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There's a reason the Dodgers have the best record in baseball and the White Sox aren't even close. Just look at last night's lineups. L.A. had five players batting .300 or better; the Sox had one (Pods). The Dodgers had only two players hitting .250 or lower; the Sox had four (Beckham, Getz, Anderson, and Thome). So it was no surprise that the Sox got only four hits (two by Dye and one each by Konerko and Ramirez) in a 5-2 loss to their opponents from the 1959 World Series. John Danks gave the Sox a Quality Start -- 7 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 5K, 2 BB -- but it's hard to win when you score just two runs.

The loss was the 19th at home, against only 16 wins. Only the two teams below the Sox in the A.L. Central -- K.C. and Cleveland -- have below .500 home records in the American League. That's not a good sign, and the thing is, the Sox are supposedly built for the Cell: Home run power over speed in a ballpark that is homer happy. They've always done well at home in the past, so maybe they'll turn it around. Or maybe, Kenny Williams will turn into a seller before the trade deadline and try to dump some of the Old Guard. The Sox are not that far out of it (6.0 games behind Detroit) in a weak division, so maybe he'll be a buyer instead, but this team hasn't shown us enough to make us think they can finish first in even a lackluster division.

One bright spot is Aaron Poreda. Poreda pitched a scoreless inning last night in his third appearance since being called up. He has yet to give up a run in 3.2 innings pitched and has allowed only three hits and a walk, while striking out four. That's how everyone needs to pitch given the pathetic offense. Go Poreda! Go Sox!