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We don't feel like bothering with transitions, so let's just connect the dots:

• The White Sox lost to the Twins last night, 4-3, which was also the score in their last two losses (to the Tigers).
• Gordon Beckham and Paul Konerko hit home runs, but both also made costly miscues in the field. In the second inning, A.J. Pierzyski's passed ball allowed a runner to advance; Becks couldn't make the play on the next batter when a broken bat flew right at him; Jayson Nix made an error on a throw on a potential double play ball that Paulie couldn't handle; Konerko then let a John Danks throw to first on a comebacker sneak under his mitt; and A.J. threw a ball into center field on an attempted steal.
• A.J. lashed out at Alexei Ramirez in the dugout after the inning for letting the ball get by, and the Missile had to be held back by Jermaine Dye. According to The Tribune, Ozzie spiked a tub of bubble gum in disgust over the spat, but maybe it was over his team's play.
• The Sox are up to 75 errors on the season.
• Danks gave up a two-run homer to Michael Cuddyer in the sixth to allow the Twins to retake the lead.
• The Sox have now lost 12 of their last 14 games in the House of Horrors, er, Metrodome.
• Here's a link to the Top Ten Things That Were Going Through Mark Buehrle's Mind During His Perfect Game from the David Letterman Show on Monday night.
• The Tigers lost to Texas, so the Magic Number drops by one and Detroit's lead remains at 2.0 games. The Twins are only a game behind the Sox, with two more games yet to play in this series.

Go Sox!