Lewis Recalled, Laffey To Columbus

The Cleveland Indians announced today they have recalled right-handed reliever Jensen Lewis from Triple-A Columbus. To allow room on the 25-man roster the Indians have optioned left-handed reliever Aaron Laffey to Columbus.

This will mark Lewis’ second stint with the Indians this year after making the opening day roster. He was optioned to Columbus on May 7th and made seven appearances with one save while posting a 1.89 ERA (10.2 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 SO) with the Clippers. In those seven games for the Clippers, six of them were scoreless. Earlier this year with Cleveland he went 2-1 with a 2.61 ERA (10.1 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 9 BB, 9 K) in 10 games. Lewis wears #50.

Laffey, 25, made 20 relief appearances for the Indians going 0-1 with a 5.61 ERA (25.2 IP, 30 H, 16 R/ER, 13 BB, 11 K). His 25.2 IP are 8th among AL relievers.

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