Upward swing: Is recent improvement by White Sox a sign of what’s in store?

White Sox rookie Colson Montgomery hits a 2-run home run against the Tigers on Friday night in Detroit. AP Showing some sock: White Sox offensive rankings, before and since the all-star break: Before After Runs scored 28 4 Home runs 28 4 Batting average 30 4 OPS 30 7 wRC+ 28 7 W-L 32-65 22-23

For most of the summer, finishing with fewer than 100 losses felt like an impossible dream for the White Sox.

Then a six-game win streak arrived this week, and heading into Saturday's action, the Sox need to go a reasonable 9-11 the rest of the way to avoid the century mark.

At this point it's worth asking: Are the White Sox on the path to real success?

The offensive improvement has been remarkable. Before the all-star break, the Sox ranked last in MLB in batting average and 28th in runs score