Pelfrey was removed from Wednesday's loss to Boston after pitching five scoreless innings because of how he's fared going through an opponent's lineup a third time, Collen Kane of the Chicago Tribune reports. He left with the White Sox leading, 1-0, after throwing just 83 pitches.

EDGE Analysis

Going into Wednesday's game, opponents were hitting .220 the first time they faced Pelfrey, .143 the second and .556 the third. Manager Rick Renteria's plan was to limit the right-hander to five innings no matter what, then hand it over to a bullpen that's been one of the better ones in the majors this season. Unfortunately, it all unraveled once Pelfrey left the game. It's a sound plan and we can't fault the reasoning, but Pelfrey was in control of Boston's lineup, and he deserved the chance to throw another inning.