GLENDALE Justin Bour Jersey , Ariz. (AP) —ised his left knee when he fouled a ball off himself Sunday and his status for opening day is uncertain.X-rays on the two-time All-Star were negative. The team said Ramirez will remain in Arizona, and that it will be determined later whether he can play Thursday when the AL Central champions open at Minnesota.The Indians already had a depleted infield when Ramirez was carted from the field after getting hurt against the Chicago White Sox in Cleveland’s final exhibition of the year in Arizona. He wasn’t able to put any pressure on his leg as manager Terry Francona and a trainer helped him onto the cart.The 26-year-old Ramirez hit 39 home runs with 105 RBIs while batting .270 and stealing 34 bases last season. He has finished third in the AL MVP voting in each of the last two seasons.Star shortstop Francisco Lindor is starting the season on the injured list and second baseman Jason Kipnis is expected to miss opening day — both players are recovering after staining their right calf.Earlier in the day, the Indians signed Brad Miller to provide depth.Miller had signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers on Feb. 27. He opted out of it on March 21 and signed a major league deal with the Indians.The Indians cleared a roster spot for Miller by placing pitcher Danny Salazar on the 60-day injured list while he rehabs his right shoulder from surgery.Miller joins Max Moroff and Eric Stamets in the middle infield.“He has a done a lot of damage against right-handed pitching,” Francona said, before the Ramirez injury. “We will mix and match a bit depending how guys are swinging the bat. Our guys did a good job of finding someone who could help us at this late stage of spring. That’s not an easy thing to do.”Miller played with the Rays and Brewers last season, his sixth in the league since he was the Mariners’ second-round pick. He played three seasons with the Mariners before moving on to the Rays.Miller hit .230 in 75 games last season. He has a .239 average with 75 home runs in 680 games. He has played all four infield positions, 375 at shortstop and 156 at second base.The Indians will keep Hanley Ramirez on the opening day roster as a designated hitter and part time first baseman. Boyd will face off against another hot arm in Trevor Bauer."There are still plenty of games to go in the 2019 season, but a little bit of reality came crashing down Tuesday as early-season hero Jordan Zimmermann was roughed up against the Indians. Coupled with the bats cooling down as well, the Tigers dropped the series opener to the presumed champions of the AL Central, who used the win to move into first place.Cleveland has not looked like a complete team http://www.marlinsfanproshop.com/authentic-starlin-castro-jersey , however, as the Indians’ bats have struggled just as badly as the Tigers’. That should be a welcome sight for Matthew Boyd, who leads the American League with a casual 0.01 FIP. That number will of course regress into something more realistic, but the breakout candidate has been electric to start the season so far.Boyd enters Cleveland off a 13-strikeout start, giving him 23 on the year for a 47.9 percent strikeout rate. Obviously this is cannot continue forever, but the 27-year-old lefty showed great improvement in this department last season and it seems to be continuing. The Indians lead the league in strikeout rate, leading to a tasty matchup on Wednesday.Cleveland Indians (7-3) at Detroit Tigers (7-4)Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation site: Let’s Go TribeMedia: Fox Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Trevor Bauer (1-0 Nick Wittgren Jersey , 0.64 ERA) vs. LHP Matthew Boyd (0-1, 3.18 ERA)Game 12 Pitching MatchupPitcherIPK%BB%FIPfWARPitcherIPK%BB%FIPfWARAs good as Boyd has been to start the season, his counterpart has been even better to open 2019. After four straight seasons with an ERA over 4.00, Trevor Bauer finally made the leap last year, stifling hitters with a dominant arsenal. His 2.21 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and 3.14 FIP were all career bests, and a late-season injury was the only blemish on an outstanding campaign.This season, Bauer has thrown five different pitches over 10 percent of the time: his fastball, slider Julio Urias Jersey , change-up, cutter, and curveball. As a result, he ranks near the top with his 15.6 percent swinging strike rate and his 65.4 percent contact rate, numbers not too dissimilar from last season. The results from the former top prospect are no joke; Bauer is the real deal.The first two starts of the year have yielded exactly seven innings both times for Bauer. He has surrendered a total of just one hit, although he has walked seven batters over those 14 frames. The Tigers are among the top of the leaderboard in walks in 2019, and their best bet for defeating Bauer might just be drawing some free passes and upping his pitch count.Key matchup: Strikeout pitchers vs. strikeout-happy lineupsBauer and Boyd are two of the hottest pitchers to start the season, and they get the honor of facing two offenses that have yet to wake up from hibernation. All signs point to a pitcher’s duel, and it may only take a run or two to win the game. Best of luck to the batters on both sides of this one.PredictionBoyd hits double-digit strikeouts for the third time this season but still earns the loss.