The Indians will promote righty Josh Tomlin from Class AAA Columbus to start Tuesday against the Yankees at Progressive Field.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Right-hander Josh Tomlin will be promoted from Class AAA Columbus to start Tuesday against the Yankees, Indians manager Manny Acta announced after Sunday's game.
The Indians have an opening in the rotation after lefty Aaron Laffey was placed on the disabled list last Friday because of shoulder fatigue.
Tomlin and Carlos Carrasco were the leading in-house candidates. Both are in the Clippers' rotation.
"Tomlin deserves to be up here to get a shot,'' Acta said. "He's earned it.''
Tomlin, 25, a 19th-round pick by Cleveland in 2006, needs to be added to the 40-man roster. Acta did not say who will be dropped to make room.
Tomlin is 8-4 with a 2.68 ERA in 20 appearances, including 17 starts. He has allowed 83 hits in 107 1/3 innings, walked 33 and struck out 80.
On June 3, Tomlin and Class AA Akron Aeros players Beau Mills and Jerad Head were involved in an altercation inside an Akron nightclub. They were accused of assaulting Theodore Zeman III of Seven Hills and charged with felonious assault, but a Summit County grand jury recently reduced the charges to disorderly conduct.
Carrasco exited his most recent start because of a forearm cramp, but he did enough in a side session to be cleared. Acta has said the Indians will take an extended look at Carrasco in the second half.
Carrasco is 9-4 with a 3.98 ERA in 19 starts.
Columbus lefty David Huff and righty Jeanmar Gomez would not have been ready to pitch Tuesday. Huff worked seven innings Saturday to improve to 5-0 at Columbus. Gomez started Friday.
Huff led the Tribe with 11 victories last year. He broke camp in the rotation, struggled and was sent down June 21. Gomez made a spot start July 18 against Detroit and performed superbly, giving up two unearned runs in seven innings.