White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon was hit hard on Tuesday, as he was shelled for seven runs on seven hits over four innings against the Cardinals.
Rodon walked three and struck out six, but suffered his third loss of the season. The big blow against Rodon was a grand slam by Matt Holliday in the fourth inning, which put the Cardinals up 7-0 at the time. The White Sox would go on to lose 8-5.
Rodon (3-3, 4.48 ERA) took a step backward from his last start, when he threw six scoreless innings against the Cubs. The rookie left-hander has a 5.54 ERA over his last five starts.