Never Really in It...Sox Lose to Rays 5-0 (Game 17, '08)

Regardless of the White Sox' inability to consistently execute rundowns after a successful pickoff move, three hits are not going to get the job done.  The White Sox got beat tonight, even with their defensive rundown blunders.  Three hits and no runs will not win you games, under any circumstances.  Having said that, the Sox had better get their act together defensively because is has not been good for a few days now, and while their defense did not in itself cost them tonight...they simply didn't hit...it certainly will cost them in the future as it did in the last game of their short series in Baltimore.  There really isn't much else to say when a team doesn't hit.  The Sox offense gave Buehrle no chance to win tonight, even though Buehrle clearly was not on his game.  Just a game to forget...