Hopefully Drew Pomeranz isn’t comfortable in Colorado Springs. He may be gone soon.

The prized Rockies left-hander took another step Friday toward a return to the majors, his mechanics much improved, his velocity a lot better, his command indisputable in vaulting the Sky Sox to a 4-2 victory against the New Orleans Zephyrs at Security Service Field.

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Winning only his second start in Triple-A, Pomeranz (2-0) didn’t relinquish a run in 5 2/3 innings, giving up three hits with four strikeouts and a walk. He got some much-needed support with a sacrifice fly by Hernan Iribarren in the fourth inning, then Andrew Brown ripped a two-run single against Alex Sanabia (3-3) in the fifth and recorded a sacrifice fly in the seventh. The Sky Sox (22-19) got the team-leading eighth save from Zach Putnam.

Pomeranz, 23, was just as dominant as he was Sunday in his Sky Sox debut, when he had six shutout innings with five strikeouts at Memphis. He threw 91 pitches, including 59 for strikes, again showing no signs of soreness from the bruise on his right thigh he suffered May 7 in his final start with the Rockies before he was sent to the Springs. And he looked in control, perhaps gaining some perspective thanks to more room for error in the minors.

The goal is to get Pomeranz, obtained in the trade last summer that sent Ubaldo Jimenez to the Indians, back to the form that made him the top-rated Rockies prospect by Baseball America heading into the season. Pomeranz posted a 2-1 record and a 5.40 ERA with the Rockies last season in his first major-league action after starting the year with an Indians farm club in Single-A, and this season with the Rockies, he was 0-2 with a 4.70 ERA.

When Pomeranz pitched last year in the minors, he popped his fastball at 95 mph, but he was no faster than 91 mph with the Rockies, and he wasn’t as accurate either. Now, he’s as fast as 93 mph, he has rediscovered his accuracy and his curveball is nastier. Call it the result of a point of establishing an over-the-top delivery, and Pomeranz has a raised arm swing, he’s staying upright in his stance and he’s limiting unintended cuts on his fastball.

Pomeranz said his delivery is “getting better every time, and I feel like I was on top of the ball a little better. … It’s getting there. It’s definitely not fully fixed.” Sky Sox pitching coach Bo McLaughlin has made Pomeranz’s arm swing “a little higher, but not much. It’s more of my hand on top, not on the side of the ball” to force groundballs, Pomeranz said.

Still, Pomeranz is leaving too many pitches at the letters for hitters. “He’s really trying to focus on pitching down in the (strike) zone,” Sky Sox manager Stu Cole said. “And once he gets that, I’m pretty sure he’s going to be right where (the Rockies) want him to be.”

The argument could be made the Rockies don’t have room for Pomeranz, with Christian Friedrich and Alex White stabilizing, Jeremy Guthrie back from a sprained right shoulder that put him on the disabled list and Josh Outman recovered from a strained right oblique that sidelined him in spring training. “It’s not up to me,” Pomeranz said. “It’s out of my hands. I’m here to fix what they want me to fix. It’s their call. Whenever they feel like I look comfortable. … I didn’t pitch bad up there. But I could definitely pitch a lot better.”

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Drew Pomeranz didn’t relinquish a run in 5 2/3 innings, giving up three hits with four strikeouts and a walk Friday as the Sky Sox beat the New Orleans Zephyrs 4-2 at Security Service Field. This season with the Rockies, he was 0-2 with a 4.70 ERA. Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lenny Ignelzi