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Let's just make this quick -- like pulling off a Band-Aid.  The White Sox lost again last night, 3-2 to the Angels at the Cell.  John Danks deserved better.  He gave up only two earned runs on three hits and two walks, while striking out eight.  And the relievers didn't blow it for him: Tony Pena (0.1 IP) and Scott Linebrink (1.0 IP) didn't allow a run.  Rather, it was the lack of hitting and Jayson Nix's leaky defense that proved to be Danks's undoing.

Only three Sox managed a hit, though they each collected two.  Juan Pierre singled and doubled -- he's on a veritable power surge with doubles in consecutive games.  Paul Konerko singled and homered -- his major league-leading 14th of the season.  And A.J. Pierzynski -- who is rumored to be on the trading block, although Kenny Williams denies it -- also singled and doubled.

Nix, who doesn't hit well enough to play poor defense, made two errors on one play, which led to what proved to be the winning run for the Angels.  Come to think of it, none of the Sox hits well enough to play poor defense, so Jayson is not the Lone Ranger in that regard.

The loss cost the Sox a chance to gain ground on the Twins, who lost yesterday to the Red Sox.  The Good Guys are still 7.5 games out and face the Angels in the finale of this short series.  Go Sox!