Night and Day. Whoopee! So What?

There was a night-and-day difference in effort exhibited by the White Sox during their doubleheader split with the Guardians, as in three hits total in game one and three homeruns good for six runs in game two. What gives? As ever, with this team, I haven’t a clue. Manager Mumbles defended his players, as he is wont to do, after the 4-1 loss to Shane Bieber, who needed all of ninety-five pitches to throw a complete game. Tony La Russa rejected the notion his team was flat by pointing out some nice plays in the field by second baseman Josh Harrison and first baseman Jose Abreu. Too bad Mumbles forgot to mention the play, or misplays, of Yoan Moncada and Eloy Jimenez. Moncada played a ball of to the side that set up a three-run inning against rookie Davis Martin. Jimenez helped the Guardians’ cause by not catching a flyball in front of him, the way a good outfielder would. Then Eloy swatted at the ball with his glove, perhaps to stun it. Again, with this team, who knows? Dylan Cease started game two and dominated from the start. Cease went 5.2 shutout innings while striking out nine. Three relievers chipped in for a 7-0 win. Abreu, Harrison and Luis Robert provided the power. I can only hope they have a collective encore up their sleeves tonight. With this team, who knows?