The first five starts of Dylan Covey’s big league career weren’t exactly a dream come true.
In three of those starts, the 25-year-old righty gave up at least six runs and at least nine hits.
Covey was tired of that.
Saturday night wasn’t a perfect outing, either. He lasted just 4.1 innings. But he was very pleased with his stuff, which resulted in a career-high nine strikeouts against the visiting San Diego Padres, just two off the total number of strikeouts he racked up in his first five starts.
“I was getting tired of getting beat with my mediocre stuff,” Covey said after Saturday’s 5-4 White Sox win.