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John Danks deserved better.  The White Sox best pitcher contributed another quality start, allowing the Blue Jays only two runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out seven in seven innings.  Unfortunately, the Sox couldn't solve Dana Eveland or the two relievers who followed him.  The Good Guys collected a mere three hits -- singles by Juan Pierre and Alexei Ramirez and a misplayed pop-up/double by Alex Rios (to extend his hitting streak to eight games) -- and no runs in the 2-0 loss to Toronto at the Cell.

Danks, who dropped to 3-1, threw 70 of his 107 pitches for strikes, but saw his ERA rise from 1.85 to a still-sparkling 1.98.  Speaking of ERAs, Sergio Santos pitched another scoreless inning in relief to keep his 0.00 intact.  Santos gave up neither a hit nor a walk and struck out two, while tossing nine of his 13 pitches for strikes.  Tony Pena mopped up in the ninth, permitting the Jays a hit but no runs, with an even more accurate 11 of 13 pitches for strikes.

We're not superstitious, but Gordon Beckham sure looks like a victim of the Sophomore Jinx.  Last year's Rookie of the Year contender whiffed three times and dropped his batting average to .198.  He also committed an error to round out a horrible night.  We know Becks isn't this bad, but the question is whether he's as good as he looked last year.  We think so, but it's time for him to snap out of this slump and start proving it.

The best news of the night for the Sox was Minnesota's loss.  The Twins are in danger of running away from the Sox -- they lead by 7.0 games -- so not letting the lead get to double digits is important.  Go Sox!