CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco has held Cleveland's struggling rotation together through the season's first two months.
Carrasco (5-2) took a shutout into the seventh in winning his third straight decision and the Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-3 on Monday.
The right-hander hasn't lost since April 28 and lowered his earned run average to 2.89 for a rotation that has the highest ERA in the AL.
"He hit the ground running and really hasn't slowed down," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "He's built to log innings and with his stuff he should be able to do what he's doing.