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50th big league start is large for stellar Rodon
- Updated: September 25, 2016
CLEVELAND — Carlos Rodon’s eight innings of dominance during a 3-0 White Sox victory over the Indians Sunday at Progressive Field marked the team’s last road game of 2016 and the 50th start of Rodon’s career.
The left-hander has a 17-16 record with a 3.95 ERA as a starter, with 293 strikeouts and 118 walks over 292 innings pitched. Those totals were improved by his 11-strikeout, two-hit scoreless outing that got ninth-inning help from David Robertson.
But beyond those numbers, the White Sox have learned quite a lot about the 23-year-old who makes a pretty sturdy 1-2-3 punch at the top of the rotation with fellow lefties Chris Sale and Jose Quintana.
“He’s a horse,” White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. “That’s part of even going into today. There’s a lot on the line for these guys playing on the other side being able to clinch something, and he …
