Ch-Ch-Changes

Clare stopped playing nurse for a sick son and spouse long enough yesterday to call and tell me, “The White Sox made nine roster moves. No, wait, make that eleven.” Captain Smith should’ve been so active on the Titanic after the iceberg hit. Long list of moves short, Tim Anderson’s back while Jake Diekman and Oscar Colas are gone, Diekman DFA’d and Colas to AAA Charlotte. If I’m right about Colas possessing a good bat, he’ll be back before long, unless Billy Hamilton has suddenly learned how to hit. As to the game against the visiting Twins, our listing Sox managed their second straight walk-off win, 3-2, with Andrew Benintendi doing the honors with a two-out single in the bottom of the tenth. They were in extra innings because Alex Colome—remember him?—gave up a game-tying homerun to pinch-hitter Nick Gordon, who entered the game batting a robust .127. Some things never change. But at least Eloy Jimenez homered, and Michael Kopech looked like a major-league starter, throwing six innings of one-run ball. The win gives the Sox their first two-game winning streak of the season. One more and they’ll have their first series to boot. Whoopee!