Fausto Carmona takes the hill this afternoon when the Cleveland Indians welcome the Colorado Rockies to Goodyear. Carmona was solid in his first start of the spring throwing two scoreless innings in a 12-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.
The other bit of good news involves Shin-Soo Choo, who returns to the lineup after battling some soreness in his left elbow.
Below is the expected starting lineup for the Tribe:
CF Ezequiel Carrera
2B Orlando Cabrera
RF Shin-Soo Choo
C Carlos Santana
DH Travis Hafner
1B Matt LaPorta
3B Lonnie Chisenhall
LF Chad Huffman
SS Adam Everett
The Rockies will counter with:
CF Dexter Fowler
SS Jonathan Herrera
DH Jason Giambi
RF Ty Wigginton
1B Mike Jacobs
LF Ryan Spilborghs
C Chris Iannetta
2B Chris Nelson
3B Thomas Field
P Jhoulys Chacin