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 CLEVELAND (AP) - Excuse Indians fans if the sight of the team's head trainer jogging toward C.C. Sabathia on the mound made them nervous. It wasn't until Lonnie Soloff handed Sabathia a tongue depressor to clean the mud from his cleats that they could breathe.
Sabathia, activated from the disabled list before the game, made a strong return after injuring himself on opening night to lead the Cleveland Indians over the Chicago White Sox 7-1 on a rainy Tuesday.
"He's a guy that's very well respected on the team — the ace of the staff," said Travis Hafner, who drove in four runs. "It's a huge pick-me-up for everybody to have him back on the mound."
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