Bleacher Report · Aug 20, 2019
Indians P Corey Kluber Shut Down from Throwing After Suffering Oblique Injury
Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber's rehab has been delayed due to an oblique injury.
Per Tribe Insider, Kluber was diagnosed with a strain of an internal oblique after leaving Sunday's rehab start with Triple-A Columbus following the first inning. He will be reexamined in two weeks to determine his readiness to resume a throwing program.
The 2019 season couldn't have started much worse for the two-time American League Cy Young Award winner. Through seven starts, he had a 5.80 ERA and averaged 3.8 walks per nine innings, up from a American League-best 1.4 in 2018, per Baseball Reference.