The White Sox, if you can believe this, are “capable of returning to that high level of performance.’’ The quote came from Sox GM Rick Hahn. He meant the 23-10 start to this season, but it might be more of a prayer than a belief.
Because the Sox just plummeted to .500, and they did it in such a Sox way: blowing a 5-2 lead in which starting pitcher Mat Latos couldn’t complete five innings and the bullpen couldn’t shut down the Nationals while the offense was outscored 8-0 in the last seven innings.