Pitching and Defensive Miscues Sink Sox 10-7 Against Angels (Game 38, '08)

I said yesterday there would be a need for the White Sox offense to sometimes pick up the pitching.  They tried tonight, with a fantastic at-bat by Jermaine Dye to keep the ninth inning alive, and making things interesting.  Still, when you give 8 gift runs to the opposition with poor defense, you have to have a banner evening offensively to overcome that.  Buehrle was ineffective once again, and his defense didn't help him either, with two double plays could not be made as Uribe could not cleanly throw the ball. 

While the defense was poor, Buehrle was always unable to overcome any errors.  He could not pitch over them, and earned his fifth loss on the year.  I never thought Mark Buehrle was going to be the weak link in the starting rotation, but that is what has happened.  It was as if on cue if a bad play was made, the next pitch was laid in over the plate and it was hit hard where a Sox fielder wasn't.  I appreciate the fight in the White Sox offense at the end, but this is a game the Sox should have had.  They beat themselves.  They hopefully will not tomorrow.