White Sox enjoying Rodon at top of his game

CHICAGO — There was a time earlier this season when the White Sox weren’t entirely sure of what they had in Carlos Rodon.

Now, after watching the hard-throwing left-hander log his seventh straight quality start in a 7-2 win over the Royals on Friday night, they’re getting a clearer picture. Rodon, selected third overall in the 2014 Draft, is starting to look like a pitcher who can front a starting rotation.

“He was great,” manager Robin Ventura said. “Even innings there where they started to get some guys on and it got a little dicey. He’s just finding a way to reach and find something else, another level, and that’s just part of growing and understanding yourself as his career goes on.”

Rodon appears to be growing up as a pitcher in his second Major League season. Despite allowing two runs on two hits and an error in the first, Rodon was sharp again. After settling into a rhythm, he dominated from the second inning to the fifth and finished his performance with a critical strikeout of Paulo Orlando to leave the bases loaded in the sixth.

It was the …

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