If it were any other pitcher in this most unusual season, in which every game is dripping with meaning and everyone’s already scoreboard-watching, leaving a start before the end of the fifth inning and after giving up a three-run homer might not be cause for celebration.
But Dane Dunning undoubtedly looked good in his major league debut Wednesday night, providing yet another example of why the future is so bright on the South Side.
All the preseason playoff talk and a rebuilt roster finally coming into shape didn’t mean the talent pipeline from the minor leagues got switched off.