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Rodon (5-0) has allowed two earned runs in 31
innings this season. His ERA is the best in the American League
and trails only Jacob deGrom of the Mets (0.51) in all of
baseball.
The White Sox's last four games have all been shutouts. They
have won two and lost two.
Salvador Perez had four of the Royals' eight hits. The Royals
have lost six straight games and have not scored in their last
22 innings. Prior to this losing streak they had not lost more
than two games in a row in 2021 and they owned the best record
in baseball.
Rodon struck out eight and didn't walk a batter in his six
innings. Liam Hendriks earned his sixth save in eight chances.
Brad Keller (2-4) had his best outing of the season, but still
took the loss. He gave up three runs on five hits over six
innings. He struck out six and walked just one. The walks have
been a problem all season. He had walked 12 in 22 1/3 innings
coming into Friday's game.
Both pitchers were effective from the start. Rodon had seven
strikeouts in the first four innings and Keller did not allow a
hit until there was one out in the fifth. The White Sox finally
got to Keller when Zack Collins hit his second home run of the
season to straight-away center, the first hit Keller allowed.
The White Sox got two more runs on three hits in the sixth. Tim
Anderson doubled to the wall in right center. He came around to
score on Adam Eaton's single to left. With two outs, Jose Abreu
hit a double off the wall in left center, scoring Eaton.
The White Sox loaded the bases off reliever Jake Brentz in the
seventh, but Brentz struck out Eaton to end the threat.
--Field Level Media
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