Baby Steps

The adult Dylan Cease showed up for the second start in a row, limiting the visiting Marlins to one run over six innings, and he only threw ninety-five pitches. Who knew Cease had it in him? Luis Robert Jr. also showed up for his final at-bat. As Harry Caray used to say about Ron Cey, why would anyone throw this guy a fastball? Robert looked bad all night on breaking balls, down or away, take your pick. Then, with the winning run on second and one out in the bottom of the ninth, he hit a ball that didn’t break enough for the game winner in a Sox 2-1 victory. I can’t bring myself to say how many games the Sox are under .500, but it is half as many as it once was, and we’re talking fourteen here. Baby steps are better than no steps.