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 the doubleheader with 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 felt a little more. Chamberlain, who owns a 1.92 ERA and 0.857 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.