The Official Site of The Cleveland Indians: Official Info: Indians place RHP Jake Westbrook on 15-day disabled list

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The First Domino
Published 4/22/2008 by Paul Cousineau at The DiaTribe
... In a surprise move, a starting pitcher for the Tribe hit the DL today…but his name wasn’t Carsten. Jake Westbrook was placed on the 15-day DL with a rib cage strain – this just after going all 9 innings of Saturday’s game in Minnesota without a hint of any kind of injury. In his place, the Indians promoted The Ben Francisco Treat – but it’s not too likely they’ll be asking him to throw every 5th day, so follow the logic on this announcement and what it likely portends. ...

Jake Westbrook Has a Strained Muscle, Visits His Old Friend the DL
Published 4/22/2008 by Tom Fornelli at FanHouse
Filed under: Cleveland, Indians, AL Central, MLB InjuriesThings just keep going splendidly for the Indians this season. They can't hit, they can't get anybody out, and now they're having trouble keeping the guys that have performed well so far healthy. The latest blow hits the starting rotation, as the Indians announced today that they've placed Jake Westbrook on the disabled list with a strained left intercostal muscle. If you're not a doctor on the side like I am(and by doctor, I mean blogger with access to Wikipedia), and don't know what the left intercostal muscle is, it's one of the muscles around your rib cage that help you do the little things ...