CHICAGO: The Indians on Monday placed relief pitcher Joba Chamberlain on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left intercostal and called up Ryan Merritt ahead of a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox.
Chamberlain, according to Indians manager Terry Francona, has been sore for a couple of weeks but with him pitching so well, it wasn’t an issue. The last pitch Chamberlain threw in Boston on Saturday, though, was a little more painful. Chamberlain, who has a 1.92 ERA and 0.86 WHIP this season, didn’t improve much on Sunday or Monday.
“We’re looking at at least 18 innings [Monday], so we disabled him and we called up Merritt just in case we needed some length,” Francona said.