When it Rains, it Pours...Twins Wash Out White Sox 13-1 (Game 33, '08)

The White Sox pitching has been fantastic of late, but not so tonight.  Buehrle surrendered 7 earned runs on 9 hits over 5 and 2/3 innings, and to add insult to injury, Wasserman was unable to prevent Carlos Gomez from hitting for the cycle.  Since the pitching has been so good, I expected there would be nights like this at some point.  Still, the story for me is the complete lack of offense once again.  It seems unless a pitcher is a fastball pitcher, the White Sox have little chance against them.  If the White Sox want to take advantage of what has been some excellent pitching, with some exceptions, including tonight, they will have to be able to hit something other than a fastball.  I am sick of watching this team unable to square up anything but a fastball.  The one-dimensionality of this team offensively is not just their inability to manufacture runs or steal bases, it is in their inability to hit offspeed and slower pitchers, like Livan Hernandez.  If Greg Walker could work on anything with these guys, I would hope it would be that.