Carlos Carrasco made his first appearance since getting hit with a Melky Cabrera line drive in the face one week ago a winning one, as the Indians topped the White Sox by a 6-2 margin Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field.
Carrasco worked five innings and struck out eight, allowing four hits, including a Jose Abreu homer. Five of Carrasco’s first six outs were strikeouts.
“I thought he pitched really well. I thought he used his offspeed especially well, changeup, breaking ball,” said Cleveland manager Terry Francona. “He located real well and stayed ahead. I thought he did a good job.”
“He throws hard. I mean, he was getting it up there close to 100 [mph] and had a great changeup tonight,” said White Sox manager Robin Ventura of Carrasco. “The way he commands that back and forth, it’s tough to sit there and try to sit on a changeup or an offspeed pitch when he’s getting it up there to 98, 99.”
The biggest news for the White Sox on Tuesday came from the Major League debut for Carlos Rodon, the team’s top prospect, according to MLB.com, who entered the contest with runners on first and third and two outs in the sixth. Ryan Raburn’s single scored two in the frame, and Rodon allowed two of his own runs in the seventh. Rodon threw 60 pitches, of which just 29 were strikes, allowing two runs on three hits. He fanned Lonnie Chisenhall and walked three.
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