Carlos Rodon Continues to Handle The Best

Carlos Rodon took the mound last night against the Dodgers, and he continued his recent streak of dominant pitching against the best pitching in baseball. Rodon pitched 7.1 innings in a no decision, giving up 2 earned runs, while striking out 4 batters.

Here is a look at what Rodon has done against 4 of the best offenses in baseball over his past 4 starts, in which his ERA has been a gaudy 2.12.

Cleveland – 6.2 IP 1 R 9 K
Boston- 7.2 IP 2 R 11 K
Houston- 8.0 IP 2 R 4 K
Los Angeles Dodgers- 7.1 IP 2 R 4 K

While White Sox manager Rick Renteria wasn’t happy to lose to the Dodgers via a walk-off hit from Yasiel Puig, he was impressed with Rodon’s outing.

“What a great outing,” said White Sox manager Rick Renteria on Rodon, who has a 2.35 ERA through three August starts. “We sent him back out there [for the eighth], and he did a nice job. We talked about it before: trying to throw strikes, trying to stay consistent, trying to locate things. He did a very nice job against a very good hitting ballclub.” (White Sox)

Rodon currently boasts a 1-4 record, a 4.00 ERA, and a 1.39 WHIP, but these stats have been on a steep decline over the past month, and he looks to continue their path downward in his next start against the Minnesota Twins next Monday, August 21st.