Ponce de Leon, who fired a scoreless seventh inning during which he allowed a hit and a walk in a loss to the Pirates on Thursday, has a 1.69 ERA across 5.1 innings over the three appearances he's logged since returning from the injured list.
Ponce de Leon was activated from his IL stint on Aug. 9, but he didn't see any action until last Friday, just two days shy of two months since he'd last made an appearance June 22. The versatile right-hander has made two starts among his 20 appearances this season, and his brief stretch of success over the last week is encouraging considering he went into it with a career-worst 7.03 ERA and 1.64 WHIP.