Chicago Tribune · Jun 28, 2018
James Shields takes mound Wednesday hoping to avoid MLB-worst 10th loss
James Shields (2-9, 4.59) takes on fellow right-hander Kyle Gibson (2-5, 3.25) looking for just for his second win at Guaranteed Rate Field this season.
Shields’s nine losses is tied with four other pitchers for the most in baseball.
Being the veteran arm on a rebuilding team can be a thankless job, at least from the outside.
“For me, the wins and losses for him are irrelevant,” manager Rick Renteria said. “It’s the way he’s performing that’s the most important. I think he’s been executing and giving us innings and keeping us in ball games.”
Shields spares the bullpen “a ton,” Renteria said.