SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jamie Moyer threw 92 pitches over four innings, the latest step in his comeback bid, and Dexter Fowler hit a two-run homer to help the Colorado Rockies beat a Chicago White Sox split squad 8-5 on Wednesday.
The 49-year-old Moyer, who sat out last season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, gave up three runs and seven hits. He walked three and struck out four, facing 22 batters in all.
The soft-tossing lefty, who is 267-204 in 24 major league seasons, has a 2.77 ERA this spring and appears to be a strong candidate for the fifth spot in Colorado’s rotation. The Rockies are his eighth big league club and he is slated to start again next week in one of their final spring training games.
Gavin Floyd, penciled in as Chicago’s No. 3 starter, looked sharp until the Rockies scored six times in the sixth.
