About four hours before game one of a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays, the Cleveland Indians announced that left-handed reliever Kyle Crockett had been optioned to Triple-A Columbus and righty Shawn Armstrong would be joining the big league bullpen.
This will likely be a short-term move, as Josh Tomlin is expected to be activated from the Family Emergency List and starting on the mound for Cleveland on Saturday.
This is the third time in 2016 that Armstrong is making the trek north on I-71, having previously put in one-day stints with the Tribe in late May and early August.