The Future?

The White Sox dug themselves a 4-0 hole in the first inning against the Ryas last night, then tied the game in the second only to go into the eighth facing a 7-5 deficit. Final score, Sox 11 Rays 9. What happened? Well, they scored six runs and held on, but that doesn’t begin to explain things. I mean, Luis Robert Jr., he of the 95 strikeouts in 286 at-bats, drew a key walk in the eighth. Kevin Kelly kept throwing breaking balls that, up until two weeks ago, Robert would’ve chased. Not this time. Not this time? Then, we have Colson Montgomery, batting one spot lower (seventh) and playing a different position (short instead of third) from the night before. Montgomery responded with a three run-homerun—his second homer in two games—and a two-run double. Add it up, and somebody who had trouble hitting Triple-A pitching not too long ago collected five RBIs on the night. And, lest we forget, Kyle Teel went 4-for-5, including his first big-league homer. Plus Chase Meidroth knocked in a run with a single. Add it up and you have three rookies contributing plus one veteran looking to make himself attractive to a contender. Now, we’ll see if manager New-Mickey Venable can keep it going with the Cubs coming to visit for the weekend. I would like to think this is the future. We’ll see.