CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco’s face was swollen. His jaw was sore. His head hurt.

He was lucky.

Carrasco didn’t sustain any major injuries after being struck on the right side of the face with a line drive hit by Chicago’s Melky Cabrera in the first inning of Cleveland’s 4-1 loss.

Carrasco was carted off the field after he was flattened by the liner that glanced off his glove and right hand before smacking him on the right side of the face. The right-hander crumpled to the ground in front of the mound with his legs spread wide as manager Terry Francona and a trainer quickly raced out to check on him.

Following the game, Francona said X-rays and a CT scan on Carrasco were negative and he only suffered a bad bruise. Carrasco felt good enough to return to Progressive Field before the game ended. He’ll be re-evaluated on Wednesday.

“In the big picture, we dodged a really big bullet,” Francona said.