Streakin'

The White Sox made it six straight wins, all come from behind, by beating the Tigers 7-5 last night at Comerica Park. Talk about a change in fortune. The Sox lost ta one-run lead in the fourth inning, when two runs scored on a Shane Smith wild pitch. Smith bounced a pitch a good ten feet in front of the plate that catcher Kyle Teel deflected up with his glove. Pitcher and catcher collided trying to field the ball in the air. Pitcher and catcher both looked to be down for the count. But, no. Smith finished the inning and one more after that. Last season, both players would be headed for the IL, and the Sox would’ve lost, either 4-3 or 100-3, whichever struck the Almighty’s fancy. Something’s changed. Did I mention Colson Montgomery? I do all the time, usually with a note of concern attached. None of that off the rookie’s most recent performance, 2-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBIs, two on a seventh-inning line-drive homerun that gave the Sox a 7-4 cushion. Montgomery now has 46 RBIs in 185 at-bats. Not bad. Maybe he can get more and the Sox a seventh straight win.