Better Late Than…

Seattle starter Luis Castillo struck out the first seven White Sox hitters he faced yesterday afternoon. Meanwhile, Michael Kopech was doing a mean Lucas Giolito imitation, falling apart all at once in the third inning to give the Mariners a 4-0 lead. With the living room windows open, I may have treated the neighbors to a few ##!! outbursts. But Castillo faltered, and the Sox took advantage, starting in the fourth inning with a two-run homerun by Eloy Jimenez that wouldn’t have happened without a lot of hustle from Jose Abreu, who beat the throw at first on a potential double-play groundball. There’s a moral here about hustle all the time, no matter what. Maybe Tony La Russa can comment if and when he returns to the dugout. Interim manager Miguel Cairo either knows what he’s doing, or he’s very lucky. I mean, he summoned Jose Ruiz, Joe Kelly and Vince Velasquez out of the bullpen, and they threw 2.2 scoreless innings between them. Oh, Jake Diekman and Aaron Bummer each gave up a run, but add it all up and the Sox won, 9-6. Clare just called to tell me about her new sump pump. She finds it interesting nobody is saying a word about La Russa’s status or Cairo’s seeming competence (6-3 since stepping in). Whatever. Just keep winning.