The Cleveland Guardians have placed Aaron Civale on the 15-day injured list with an oblique strain, the team is reporting. Peyton Battenfield will replace him on the active roster and presumably take over his spot in the rotation, though it hasn’t officially been announced who will replace Civale’s next scheduled start on Wednesday.
Civale made two starts so far in 2023 and allowed four earned runs in 12.2 innings. His first start was the most promising — a seven-inning shutout of the Mariners in which he utilized all five of his pitches to keep batters off-balance.