Indians send struggling Sowers to minors
July 9, 2009
CHICAGO (AP)—The Cleveland Indians have sent struggling left-hander JeremySowers(notes) to Triple-A Columbus and activated reliever Rafael Betancourt(notes) from thedisabled list.
The Indians announced the moves on Thursday before their game against theChicago White Sox.
Tomo Ohka(notes) (1-2) will start in Sowers’ place against Detroit on Sunday.
Sowers allowed four runs in 5 1-3 innings Wednesday against the White Sox,dropping his record to 2-7. Since going 7-4 with a 3.57 ERA as a rookie in 2006,he has gone 7-22 with a 5.85 ERA.
The 26-year-old’s inability to consistently pitch deep into games is managerEric Wedge’s main concern.
Wedge said the Indians won’t require a fifth starter until July 25, andSowers would be considered for that outing.
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