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The White Sox tried to come back, last night.  They really did.  But they couldn't climb out of the huge hole that Jake Peavy dug for them and ended up with another one-run loss to the Angels, 6-5.  The Sox scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth and should have had five, but A.J. Pierzynski's smash with the bases loaded that most likely would have scored Juan Pierre from first, bounced over the fence for a ground-rule double.  Pierre was detained at third and wound up being stranded there, as the rally fell short.

This time the trouble wasn't with the bats.  The Good Guys pounded out a dozen hits, with four players having more than one.  Pierre continued to raise his batting average (it's up to .264 now) by going 3 for 5.  A.J. had a single in addition to his aforementioned double.  Carlos Quentin and Alexei Ramirez each showed some signs of life with a 2 for 4 night.  Even the slumping Gordon Beckham, with an anorexic batting average during May, got a hit and drove in three runs.  The Marks -- Kotsay and Teahen -- also singled.

Unfortunately, Peavy reverted to his April form and gave up six runs on eight hits and two walks in six innings.  Randy Williams (1.2 IP) and Tony Pena (1.1) held the Halos scoreless, but it was already too late.

Speaking of too late, it's getting to that point for the Sox as a team.  They're eight games under .500 and find themselves 7.5 games behind two good teams, the Twins and the Tigers.  They've still got what should be a good to very good pitching staff, but they're going to have to start showing it on the field.  The bats need to heat up now.  Otherwise, I'm not going to want to write about this season and you're not going to want to read about.  Go Sox!  Go Now!