Shields eyes Saturday start, solid finish to ’16

CHICAGO — White Sox right-hander James Shields feels healthy enough to make his next start, which he believes will be Saturday against the Royals, with his balky back improved and it being thoroughly checked out, including an MRI.

The right-hander also would like to have a few good September starts after a forgettable August. He has a 12.07 ERA with 15 home runs allowed and 15 walks in his last 28 1/3 innings, following a 1.71 ERA over his previous six starts.

“It’s been a crazy year, man. A lot of things going on,” said Shields, who had a 3.06 ERA as of May 25. “Obviously I got traded. Things that happened in San Diego that weren’t under my control.

“Come in here to a new team, probably out of the gates tried to do too much, then settled in and then didn’t do too well. So, you know I had a similar season — not as bad a season — in 2010, then the next year I did really, really well. That’s what my goal is.”

Shields loves the fit in Chicago and with the White Sox, hoping the fans stick with him a little bit, believe in him and …

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