Dear Mr. Baseball Commissioner, sir:Please be most kind and schedule the American League playoffs with lots of days off in-between games. You see, Carlos Rodn, one of our and the league best pitchers, had been getting very tired and not pitching well lately, but with eight days off, he came back looking like Sandy Koufax with a beard. Hel be a big draw in the playoffs Adam Eaton Jersey, so it would be in the game best interests to have him in top form.Just maybe do two games at one field, then a week off, two games at the other field, etc. I sure no other team will mind.Thank you for your consideration.Yeah, yeah, I know, it was just the much-depleted Schlubs, but still, 17 strikeouts by the White Sox pitching staff is pretty damned impressive in a 4-0 win. And Rodn got 11 of those in five innings and a batter.Or, if you prefer a visual:11 K for 55. Chicago White Sox August 7, 2021Rodn came out firing in the mid-90s up three or four mph from his last two starts and dialed it as high as 99 mph before sliding back to 94 mph for his one batter in the sixth. Together with his best-in-the-universe slider, no opponent had a chance, let alone the pitiful remaining Cubs, who have all the plate discipline of a Doberman Pinscher at a barbecue.Rodn only gave up two hits, one of those a broken bat job, and two walks, including his final batter. David Bote 95.9 mph double was the only ball hit off of him at more than 85.5 mph.The bullpen wasn quite as overwhelming, but was plenty strong. Michael Kopech and Aaron Bummer each gave up a single in one inning of work Kopech with one strikeout and Bummer with two. Craig Kimbrel recovered from his horrible outing Friday with a 1-2-3 https://www.whitesoxplayersshop.com/Michael-Jordan-Jersey, two-strikeout inning. Ryan Tepera finished off the day by allowing a single and, appropriately, recording a game-ending strikeout.As for the offense, well, there was some. Adbert Alzolay, who came in with a 4.85 ERA, an inability to get lefties out at all, and off of two weak starts, deserved a better fate than he got. The White Sox only managed two runs against him, which both came in the first inning. They needed some luck two dribbler infield singles by Csar Hernndez and Eloy Jimnez in the first, followed by a booming double to the ivy in center by Yon Moncada.Off to an early lead!