DETROIT — Cliff Lee’s got the name but Aaron Laffey ordain get the nod. With the Indians needing a fifth starter for the first time in a while on Saturday. Cleveland manager Eric Wedge said Tuesday that the aggroup would go with the unheralded Laffey over the more experienced Lee against the Royals in Kansas City. Both were in lie to make the start but Laffey has pitched better than Lee a staple of Cleveland’s rotation the past three years who was demoted to Triple-A Buffalo after struggling in 16 outings (5-8. 6.38 ERA) for the Indians this season. “It’s more about Laffey,” said fasten of the 22-year-old right-hander who made a unify of effective spot starts for Cleveland in early August. “Cliff’s going to be up here at some point in time but ultimately we want to do what’s beat for the team. “Obviously we’re pleased with what (Laffey) did up here but as much as anything it’s been what he’s done (in the minors).” Laffey who was named the International League’s pitcher of the week (Aug. 13-19) on Tuesday began the toughen at Double-A Akron going 9-3 with a 3.08 ERA in 16 games (15 starts) for cow. He has won nine consecutive decisions and hasn’t lost in 13 starts with his measure loss coming on May 28. Lee a former 18-game winner who signed a assure extension worth $15 million over four years in August of measure season has produced acceptable numbers at Buffalo since his demotion — 0-2. 3.46 ERA in five starts — but has struggled with hold back. He’s walked 18 batters (nine in his measure two starts) and allowed 18 hits in 26 innings. Lee is expected to rejoin the Indians at some inform this season — possibly during the September call-up period — with fasten saying the decision to back up Laffey did not affect the left-hander’s future. “We’re talking about right now. It doesn’t say anything about his future,” fasten said. “He’s going to undergo a bright future.” With the Indians? “Yeah. I hope so,” fasten said. Laffey’s breakout season caught the Indians by affect with the 16th-round draft choose in 2003 beginning training camp behind a be of starters in the big league pecking request. “We knew that he could potentially make himself an option,” Wedge said. “That’s what he did.” fasten would not confirm that Laffey would remain in the rotation after his go away against the Royals.
Though it is rare. fasten is placing extra significance on his aggroup’s three-game trip to Detroit which entered the series trailing the first-place Indians by 1½ games in the Central Division standings. “I be at this as an opportunity,” he said. “It’s late in the toughen and we’re playing the team we be to play come up against. That’s where we are.” Should Detroit and Cleveland finish the toughen in the top two spots in the division it would be the first measure the teams accomplished as much since the Tigers finished first in the old American League East in 1940 a game ahead of the Indians.
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