CLEVELAND -- The infamous midges have returned to Progressive Field.Players from the?Houston Astros and Cleveland Indians?brushed away the bugs during a game Wednesday night, with Cleveland pitcher?Carlos Carrasco becoming the primary victim, before he allowed Colby Rasmus two-run homer in the fourth.Carrasco appeared to get one of the pesky bugs in his eye on his first pitch to Yulieski Gurriel. A trainer made a brief visit to the mound to assist Carrasco, who gave up a single on the next pitch.That was weird, he said. I tried to throw a curveball and maybe threw it 20 feet.Rasmus, the following batter, hit the first pitch into the right-field seats, giving Houston a 3-2 lead.Carrasco, however, didnt let the bugs get in the way of winning the game, as the Indians defeated the Astros 6-5.It doesnt feel good, Carrasco (11-7) said of the bug attack. Thats the first time this has happened to me, but I had to come back and get people out.The game-time temperature was 87 degrees, causing swarms of midges to journey from Lake Erie to the muggy ballpark.Players in the field and batters box spent the night slapping away the bugs.They were everywhere, Indians manager Terry Francona said. In the dugout, its hard to sense it, but when you get on the field, man, they were all over the place.The scene brought back memories of the 2007 playoff games between the Indians and New York Yankees. The bugs distracted Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain, who stepped off the mound several times and caused numerous delays.Chamberlain, who pitched for Cleveland earlier this season, took to Twitter during Wednesdays game to share some hard-earned words of wisdom:Carrasco, in turn, tweeted at the former Yankees reliever after the game in solidarity over their shared run-in with the midges:Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. 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Its important to have a good week of practice and perform in Kansas City, just like everybody. Its a competition to make your team.Both Masthay and Mortell had nine punts in the Packers first three preseason games. Mortell, who played college ball at Minnesota, averaged 42.0 net yards.Masthay averaged 31.6 net, including one punt he had blocked. But Masthay punted more consistently in practice and had better hang times throughout camp.Still he wasnt celebrating anything Monday.We still have a week left in camp. Final cuts are this Saturday, Masthay said, referring to the final roster cut to 53 players.I guess theres two parts to it. One, I dont feel like Ive won anything yet. And two, Im not here to just win a job. ... 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