2007 State of the Sox

June 8: Astros 5, White Sox 2

John Danks struggled with his control for the second straight game, the Sox offense struggled for the 1,294th game in a row, and the result is another Sox loss.

Danks' night could've been worse, considering he gave up seven hits and four walks in under six innings -- not to mention he gave up a homer to Craig Biggio on the second pitch of the game.  That he only gave up four runs -- three earned, thanks to some atrocious defense in the sixth -- is a testament to his natural ability.  Out-wise, he actually pitched into the seventh -- unfortunately two outs didn't count because Luis Terrero dropped a flyball on the warning track and Paul Konerko threw wide to second after Danks picked Adam Everett off.

Nick Masset sucked once again, but we actually got to see outstanding relief outings for once thanks to Dewon Day and Bobby Jenks.  Day finally had his A+ slider that allowed him to strike out 48 batters over 25 innings in Double-A -- Houston hitters expected it and still couldn't find it.  Jenks was Jenks, and unfortunately he was Jenks with a three-run deficit.

As for the offnese?  Outside of a first-inning Tadahito Iguchi homer and an RBI single by Rob Mackowiak, it didn't exist.

Record: 26-31 | Box score | Play-by-play