After a spectacular rookie campaign, Dereck Rodriguez he has struggled to find the same success for the San Francisco Giants this season.
He was optioned to the minors early in the season to work on his command, briefly served in a long-relief role out of the MLB bullpen, and now he’s back working as a starter at Triple-A.
The Giants handed him the ball for the second game of a doubleheader with the Colorado Rockies on Monday, and he turned in his best start since April.
The 27-year-old went five strong innings and only allowed one run, which ended up as earned in the box score, but was actually the result of Austin Slater misplaying a ball in right field.