Carlos Rodon Tosses Six Shutout Innings, Picks Up Win
4 months agoNew York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon tossed six shutout innings and struck out five in the Yankees' 3-0 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Rodon reduced his ERA to 4.16 on the season and improved his record to 14-8. This was his 12th quality start of the season and just his first in August, a good sign for the lefty. Rodon has been struggling to go deep in games, completing six innings just twice since June 15th before tonight. His efficiency will be key for the Yankees down the stretch as they'll be facing many important games in the weeks ahead as they work to make space between them and the Baltimore Orioles in the standing. With Luis Gil hitting the IL this week, the Yankees' rotation will need to be efficient with their pitch count to keep their bullpen fresh and anything Rodon can do to be more efficient will be great for New York. He will look to make another quality start during his next scheduled start on Wednesday when the Yankees head to Washington DC to face off against the Nationals.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com