Sometimes you hit a home run and get fireworks. Other times, you just get a bad explosion.
The White Sox search for a solid starter has blown up in their collective face.
The White Sox 13-2 loss to Cleveland on Saturday night was an embarrassment for a club that has been a long, harsh nose dive after a great start.
The Indians got quick, big lead with a five-run first inning by brutalizing Sox starter James Shields.
The
AL Central-leading Indians sent 19 batters to the plate in
the first two innings while building an 8-0 lead against Shields.
Shields,
making his third start since being traded from San Diego to Chicago,
was tagged for eight runs on seven hits and three walks in 1 2/3
innings.
Shields is 2-9 overall this year. The former ace is 0-2
for the White Sox, giving up a whopping 21 earned runs on 24 hits and
nine walks in just 8 2/3 innings. His ERA is a staggering 21.81. His WHIP is an ungodly 3.808. He has a negative 1.0 WAR after just three games. His Runs better than Replacement Level Player is a negative 16. These statistics are worst than the pitchers, Danks and Latos, that he has replaced in the rotation.
"It's disappointing, and
we've got to figure this thing out," Shields said. "We've got to keep
going out there. That's the only way to go. This is a special team and
I've got to keep grinding."
There is an old saying: "never watch how sausage is made." Shields may think he is grinding, but the sausage he is making is horrible to watch.
