And Children Shall Lead Them

Lance Lynn got a little testy talking to reporters after losing the first game of a double header yesterday in Kansas City. Giving up two two-run homers will do that, I guess. Lynn probably knew his teammates weren’t in the mood to bail him out. Instead, the Sox bowed, 4-2. Game two went better, in large part due to rookies Davis Martin (talk about yo-yos, Martin has bounced between Chicago and Charlotte seven times so far this season) and Lenyn Sosa. Martin pitched, Sosa hit, and the Sox won 3-2. Naturally, Martin was sent down after the game, getting the win for 5.1 innings of one-run ball his lovely parting gift. Sosa, though, will be staying around because Tim Anderson is having surgery on a torn finger tendon on his left hand and is expected to miss six weeks. Good thing Sosa homered in his first at-bat, then singled, then got robbed of a third hit by the right fielder. Definitely taking advantage of the chance offered. Martin now has a 2-3 record and 4.23 ERA. I can live with him being sent down if it means he pitches regularly as opposed to sitting at the back of the bullpen for the Sox. But starting next spring, he deserves a good, long look. You never know.