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Frustrated Rodon seeks consistent execution
- Updated: July 31, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — As Carlos Rodon stood up to talk with the media following the White Sox 6-4 loss to the Twins on Sunday at Target Field, he took the chair where he had been seated and pushed it forcefully into his locker.
This movement pretty much summed up how the White Sox southpaw felt about his performance against the American League Central’s last-place team. Rodon hadn’t pitched at the big league level since July 5, when he was roughed up by the Yankees for five runs on 12 hits, but that extended absence due to a sprained left wrist wasn’t working as an excuse for the 23-year-old.
“It’s not an excuse. I’ve just got to be better,” a clearly frustrated Rodon said after the White Sox fell to 51-54. “The team scores four runs and I have to keep these guys to less than four. That’s my job. I didn’t do it today.
“Everything felt good. They just put good swings on the ball and made it happen. I have high expectations. It just didn’t …
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