CLEVELAND — The best thing for James Shields is to stay the course in his side sessions, pitching coach Don Cooper said.
Cooper said Sunday that the biggest issue for Shields, who is next scheduled on Thursday in Boston, is that he falls behind too many hitters. Shields has walked nine batters in 8 2/3 innings for the White Sox over three starts. He has a 21.81 ERA in that span, which incredibly has raised his season ERA from 3.06 to 6.28.
“We’re going to continue to go with what we worked on the other day, which is ride, get extension out there,” Cooper said.