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- Updated: August 20, 2016
CHICAGO — Fans at U.S. Cellular Field let out a roar sometime around 9:40 p.m. CT Friday night when the stadium went dark and the scheduled fireworks show began.
Unfortunately for White Sox starter James Shields, Oakland hitters unofficially started those fireworks a little more than two hours earlier. The A’s knocked out three home runs and cruised to a 9-0 victory in the opener of a nine-game homestand for the South Siders.
Shields allowed six earned runs (seven total) on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings, striking out three and walking three. He has given up 27 earned runs on 33 hits over the last 14 innings, covering four starts, with five strikeouts, nine walks and nine homers allowed.
During nine starts at U.S. Cellular, Shields owns a 6.51 ERA and a .308 opponents average against. He also has yielded six or more runs in seven starts this season.
White Sox manager Robin Ventura indicated postgame Friday that Shields will be back out on the mound for his next start against the Mariners.
“He’s going to figure that out,” Ventura said. “There are times where a …
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