Control the key as Rodon looks to bounce back from shaky start

The White Sox brought a six-game winning streak into Tuesday night's game against the Indians, and the starting rotation was primarily responsible for the surge.

The Sox had 5 quality starts over the stretch, with Carlos Rodon being the lone exception.

Facing the A's in Oakland last Friday, Rodon lasted just 4 innings and allowed 5 runs on 5 hits and 6 walks.

Did the 22-year-old rookie learn anything?

"Be patient, try to slow the game down, attack the zone," Rodon said.

The left-hander makes his third major-league start Wednesday night against Cleveland, and control will be key.

In his first 2 starts, Rodon has issued 10 walks in 10 innings.

"He was a bit erratic," manager Robin Ventura said of Rodon's start at Oakland. "He had the inning (fourth) where he lost touch and feel to throw strikes. Up here that's something that will get to you at first, but there is stuff he's working on. Going through it, there's going to be some of that for a young kid. You have to handle it, get through it. His attitude is great knowing what needs to be done and you go from there. Confidence-wise he has the stuff to come back from that and be fine."

Good to go:

Exiting Monday's win over the Indians with inflammation in his right knee after drawing a leadoff walk in the 10th inning, right fielder Avisail Garcia was back in the White Sox' lineup Tuesday night.

"I felt it a little bit (Sunday) in Oakland, my fourth at-bat," Garcia said. "Yesterday I felt it a little bit more. By the end it was worse so that's why they took me out, because they didn't know what was going on. In case somebody hits it down the line and they want me to go to third base and I can't, that's why I made that decision. Everything's fine. I'm fine today."

Garcia didn't need an MRI on the knee.

"(Trainer) Herm (Schneider) checked him out last night and today," manager Robin Ventura said. "It's inflammation that's in there that he can deal with and play. It's nothing that he's going to injure it worse. We feel pretty safe about him being in there playing. The good thing is he wants to play."

Remembering Emily:

The White Sox on Tuesday were mourning the passing of rabid 12-year-old fan Emily Beazley, who lost her 4-year battle with cancer.

Emily, from Mount Greenwood, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Sox played the Reds at U.S. Cellular Field on May 10.

Manager Robin Ventura was on the receiving end of the pitch. He first met Emily in 2011, joining her for a cameo appearance in "A Christmas Carol" at the Goodman Theatre via the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

"It's sad," Ventura said. "It breaks your heart being a parent. She was a tough kid going through something unimaginable. Her attitude, being upbeat the way she was through it all, you learn things. You get a perspective on what is important. She jammed a lot in in 12 years, especially the last three to four. Your heart breaks. It's incredibly sad."