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Clevinger gets nerves out of way in MLB debut

CINCINNATI -- Mike Clevinger spent some time lying on a leather couch in the middle of the visitors' clubhouse at Great American Ball Park on Thursday afternoon. The Indians' rookie pitcher scrolled through his phone and chatted with Mike Napoli.

One day after his Major League debut, Clevinger was just happy to relax.

"It's definitely good to put that behind me," Clevinger said on Thursday. "Yesterday felt more like an event than like another game back to the grind. It'll be good just to get back into the normal routine."

Clevinger, the Indians' No.