Weekly White Sox Thread || Rodon @ Athletics || 9:05 CT

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Carlos Rodon (1-0, 2.92 ERA) kicked off the five-game surge with his first major league start Saturday, allowing two runs in six innings while striking out eight to beat Cincinnati 8-2. He'll take the mound on the heels of two outstanding starts from the top of Chicago's rotation.

Sale gave up two runs in eight innings while striking out 11 in a 4-2 win over the Brewers on Tuesday and Jose Quintana had 10 strikeouts in seven innings of one-run ball in Wednesday's 4-2 victory.

For Rodon, it was an educational experience.

"Certain hitters, watch those big guys come up, watch how they pitch to them," he told MLB's official website. "If it's a tough situation, second and third or something, just watch how they approach that and what they start with and if they are ahead, what they go to. It's little things like that."

The White Sox have recorded 57 hits in the past five games after averaging fewer than eight in their first 26.

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