If you’re reading this, the disappointment in Dallas Keuchel’s follow-up to his stellar opening act with the White Sox probably doesn’t need to be articulated to you in great depth.
A year after finishing fifth in AL Cy Young balloting, Keuchel finds himself with an unimpressive 4.44 ERA (and even less impressive 5.10 FIP) more than two-thirds through the 2021 campaign, with less-than-inspiring peripherals to boot. The team has lost six of his last eight starts, and as of late, even Keuchel’s successful outings have a slight discomfort to them.
It’s hard to be dissatisfied with the six innings of two-run ball that Keuchel delivered against Kansas City in his most recent start — the ire for that loss should be rightfully held for the slumping offense — but it was far from a dominant six innings, and it felt like a better opponent might have walked away with a few more scratches.