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Cleveland's rotation crisis has gotten even worse. Monday afternoon, manager Terry Francona told reporters that staff ace and reigning AL Cy Young winner is being placed on the injured list with a shoulder Randy Ramsey Jersey strain, . Bieber will not throw for two weeks, then be reevaluated. Bieber, 26, was tagged for five runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings by the on Sunday. It was the most runs he's allowed since Game 1 of the Wild Card Series last year, and and most hits he's allowed since his final regular season start in 2019. He allowed multiple home runs off his curveball in a single start for the first time in his career. For the most part, Bieber's velocity was fine Sunday, which is a good sign for a guy with a shoulder injury. His spin rates were down though, particularly on his curveball and slider. . "I think it's searching for that feel, Jermichael Finley Jersey " . "Pitches, pitch grips, feel with them come and go throughout the long season like this. Honestly, I'm feeling Green Bay Packers Home Office my slider and curveball a little bit better than I was three, four, five starts ago. It just comes down to setting them up better and executing more consistently." It's worth noting Bieber has thrown an -leading 90 2/3 innings this season. He threw only 82 innings last year, postseason included, so he's already over last year's workload. Bieber's career high is the 214 1/3 innings he threw in 2019. He may not be the only pitcher who Marquez Valdes-Scantling Jersey needs a little midseason break this year as his workload surpa ses last year's. Cleveland is already without , , and youngsters and pitched so poorly earlier this year that they've been sent to Triple-A. In recent weeks , , Eli Morgan, and have made spot starts. is the only member of the Opening Day rotation on the active roster. Typically a pitching powerhouse and among the game's best run prevention teams, Cleveland ranks only middle of the pack in ERA (4.10), ERA+ (108), and runs allowed per game (4.27) this season. The offense hasn't been great either (20th in MLB with 4.15 runs scored per game), yet Cleveland is 34-28 and only 1 1/2 games behind the for the second wild card spot. Cleveland opens a four-game home series with the on Monday. Mejia will start the series opener and by followed by Quantrill and Civale on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. The team has JJ Molson Jersey not yet announced their starters for Thursday and Friday.