75 (Still)

White Sox bats were cold again today, as the Good Guys could muster only one run against Detroit, wasting a good pitching performance by Jose Contreras and three hits by Brian Anderson, who's up to .212 now. The 2-1 loss allows the Tigers to gain another game on the Sox, extending their Central Division lead to a season-high 5.5 games. Our Magic Number, of course, remains the same as it was -- 75. Detroit's Magic Number, by contrast, is a mere 63. So we've got some work to do. Hopefully, there's no place like home as the team returns to the Cell to face Texas and the red-hot Twins. That's it. That's all I've got. These lose-the-lead losses take too much out of me. Go Sox!