Rodriguez, making his first start for Triple-A Pawtucket since being demoted from Boston, pitched seven scoreless innings Sunday, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out four, reports Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal.
The two hits yielded were singles and Rodriguez gave up little loud contact in an outing that stands in stark contrast to the beating he took at the hands of the Rays a week ago, when he allowed nine runs and two homers in 2.2 innings. The left-hander introduced some adjustments to fix what's bedeviled him in Boston. He threw more sliders, through it remained effective only on occasion, and he unveiled a tweak to his delivery from the stretch position designed to alleviate his pitch-tipping.