Baby Steps

By beating the Pirates 7-2 yesterday, the White Sox became the last ML team to sweep a sereis this season. Well, better late than never, I always say. Of course, parts of the result don’t matter. Mike Tauchman with his three RBIs is pretty much auditioning for a trade to a contender; ditto Aaron Civale with his six innings pitched with zero earned runs allowed. He gone, or should be. What mattered was Grant Taylor striking out three of the four batters he faced in the seventh inning. In truth, the rookie righthander struck out four Pirates that frame because home-plate umpire Jansen Visconti suffered from a serious case of floating strike zone. The less said here the better. But Chase Meidroth and Miguel Vargas do merit attention, both with two hits and a double, Vargas also with a three-run homerun in the first inning. And Colson Montgomery with an RBI single (while playing third base, like he is tonight in Tampa. Hmm.). Speaking of tonight, Lenyn Sosa gets the start at second and Brooks Baldwin in left. That’ll mean six rookies and young veterans in the lineup. I’d say that’s OK for now.