OK, Sox fans, it’s OK to open your eyes

White Sox fans who have had their eyes closed and ears plugged for the better part of three weeks, it’s OK to open and unclog now.

What you are going to see after all the stranded runners, blown saves and wasted starts is a suddenly revived club that is starting to finally win games and might actually start attracting interest again.

We’ll start with the winning part.

Yes, the White Sox did enter Monday night’s 8-0 victory over the Angels in Anaheim, Calif., with back-to-back victories over a bad Mariners team.

And the Sox appear to have caught a break, seeing as how Seattle waited until Monday to release outfielder Milton Bradley, becoming instantly better in the process.

But as they moved down to Orange County, the White Sox continued to play all-around watchable baseball while building an 8-0 lead over the Angels in the eighth inning.

Edwin Jackson was back on the mound for the Sox, and he was just about as good as he was in his last start.

Jackson pitched 8 solid innings against the Minnesota Twins last Tuesday at U.S. Cellular Field, allowing just 1 run. Nonetheless, the right-hander was stuck with the loss after Twins starter Francisco Liriano pitched around 6 walks and no-hit the White Sox.

The difference this time around was Jackson finally got some run support, and from some unlikely sources to boot.

There was Gordon Beckham getting the Sox off to a good start with a 2-run homer in the second inning. It was Beckham’s first home run since April 10.

There was another positive step forward for Adam Dunn, who hit one of the hardest singles you’ll ever see in the third inning and followed with a foul ball that traveled about 500 feet in fifth.

There was Alexei Ramirez, who homered in the seventh inning to chase Los Angeles starter Ervin Santana.

And, mostly, there was Carlos Quentin.

Red-hot at the beginning of the season before cooling way down, Quentin had a pair of RBI doubles capped by a 3-run homer in the seventh inning to turn the game into a laugher.

The Sox look to be on a long-awaited run, and Monday’s destruction of the Angels gives them their first three-game winning streak of the season.

Getting to the interesting part, it’s official — Jake Peavy is going to make his 2011 debut for the White Sox on Wednesday night against the Angels. That apparently means the Sox are set to go with a six-man rotation, which is rarely, if ever, done for long in major-league baseball.

Before Monday’s game, reporters asked manager Ozzie Guillen if Peavy is going to replace Phil Humber, who has arguably been their best starter so far.

“It’s not fair for us, for (Humber), to say, ‘OK, you are pitching good, thank you for coming and goodbye,’” Guillen said. “I’m not that type of person. I’m not that type of manager. This kid earned it. He throws the ball well. We aren’t going to cut loose if someone is doing well.”

sgregor@dailyherald.com