Jones on a roll as White Sox setup man

CHICAGO — Nate Jones doesn’t have the closer title where the White Sox late innings are concerned.

That role belongs to David Robertson, whose 34 saves make him one of five pitchers in White Sox history to record at least 30 saves in back-to-back seasons. But Jones continues to record important outs in the seventh and eighth innings, giving the White Sox a pretty solid one-two punch at the back end of the bullpen.

“I try my best to do my job and get the ball to D-Rob with the lead,” Jones said. “It doesn’t always work out like that. D-Rob does his job to the best of his ability. I like it and hopefully we are here for a while.”

“He has been amazing all year. He has been a bulldog out of the ‘pen,” Robertson said. “Nate pounds the strike zone. He throws extremely hard. He has electric breaking stuff. Guys don’t dig in and put good swings on his pitches because he has such good stuff. He’s turning into a force to be reckoned with.”

Over Jones’ last nine games entering Wednesday, he has turned into an almost unhittable force. Opponents have three hits during Jones’ nine innings in that span, while the right-hander has …

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