The Chicago White Sox sent rookie Carlos Rodon to the mound in the second of a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night at waterlogged U.S. Cellular Field.
The left-hander has been red-hot of late with five consecutive quality starts during which he posted a 1.85 earned-run average along with 33 strikeouts. Rodon ranks third among major-league rookies with 13 quality starts, fourth with 123 strikeouts, fifth in innings pitched at 118.2 and sixth in wins with six. In his previous two starts at home, Rodon was 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and .