See the Difference, Part II

Your new-look, savvy, hustling White Sox were on full display in last night’s 10-0 loss to the Tigers. Where to start? There are so many places. Might as well go with the highlight, manager Mickey Mouse benching catcher Korey Lee for failing to run out a popup in the bottom of the third. Better late than never, Mickey. I can’t wait for you to do the same with the rest of the team. I certainly don’t expect the Mouse-Master to drop the “unicorns and rainbows” act. Why, it’s a real gift how Mouse even found something positive to say about the first two innings of Mike Clevinger’s start, that he got the first two batters out each inning. The four in the first and two in the second (and two in the fourth) were the result of not getting people out, I guess. The Tigers started rookie Reese Olson, who came into the game with a 2-6 record and 5.95 ERA; Olson threw seven shutout innings, scattering four singles. But not to worry. Each time a Sox batter collected a hit, a Sox batter grounded into a double play. Talk about focus and approach at the plate. And let’s not forget to talk about play in the field, while we’re at it. Apparently, second baseman Lenyn Sosa got so excited at catching a cutoff throw from centerfielder Oscar Colas that he didn’t want to let go of the ball. Nothing like seeing a runner score from first on a two-out single. Down in the minors, starter Jake Eder took another loss for Double-A Birmingham. Eder is now 0-3 in five starts since coming over, with an 11.42 ERA in 17.1 innings for the Barons. Holy Kenny Williams (and Don Cooper). The Sox acquired Eder for Jake Burger, who hit two homers last night for the Marlins. That gives Burger thirty on the season. But we have Yoan Moncada.