CHICAGO—Through his six innings Wednesday, Chicago White Sox lefthander Carlos Rodon struck out 10 Cardinals, walked none and hit more batters than he allowed hits.
This generally does not sound like a recipe for a Cardinals victory other than that Rodon, who reaches 97 on the gun, decided to throw Tommy Edman a 1-1 changeup in the third inning. Edman muscled up to the tune of 436 feet and 113 mph exit velocity to left center as he cracked his third homer of the season for the Cardinals’ first hit and the game’s first run.
It was the only hit the Cardinals had off Rodon, who threw a no-hitter on April 14. It was the only hit the Cardinals had all day until Edman came to bat again in the eighth inning against lefthander Aaron Bummer.
