<p>The <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox" target="_blank" >White Sox</a>, a team that had lost 100 or more games three years in a row, finished the first half of the season 43-38 and leading the American League Central after a 2-1 victory Saturday against the Royals.</p><p>The Sox insist they expected something like this.</p><p>‘‘Everybody else can be surprised,’’ starting pitcher Davis Martin said. ‘‘We’ve had the talent. We have the people in the locker room and we have the people in the coaching staff and the support staff.