Is Cleveland Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin finding his form after enduring some April showers?

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Josh Tomlin's ninth pitch was supposed to veer toward the outside part of the plate.

Instead, it leaked back over the middle and Miguel Sano deposited it on the wrong side of the right-field fence. Tomlin dubbed it "a non-quality pitch."

The Indians had no issue with Tomlin's other 104 offerings on Friday night. He submitted his strongest effort of the season, an eight-inning gem topped ever-so-slightly by Minnesota hurler Ervin Santana.

"He had our guys confused," Twins skipper Paul Molitor said of Tomlin. "There's no doubt about that. I don't think we stayed on him. We talked about, throughout the game, just take your hits and try not to be greedy. He preys on overaggressive swings. He has late movement."

Tomlin endured a string of April showers. In May, he's starting to blossom back into the pitcher the Indians saw the last two years, when, aside from a dreadful August 2016, he provided plenty of stability.

In his last two starts, Tomlin has limited the opposition to two runs across 15 innings. For the right-hander, it's all about command.

"The ball is not leaking back as much," he said. "And, if it does, it's started off the plate and it leaks back to the plate."