Pronk made his return from three months on the disabled list a victorious one, and Jeremy Sowers pitched his best game of the year as the Indians beat the Orioles 6-1 last night.
Pronk singled in his first two at-bats and drew an intentional walk, finishing 2 for 4 with a strikeout and a walk.
Sowers went 8 full innings, giving up 1 run on 4 hits on only 96 pitches, finishing off batters when he got ahead in the count, instead of wasting pitches nibbling. He finished the game with 7 strikeouts and was not really challenged. The way the Orioles were swinging and not getting good contact, it seemed as if his pitches had some late movement, which, if true, is a very good sign and indicates some good progress from Sowers. The Indians put up single runs in 6 different innings.
Andy Marte was 2 for 5 with an RBI, including an RBI double, bringing his average back up to .207.
