Ruminations on the White Sox' wholly unnecessary 14-inning win

Trayce Thompson somehow came away with an elbow sprain, John Danks outpitched Sonny Gray, Tyler Flowers gives his fan club ammo, and more

White Sox right fielders are no strangers to diving-catch attempts with disastrous consequences. In August of 2011, Carlos Quentin jammed his shoulder, sprained his AC joint and missed all but one of the last 37 games of the season. Avisail Garcia busted his clavicle at Coors Field during the first fortnight of last season and missed the next four months.

But those are two big, broad, burly, clompy designated hitters with gloves. Trayce Thompson is a graceful long-striding defensive whiz who can handle all three outfield positions with aplomb. So how did…