Snatching

Yesterday, the White Sox hit three homeruns, including two two-run shots by Luis Robert Jr. and pulled off a kind-of steal of home (Nickey Lopez out at second, Braden Shewmake safe at home but not credited with a steal). They still lot to the Tigers, 7-6 in ten innings. It bears repeating—if you’re going to be bad, go young. The Sox were ahead 6-4 going into the seventh when manager Mickey Mouse brought in 32-year old Dominic Leone, who promptly got the score tied. And something else bears watching, with consequences better sooner than later. Eloy Jimenez batted with the bases loaded, one out in the bottom of the seventh and gave the Tigers just what the doctor ordered, a third-to-first double play. Then, with Detroit ahead 7-6, a runner on second and nobody out, Jimenez popped out to third on the first pitch he saw. That’s four baserunners stranded in two at-bats that generated three outs. All of which is how you snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.