107

The White Sox won on Saturday, which is turning out to be big news, since they've won only four times in the last 21 games -- a pitiful .190 winning percentage. The Update watched on Sunday and thought that the Sox might actually win back-to-back games when they sent nine men to the plate in an inning for the first time in forever, but they promptly blew the lead they'd built up.

The Magic Number, which is becoming increasingly irrelevant, is now 107. The Elimination Number, which is shrinking all too rapidly, is a paltry 86. The Sox are 10.5 games out of first place and ahead of only the worst-in-the league Rangers, the worst-in-the Central Division Royals, and the worst-in-the East Orioles, in the league-wide standings.

We all had doubts about the team going into the season (although Garcia and BMac are doing slightly worse than Danks and Masset who replaced them on the roster), but no one thought it was going to be this bad. Before this losing streak, the Sox were a respectable 24-20. Now, at 28-37, they are anything but. It's going to take a winning streak that they seem incapable of to get them back in the race. But Erstad and Podsednik are supposed to be back. Maybe that will make a difference. Go Sox!