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Last night, Eloy Jimenez hit a three-run homer for the White Sox in the bottom of the first inning against the Rockies. Then, starter Michael Kopech gave back two of those runs on a homerun in the third inning to number-nine hitter Alan Trejo. From that point on, I waited for another two-run homer to put Colorado ahead. I couldn’t help myself. That kind of thing has happened all season. But not last night. Jose Abreu added a solo shot in the eighth inning, and the Sox won 4-2, their tenth win in fourteen games under Miguel Cairo since he’s stepped in for an ailing Tony La Russa. Did I mention that Cairo gave a fire-and-brimstone speech after his first game, a 9-7 loss to the Royals? Well, he did (and how come it took Bob Nightengale of USA Today to report it?). Twenty games to go, three games back, four in the loss column. If that’s not painting yourself into a corner, what is? I’d rather not find out. Just win, guys.