CHICAGO — A mundane night on Chicago’s South Side offered the opportunity to focus less on what was — a “meh” start from Cristopher Sánchez, six hits from the offense, a lead held for less than 10 minutes — and more on what could be.
Luis Robert Jr. in red pinstripes?
Robert played as large as his 88 jersey number on Monday. He laced a 107.2-mph liner to center field in the second inning, an out only because it was hit too hard for gravity to operate. He then ranged well to his left on a liner nearly as hard by J.