CLEVELAND (92.3 The Fan) - The promotion of Scott Barnes to the Major League level lasted just a couple days, as today the Indians announced he’s going back to the minors for the call-up of starter Zach McAllister.

The 24-year-old McAllister has spent the majority of the season with the AAA Columbus Clippers where he has gone 5-2 with a 2.98 ERA in 11 starts (63.1IP, 59H, 21ER, 5HR, 19BB, 52K, .251AVG).

His ERA (2.98) ranked 8th in the International League following his last start on June 23. He made 4 starts with the Indians from May 7-24 where he was 1-1 with a 3.96 ERA (25.0IP, 25H, 11ER, 6BB, 22K, .255AVG) and recorded his first Major League win on May 7 (day) vs. Chicago-AL. After returning to Triple-A on May 25 he has gone 2-1 w/a 3.18 ERA in 5 starts for the Clippers (28.1IP, 29H, 10ER). He is in Baltimore for his first career start vs. the Orioles tonight. He wears #34.

Barnes finishes his second stint with the Indians after being recalled on June 25, pitching 2.2 innings in New York-AL on Monday night (2.2IP, 1H, 1R/ER, 1BB, 3K). He returns to Columbus where he has gone 0-2 with a 3.73 ERA in 14 games/3 starts (31.1IP, 21H, 13ER, 15BB, 35K, .188AVG, 10K/9.0IP).

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