Carlos Rodón continues to own the Cleveland Guardians

Carlos Rodón may have moved to the National League, but his dominance of the Cleveland Guardians has certainly carried over from his days with the White Sox.

The Cleveland Guardians offense was tamed Friday night by a familiar foe.

Carlos Rodón, formerly of the Chicago White Sox and now hurling for the San Fransisco Giants, threw a gem against the Guardians, giving up one run in seven innings, striking out nine and essentially cruising to a 4-1 victory.

For one night, anyway, the suddenly high-powered Guardians offense was put to sleep. The only offensive highlight for Cleveland was Owen Miller’s sacrifice fly to score José Ramírez, which did extend Miller’s hit streak to five games.

This is nothing new for Rodón against Cleveland, of course. In his time with the White Sox, Rodón became known for dominating the Guardians, crushing them in 2021 to the tune of a 2.70 ERA in three starts, with 23 strikeouts in 20 innings pitched.

For his career, Rodón now sports a 2.81 ERA against Cleveland, with 124 strikeouts across 125 innings.

The Guardians certainly haven’t been spared by Rodón’s move to the National League, though they can take some solace knowing this is the last time they’ll have to face him this season.

Cleveland’s offense is bound to come back to earth at some point – and every team throws up an offensive stinker or two on a weekly basis – but it’s worth nothing the Guardians still have the highest wRC+ in baseball at 147.