Rodon (7-10) was beaten up for six runs on eight hits and a walk over just four innings in Monday's loss to the Royals.
Just to put it into perspective how bad Rodon was, he threw 96 pitches in his four-plus frames -- only 10 fewer than opposing starter Yordano Ventura tossed while posting a complete-game win on the other end. It was the fifth inning when the wheels really came off for the second-year lefty, who gave up an RBI single and then a three-run homer to end his day. After a red-hot run, the 2014 No. 3 overall pick has given up six runs in two straight outings. He'll look to turn it around Sunday against the Indians, but they were responsible for his other six-run game last week.