Cleveland Indians: Miller and Santana leave Monday night with injuries

The Cleveland Indians won Monday’s game in walk-off fashion, but the excitement came after Andrew Miller and Carlos Santana left the game with injuries.

In case you missed it due to watching the Cleveland Browns, the Cleveland Indians had quite the exciting game Monday night.

A bunt turned into a walk-off win, bringing joy to those who cherish bunting in baseball.

But the excitement came after both Andrew Miller and Carlos Santana exited the game due to injuries.

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Fans watching the game saw Miller throw just a few pitches, all with lower than normal velocity, before he delivered a pitch and immediately began walking toward the dugout. Things looked bad, but the fact it is the same injury he had before is good in the sense there is no structural damage.

Tendinitis is tricky in that it can be lingering for quite a long time, so it seems the best course of action right now is to let Miller rest. He is a key component of this team, but his absence will not cause some sort of free fall.

He is too valuable to get hurt before the postseason, so hopefully we gets the rest he needs and isn’t rushed back, ultimately leading to a much worse injury.

Santana’s situation seems a bit better as back tightness is nothing major. However, back problems can linger for quite some time as well. Without overspeculating, it seems some rest should clear up this issue. Let’s hope.

Jay Bruce filled in at first base with Santana out and that could be a nice solution until we know more about Santana’s injury. If the problem is indeed a long-term one, Edwin Encarnacion can even go play some first base.

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Even with the injuries the Indians still managed to pick up a win and enter play today with a 5.5-game lead over the Minnesota Twins. These setbacks are not ideal, but they should not cause any major disruptions in the team’s current streak of success.