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Fulmer not shrinking from first taste of adversity
- Updated: July 24, 2016
CHICAGO — It was bound to happen at some point for White Sox top prospect Carson Fulmer, who is looking to rebound from his first rough relief outing.
After cruising through his first two Major League appearances, Fulmer’s third was anything but a charm in a 7-5 loss to the Tigers on Friday night. Handed a 5-4 lead to protect in the seventh inning, Fulmer recorded just two outs and took his first career loss. Chicago’s first-round pick in 2015, taken eighth overall, Fulmer allowed three runs and struggled to locate the strike zone. He threw 30 pitches, just 12 for strikes, and walked three.
“I felt like I did every other time I take the mound,” Fulmer said. “It’s just that I didn’t have a good feel for what I was throwing up there and tried to change to a couple of other pitches. They just weren’t working. But that’s what you sign up for. That’s why you play this game. This game’s challenging, and you’re going to face adversity all the time. It’s just a matter of learning from that experience and moving on.”
White Sox manager Robin Ventura said he’d …
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