GLENDALE, Ariz. — John Danks has begun to chip away at the items he and pitching coach Don Cooper want to accomplish this spring.
The White Sox pitcher said he felt good Tuesday after he allowed two earned runs and three hits in 3 1/3 innings. Danks also struck out four and walked two as the White Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-6 at Camelback Ranch as Avisail Garcia and Jimmy Rollins homered.
“Coop had a laundry list for me,” Danks said. “No, it’s really a lot of the same stuff, trying to simplify things and put myself in position to be able to throw four pitches where I want to.
“I feel good about where we are at.”
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Danks got off to a good start in his second Cactus League outing as he struck out the side.
The left-hander -- who went 7-15 with a 4.71 ERA in 30 starts last season -- said he also felt good when he allowed two runs in two innings the last time out against the Los Angeles Dodgers last Thursday.
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Danks and Cooper both said they don’t concern themselves with spring training numbers. They’re more consumed with knocking items off that laundry list.
“We’ve worked on some mechanical things and I feel real good about that after getting out there in a game for the first time,” Danks said. “I’m happy with where I’m at right now. There’s plenty of work to be done. Definitely today was a step in the right direction.”