Rehabbing Rodon struck in head by liner
Carlos Rodón's road to recovery hit a snag during Thursday night's rehab start with Triple-A Charlotte.The White Sox left-hander left in the third inning of the Knights' 5-4 loss to the Tides after being hit in the head by a D'Arby Myers line drive. Rodon hit the ground upon being
The White Sox left-hander left in the third inning of the Knights' 5-4 loss to the Tides after being hit in the head by a
The comebacker resulted in a strange out for Charlotte as the ball deflected off the top of Rodon's head and sailed toward the left-field line, where third baseman
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Rodon was dominant before leaving the game, allowing one hit and striking out six of the nine batters he faced in 2 2/3 innings. The 25-year-old threw 65 pitches in his first rehab start last week with Class A Kannapolis, allowing one run on three hits while fanning six over five innings against Hickory.
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The Miami native began the season on the disabled list after undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery in September. The procedure capped an injury-marred season in which he was limited to just 12 starts for Chicago and missed three months due to shoulder and bicep pain. Rodon went 2-5 with a 4.15 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 69 1/3 innings.
Elmore drove in three runs for Charlotte.
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