Milone (0-2) was lucky to walk away with a no-decision after allowing five runs on nine hits in just 3.1 innings Thursday against the White Sox. He walked one and struck out three.
It was Milone's second start since returning to Minnesota from Triple-A Rochester on June 19, with the results no better than his first start last Friday against the Yankees. It was the complete opposite at Rochester, where Milone was went 4-0 with a 1.66 ERA in seven starts for the Red Wings, striking out 41 while walking just four in 48.2 innings. He lasted at least five innings in all seven outings, going at least seven in five of them. The southpaw has already lost his spot at the bottom of the team's rotation once this year, and if he doesn't get better results soon, the 29-year-old is at-risk of heading back to the minors.