Another week off of the schedule, another week for the purportedly easy upcoming schedule being ... not so.
The White Sox keep wheezing along, now at 35-39, 5 1⁄2 games behind the Twins and 4 1⁄2 away from the second-place Guardians in the AL Central. Of the three teams mentioned, only one has a (whoppingly) negative run differential. The truth is, with two legit rivals for the ALC crown, it is going to be a arduous challenge crawling toward first. There are 30 games left against Minny and Cleveland combined, so there is still time to take care of business, and at nearly the halfway point of the season there is still time to make a run.