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CHICAGO -- Cleveland manager Terry Francona just wants Danny Salazar to get healthy. A return to the mound would be a bonus for the Indians.Salazar had an MRI on Monday in Cleveland and will miss three to four weeks with a forearm injury, sidelining the right-hander for the rest of the regular season and casting doubt on his availability for the playoffs.Salazar was examined by Dr. Mark Schickendantz, the Indians head team physician. He was diagnosed with a mild strain to his flexor musculature.When its all said and done, getting the news that we did is probably pretty damn good, Francona said. I mean its musculature as opposed to something with a ligament.Cleveland began the day with a seven-game lead in the AL Central over second-place Detroit. If the Indians make it to the playoffs, a healthy Salazar likely would serve as their No. 3 starter behind Corey Kluber and Carlos Carrasco, but Francona said it was too early to speculate on what he might be able to do in the postseason.The one thing we want to do is get him healthy, make sure he knows hes healthy, because thats important, Francona said, and then if it fits somewhere, good. But the biggest thing is to get him healthy.Salazar will get a platelet-rich plasma injection on Tuesday and stop throwing for approximately 10 days. Salazar had Tommy John surgery in 2010 and missed a couple weeks in August with right elbow inflammation, but Mondays MRI showed his ulnar collateral ligament was intact.The 26-year-old Salazar is 11-6 with a 3.87 ERA in 25 starts. He pitched four innings Friday at Minnesota before he was pulled because of forearm tightness.I think he felt this on one pitch, Francona said.The injury ramps up the pressure on Trevor Bauer, Josh Tomlin and Mike Clevinger, three possibilities for the playoff rotation if Salazar is unable to go. Bauer goes for his third straight win Tuesday against the White Sox, and Tomlin and Clevinger start the final two games of the series.I dont they need to try to do more than they can, Francona said. Every time they start its a big night. Every time somebody does well it helps everybody, but its always the case.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap Jesse Gonzalez USA Jersey . -- Ryan Getzlaf grabbed the three pucks wrapped in tape and held them up to his chest in the Anaheim Ducks dressing room for a celebration nine seasons in the making. Bobby Wood Jersey . 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In taking its goal tally to 99 in all competitions already this season, City delivered another demonstration of its lethal firepower at Etihad Stadium to set up a fourth-round match at home to another second-tier team -- Watford. ST. LOUIS -- Kansas State forward D.J. Johnson was not perfect on Saturday night.And that bothered him to no end.Johnson scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Xavier Sneed added 15 points to lead Kansas State to an?84-53 win over Saint Louis in a non-conference contest.The Wildcats won their second in a row following a 69-68 loss to Maryland on Nov. 26.Saint Louis now has lost four in a row.Johnson dominated inside, hitting his first 10 shots from the field on the way to a 10-for-11 effort. But all he?wanted to talk about after the game was the one miss, a put back that clanked off the glass with 9:20 remaining and the game already decided.I?missed a righty layup, Johnson said. It was right there. That should have been 11?(for 11). Saw the top of the square -- just didnt connect on it.Johnson, who?had?four of the Wildcats?eight?dunks, led an early charge that helped the Wildcats take immediate control as they bolted to leads of?24-13 and 36-21 and never looked back.It was a fun night for us, coach Bruce Weber said. I was happy with?our kids; they were focused.Johnson, who grew up in a St. Louis suburb, posted his second career double-double in front of family and friends.This is a great experience, Johnson said. To do this in front of them, its special.Johnson pumped in a career-high 26 points in the loss to Maryland but spent much of last year at less than 100 percent after breaking his foot in the NCAA Tournament in 2014.Weber says Johnson is now just returning to form.Its been a rough 16 monthhs, but hes fought through it, Weber said.dddddddddddd Hes getting paid back for his efforts.Sneed, also a St. Louis native, hit 4 3-pointers and scored all 15 points in just 15 minutes.Kansas State (2-1) used a 23-9 run over the final 11 minutes?of the?first half to break the game open. The Wildcats jumped out to a 13-5 lead on?back-to-back baskets by Johnson. Sneed sank a pair of 3-pointers midway through the half to pump the lead to?18-10.We kind of got stuck with that deer-in-the-headlights look early in the game, Billikens coach Travis Ford said.Dean Wade added?13 points for Kansas State. Kamau Stokes had seven assists.Davell Roby and Mike Crawford added 10 points each for the Billikens.Were just not playing well together right now, Ford said. Our chemistry is not very good.Jermaine Bishop led Saint Louis with 11 points.BIG PICTURE:Kansas State: The Wildcats have scored 80 or more points in five of seven wins. They have hit seven or more 3-pointers in five games.Johnson passed the 20-point mark for the fourth time in his career, but this was the first time the Wildcats came out on top.Saint Louis: Ford, who coached at Oklahoma State, is 7-10 lifetime against Kansas State.We just couldnt put any runs together, he said.UP NEXT:Kansas State: The Wildcats return home to host Prairie View A&M on Tuesday.Saint Louis: The Billikens hit the road to face Wichita State on Tuesday. ' ' '