CLEVELAND, Ohio — Adam Plutko will make his season debut Saturday for the Indians as manager Terry Francona bumps his pitching rotation back one day to accommodate the 27-year-old righty.

Shane Bieber will start Sunday’s series finale against Baltimore and Carlos Carrasco will go Monday in the series opener against Oakland at Progressive Field.

Francona said the move will be made to keep Plutko on as close to regular rest between starts as possible.

“With Adam not having a ton of innings under his belt, asking him to wait another two or three days, that’s making it harder for him,” Francona said. “Trying to be as fair as we can to him. And any time you can give (the regular rotation) an extra day, that’s not going to kill them, either.”

Plutko has made two starts for the Clippers after opening the season on the injured list with a right forearm strain. After facing just six batters in his first appearance, Plutko logged a much better outing on Sunday against Syracuse. He went five innings allowing one run on two hits with a walk and four strikeouts.

“He pitched pretty well,” Francona said. “He went five innings and then he went out to the bullpen and threw another 18 (pitches).”

Cleveland will need to make a move on the 25-man roster to add Plutko. The Indians have been working with a nine-man bullpen since Saturday when they optioned Cody Anderson to Columbus and called up A.J. Cole.

Plutko started six games for the Indians in spring training covering 13 1/3 innings. He allowed 14 earned runs on 17 hits, but walked just two. Last season, Plutko started 12 games for the club, posting a 4-5 record and a 5.28 ERA with 60 strikeouts in 76 1/3 innings.

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