Report: Indians Interested in Sonny Gray

According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the Cleveland Indians are interested in trading for Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sonny Gray. Here's an excerpt from

According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the Cleveland Indians are interested in trading for Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sonny Gray.

Here's an excerpt from Olney's report:

The 

Cleveland Indians

 got a firsthand view of 

Oakland Athletics

 pitcher 

Sonny Gray

 on Friday night as the right-hander tossed 

six shutout innings

 against them, allowing two hits and striking out five.

Less than 24 hours later, 

ESPN's Buster Olney

reported that the defending American League champs are evaluating Gray as the July 31 trade deadline approaches.

"[Gray] was commanding from the beginning," Indians manager Terry Francona told reporters after Friday's game. "We never were able to get much going at all. Everything was down and off of the fastball, and in the same location was that fading changeup."

Gray is making $3.58 Mil. this season and is arbitration eligible in 2018.

The hard throwing right hander owns a 5-4 record with a 3.72 ERA this season and is 3-1 over his last four starts, allowing only four earned runs in 27 innings.