Indians

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The Indians’ rotation depth has been tested already, and they could now be facing another injury. Right-hander Aaron Civale left Monday night's game with two outs in the fifth inning with an injury to his right middle finger. The Score’s Travis Sawchik notes, via Twitter, that the medical staff was testing the mobility of Civale’s finger as opposed to looking at a potential blister. There’s no official diagnosis, but for a Cleveland club that already has Shane Bieber (shoulder strain) and Zach Plesac (fractured hand) on the injured list, any injury scare for the club’s most proven starter is particularly noteworthy.