Rodon (1-0) allowed one run on two hits and two walks over seven innings Friday, striking out nine and earning a win over the Guardians.
Rodon began the game with six shutout frames, yielding just one hit, one walk and a hit batter during that stretch. The only damage against him came on a seventh-inning sacrifice fly by Owen Miller. Rodon forced nine swinging strikes and got 22 called strikes, throwing 90 total pitches in the outing. The 29-year-old is sporting a 21:4 K:BB and a 1.50 ERA through 12 innings. He's expected to face the Mets in New York his next time out.