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White Sox reliever Farquhar collapses; Astros rout Sox 10-0

Chicago White Sox reliever Danny Farquhar pitched in the sixth inning of Friday night's eventual 10-0 loss to the Astros.

When he returned to the Sox's dugout, the 31-year-old righty collapsed and received immediate medical attention from trainer Herm Schneider, his assistant Brian Ball and paramedics.

According to the White Sox, Farquhar was conscious while being taken to Rush University Medical Center for more testing.

"You never want to see a teammate go down like that," Sox starting pitcher James Shields said. "That was pretty scary."

Manager Rick Renteria helped get Farquhar back up and on the bench before he was taken to the hospital.

"It takes your breath away a little bit because one of your guys is down there and you have no idea what's going on," Renteria said. "The medical staff was there right away and someone was caring for him before he even got up."

Another loss:

It's going to get worse for the White Sox before it gets better.

When he started a rebuild after the 2016 season by trading Chris Sale and Adam Eaton for prospects and continued dumping veterans for youngsters throughout last season, general manager Rick Hahn had a pretty good idea of what was coming.

"You've heard me say too much at the end of last season that I suspect this year's going to be perhaps the toughest part of the rebuild," Hahn said.

The going continued to get tougher for the Sox Friday night in an 10-0 loss to the defending World Series champion Houston Astros at Guaranteed Rate Field.

James Shields volunteered to make the start for the White Sox after throwing 28 pitches in relief at the end of Wednesday's 14-inning loss at Oakland.

Matched up against Astros ace Justin Verlander, Shields (1-2) allowed 7 runs on 8 hits and 4 walks in 5⅓ innings.

Verlander (3-0) had a no-hitter going until Tim Anderson singled with one out in the fifth.

While losing their fifth straight, the Sox managed just 2 hits.

Rodon ramping up:

Saying his surgically repaired left shoulder "feels normal," Carlos Rodon was back in the White Sox's clubhouse Friday.

The injured starter will have the shoulder checked out and he's also scheduled to throw on the side Saturday before returning to extended spring training and beginning a rehab assignment.

If he continues to progress, Rodon hopes to be back in the Sox's rotation in late May.

"I feel good," Rodon said. "I'm a lot further along than last year, if you want to compare years. It's going well."

Robert update:

Out since March 8 with a sprained left thumb ligament, outfield prospect Luis Robert is due in for a visit next week.

"Luis Robert will have a follow-up appointment here next week in Chicago," GM Rick Hahn said. "After which, he'll go back to Arizona and start slowly ramping up baseball activity."

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