Stroman received a no-decision in Friday's 2-1, 19-inning loss to the Indians. He surrendered five hits, an earned run and a walk over 6.2 innings while striking out six.
After an extended stretch of mostly poor pitching, Stroman ironically got his act together against the hottest team in baseball. He threw 65 of 96 pitches for strikes, notched first-pitch strikes on 17 of 28 hitters, and induced 11 swings-and-misses. The 25-year-old finished June with a 1-3 record and 7.76 ERA over five outings with only one quality start during that span, so Friday's effort was certainly a sight for sore eyes in every sense. Stroman will attempt to continue steering the ship in the right direction next Wednesday versus the Royals.