Shields allowed one run on two hits and five walks while striking out five over 5.1 innings in Thursday's 11-2 win over the Tigers, Dan Hayes of CSN Chicago reports.

EDGE Analysis

The White Sox made it easy for Shields, putting nine runs on the board by the end of the fourth inning, but he was challenged by wildness and needed to pitch around the five walks, none of which came around to score. He got better the deeper into the game he got and didn't cede much hard contact over 104 pitches (58 strikes). It was an encouraging start for the 34-year-old right-hander, who starts 2017 with a clean slate after a disastrous 2016 season.