CLEVELAND — ch lineup Wednesday night when they host the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field in the second game of a three-game series.With Cleveland having already clinched the American League Central Division title Aaron Sanchez Jersey , manager Terry Francona is using the remaining games of the regular season to give some veteran players some days off while getting playing time for some of the September minor league callups.“Regardless of who plays, we want to make sure we show up and play the right way,” Francona said. “There’s no magic pill you can swallow. You’ve still got to prepare and play the game the right way, so that you feel good about how you’re playing.”Article continues below ...Indians designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion, who is fifth in the league with 99 RBIs and in the top 10 with 31 home runs, was given Tuesday night off, but he will be back in the lineup on Wednesday. So will third baseman Josh Donaldson, who on Wednesday will play in consecutive games for the first time since being acquired by the Indians in a trade with Toronto on Aug. 31.The pitching matchup Wednesday will be a pair of right-handers — Dylan Covey for the White Sox and Carlos Carrasco for the Indians.Covey (5-13, 5.64 ERA) has had a tough year. He has won just one game since July 26. In 12 appearances since then (six starts), he is 1-8 with a 6.75 ERA. Covey’s last start was a 6-3 loss to Kansas City on Sept. 11. He pitched 4 1/3 innings http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-curtis-granderson-jersey , allowing six runs (five earned) and six hits, with four strikeouts and three walks.Covey’s last start against Cleveland came on Aug. 12, a 9-7 loss in which he pitched just 2 2/3 innings, giving up six runs and seven hits, with three strikeouts and two walks. In four starts against the Indians this year, Covey is 1-2 with a 6.63 ERA. For his career, Covey has made six appearances (four starts) against Cleveland and is 1-2 with a 6.14 ERA.Carrasco (16-9, 3.43) ranks among the league leaders in wins and he’s sixth in the AL with 206 strikeouts. His last start was a 3-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Sept. 12. He pitched seven innings, giving up three runs and six hits, with five strikeouts and two walks.In his last start against the White Sox Russell Martin Jersey , on Aug. 12, Carrasco had one of his best starts of the season. In a 9-7 victory, he pitched seven scoreless innings on three hits, with nine strikeouts and no walks.Carrasco has started two games against Chicago this year and the White Sox have yet to score off him. He has pitched 14 scoreless innings, allowing five hits, with 20 strikeouts and one walk, while holding Chicago’s hitters to a .104 batting average. In 23 career appearances against the White Sox, all but one of them starts, Carrasco is 8-9 with a 4.04 ERA.Carrasco won’t have to worry about facing White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu, who will miss the Cleveland series due to a right thigh infection. The White Sox Josh Donaldson Jersey , who lost the first game of the series 5-3 on Tuesday night, are 3-11 vs. Cleveland this year, 0-7 at Progressive Field. The Grapefruit League season has arrived."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Talking Chop User’s GuideTalking Chop PodcastAround the NL EastBaseball Analysis PrimerBraves fall 4-3 to Mets in spring openerNew,28commentsThe Grapefruit League season has arrived.ESTShareTweetShareShareBraves fall 4-3 to Mets in spring openerGeoff Burke-USA TODAY SportsThe Atlanta Braves fell by a score of 4-3 in their Grapefruit League opener against the New York Mets in Port St. Lucie. The Braves jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second on a sacrifice fly by Greyson Jenista and a run scoring single by Drew Lugbauer. The Mets evened things back up in the bottom half of the inning when Mets rookie first baseman Pete Alonso launched a two-run home run off of Touki Toussaint. The Mets scratched across an unearned run against Kolby Allard in the third on an infield single by Robinson Cano. Rymer Liriano hit a solo home run off of Jacob Webb in the sixth to increase New York’s lead to 4-2. Connor Lien brought Atlanta back to within one with a solo home run of his own in the eighth. Toussaint allowed an infield single and the Alonso home run in his two innings of work. He struck out two and didn’t walk anyone. His stuff was impressive as always. Allard also threw two innings allowing two hits, one walk and an unearned run. His fastball appeared to be sitting at 89-90 MPH. Wes Parsons, Thomas Burrows and Chad Sobotka all worked scoreless innings out of the bullpenAustin Riley got the start at third and looked solid in the field despite going 0-for-2 at the plate with a pair of strikeouts. Jenista went 1-for-1 with a single and sacrifice fly while Alex Jackson and Cristian Pache all finished with a hit apiece. The Braves will head down to West Palm Beach on Sunday where they will take on the Houston Astros.