LaRoche went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader with Baltimore. The South Side's new first baseman has scuffled all year long, with his strikeout rate having spiked and his power and average fading, but he's found new life over the last three games, going 7-for-12 and striking out just one time. Even so, it's hard to be that optimistic about a 35-year-old who's struggled like LaRoche has, especially considering his tendency over the last several years to follow up good seasons (like 2014) with bad ones.