Old School

Lance Lynn pitched seven innings of one-run ball in San Diego yesterday to pick up a 2-1 win. Elvis Andrus homered; Adam Engel singled in a run; and Jake Diekman didn’t pitch. Save no. thirty-six for Liam Hendriks. The White Sox used to win a lot of ballgames this way. Sox pitching recorded just eight strikeouts, so people actually had to catch the ball. Sox batters picked up just five hits, so they had to make them count. Somewhere, Billy Pierce and Nellie Fox are smiling. Tony La Russa is expected to announce his retirement today, which will kick off the search for a new manager. The only relevant question is, Will Jerry Reinsdorf leave well enough alone this time? You wonder what the over-and-under on that is.