Rodon (1-2) couldn't make it out of the first inning in Monday's loss to the Angels, as he recorded just one out and allowed five runs on six hits and two walks.
Rodon tossed 41 pitches -- just 22 strikes -- and went through the whole Angels lineup before he was mercifully pulled. The only right spot here is that Rodon's first two starts were good enough that this disaster only raised his ERA to 4.73. These are the growing pains 23-year-old starting pitchers often experience; the promise he showed in the first two starts (13 innings, 12 strikeouts, 1.38 ERA) should speak louder than this blowup.