What Bad Teams Do

The White Sox found a different way to lose last night—Colson Montgomery mishandled a semi-tough groundball to let in a run. Final score: Braves 1 Sox 0. Lose. It’s what bad teams do. Gone was the hitting of the two nights previous. The Sox managed all of four singles, and only one from anyone close to a core player, Brooks Baldwin. It would’ve been nice had one of the other guys stepped up, but they didn’t. If only the bullpen could’ve tallieed 1.2 innings of scoreless work the on Tuesday like they did Wednesday. The real concern is Montgomery, and not because of the error; another scorer might’ve given Ozzie Albies a hit. It’s the hitting, or lack thereof, that concerns me. After going 0-for-3, Montgomery lowered his overall average to .215; .111 over his last seven games; and .170 over his last fifteen. He says he’s making adjustments, and I hope they work. Otherwise, this bad team will keep finding ways to lose.