Carrasco was removed from Saturday's game against the Twins after getting hit in the arm by a line drive, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

EDGE Analysis

The severity of the injury isn't yet clear, but he was down on one knee for some time before exiting with a trainer. His next start, expected to come Friday against the Tigers, could be in doubt.

Carrasco (5-1) allowed two runs on five hits and a walk and struck out 14 to earn a complete game victory Wednesday over the Brewers.

EDGE Analysis

The Brewers didn't score until a fielder's choice pushed a run across in the seventh inning, and they added a meaningless sacrifice fly in the ninth inning as Carrasco was nursing a five-run lead. The story for Carrasco was his curveball, which induced a ridiculous 13 swinging strikes on 39 offerings. This was an important bounce-back effort for Carrasco, who had allowed 10 earned runs over just 8.2 innings in his previous two starts. Carrasco can be one of the nastiest pitchers in the league at his best, as he showed Wednesday afternoon. The main thing holding him back is his home run problem -- he has allowed six already in just eight starts. Carrasco brought his ERA down to 3.61 with Wednesday's effort, and he'll look to keep it trending in the right direction Tuesday against Detroit.

Carrasco allowed six runs on nine hits -- including a homer -- while striking out seven over 5.1 innings in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays. He issued three walks and did not factor into the decision.

EDGE Analysis

The Indians went off for seven runs in the fourth inning, taking Carrasco off the hook for the loss. Carrasco has now given up 10 runs in his last two starts (8.1 innings), but he was on a dominant run before that (2.31 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 28:6 K:BB in his first five outings) and there has been nothing to suggest he's dealing with a physical issue. He won't have it any easier next week in Milwaukee, but Carrasco still projects comfortably as a top-15 fantasy starter rest of season.

Carrasco (back) will start Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against Toronto, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Carrasco was removed from Saturday's start versus Seattle after the third inning due to a case of back stiffness but he should be fully functional for Thursday's outing. During six starts thus far in 2018, he's posted a 3.08 ERA and 0.95 WHIP with a 32:7 K:BB over 38 innings.

Carrasco (back) will start one game of the Indians' doubleheader Thursday against the Blue Jays, Zack Meisel of The Athletic Cleveland reports.

EDGE Analysis

Meisel's report doesn't specify which of the two contests Carrasco will start, though MLB.com lists the right-hander as the probable pitcher for Game 1, with Adam Plutko in line to come up from Triple-A Columbus to start the nightcap. In any event, it looks like Carrasco will be cleared to start on his normal four days' rest after a bout with back tightness in his last outing over the weekend against the Mariners put his status into question. Carrasco will presumably throw a normal pre-start bullpen session Tuesday and should face no restrictions with his pitch count come Thursday.

Carrasco (4-1) exited Saturday's game against the Mariners after three innings with back stiffness, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports. He earned his first loss of the season by allowing five runs (four earned) on five hits and one walk, recording four strikeouts.

EDGE Analysis

Carrasco said his back stiffened up after slipping on a step heading out of the dugout prior to the third inning, and the Indians felt no need to push things after already throwing 64 pitches and losing 5-1. The injury doesn't appear overly severe at this point, and hopefully the 31-year-old will be ready for his next scheduled start, currently slated to come in Thursday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays.

Carrasco (4-0) picked up the win against the Orioles on Monday, scattering six hits and one earned run over 7.1 innings, striking out seven and walking two in Cleveland's 2-1 victory.

EDGE Analysis

Carrasco has been dominant since a dud first start of the season and this outing was no exception as the 31-year-old got the better of a solid duel with Kevin Gausman, lowering his ERA to 2.31 and his WHIP to 0.86 in the process. Those are elite ratios in any fantasy format and his 28:6 K:BB just adds to what has been a dynamite start to the season. He'll have to contend with some talented hitters in his next start against Seattle on Saturday, but that shouldn't stop you from rolling him out there.

Carrasco (3-0) pitched seven shutout innings Wednesday, striking out seven while giving up three hits and a walk in the loss to the Twins. He did not factor into the decision.

EDGE Analysis

Carrasco was brilliant in this one, displaying terrific command with 70 of his 98 pitches going for strikes, and getting ahead on the first pitch against 20 of the 25 batters he faced. After a mediocre first start, the 31-year-old has now gone at least six and allowed no more than two runs in each of his last three starts, compiling an impressive 17:3 K:BB in the process. He'll look to stay sharp next time out Monday against the Orioles.

Carrasco's start Wednesday against the Twins in San Juan, Puerto Rico will happen as planned despite the general power outage on the island, Marly Rivera of ESPN reports.

EDGE Analysis

Puerto Rico is suffering from an island-wide power outage, but Hiram Bithorn Stadium is equipped with generators which can run for 48 hours. "We are fully prepared," says Puerto Rico Series Director of Operations John Blakeman, so expect Carrasco to be unaffected by the issue unless further reports come out that indicate otherwise.

Carrasco will start Wednesday's game against the Twins in Puerto Rico, Nick Camino of Newsradio WTAM 1100 reports.

EDGE Analysis

The start will come a full week after Carrasco's previous outing since postponements of games Saturday and Sunday against the Blue Jays coupled with Monday's team off day forced the Indians to push back all members of their rotation in the pitching schedule. The extra rest was probably beneficial for Carrasco, who needed 110 pitches to earn a complete-game win over the Tigers his last time out April 11. Carrasco will have a tougher path to victory Wednesday while going head-to-head against emerging ace Jose Berrios and facing a Twins offense that ranks ninth in the MLB with a 109 wRC+ on the season.