Carlos Rodon Stays Hot Against Tigers

Former NC State All-American pitcher Carlos Rodon continued his hot streak yesterday, picking up the win in a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers. He tied a career high of 8 innings pitched (6th time, and 2nd in a row), gave up 3 earned runs, struck out 6 and only walked 1.

“We knew that when he went out into the eighth that we had somebody ready just in case it started getting out of hand,” White Sox manager Rick Renteria said. “You could see that he was working to get through that inning. And he did a nice job.” (MLB)

Rodon hasn’t taken an L since June 30th. How good has Rodon been recently?

Carlos Rodon’s last 7 starts:
1.61 ERA, 50.2 IP, 27 H, 20 BB, 42 K, 0.936 WHIP

— Mike (@ChiSoxFanMike) August 15, 2018

Lowest ERA in MLB Last 30 Days (min. 25 IP):

Masahiro Tanaka 1.04
Dereck Rodriguez 1.23
Zack Greinke 1.26
Carlos Rodon 1.26

— Katie Sharp (@ktsharp) August 10, 2018

Carlos Rodón: 50.2 IP, 27 H, 9 ER, 20 BB, 42 K, 1.60 ERA, 10.4% swinging strike rate in seven starts since July 1. The innings load is the most impressive factor

— James Fegan (@JRFegan) August 15, 2018

Lowest BA allowed on sliders, SP, 2018 (per Statcast)
Min. 50 PA ending on sliders (90 SP)
1. Carlos Rodon: .069
2. Trevor Bauer: .084
3. Blake Snell: .095
4. Chris Sale: .103

— Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) August 15, 2018