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All you really need to know is that the White Sox are only 3.5 games out of first place in the Central Division, behind both the Surprising Indians (who not surprisingly appear to be regressing to the mean) and the Tigers. Of course, if the Sox had just split with the Tigers so far this year instead of going 1-5, then the Good Guys would be 35-33 and a half game ahead of Detroit, rather than 33-35 and trailing. By the way, don’t look now, but the Twins are only 5.5 games behind the South Siders, and the two teams meet in Minnesota for a three-game series starting Tuesday.

The Sox put themselves in this position by Meat Loafing Oakland over the weekend, after taking the Thursday opener. It should have been a sweep, but Sergio Santos imploded in the ninth inning on Friday night, allowing the A’s four runs, which was more than enough to secure a 7-5 win. Sergio had another chance to blow a save on Sunday – Ozzie was showing Santos that he trusts him as the closer – and almost betrayed that trust. He allowed a run to make it close, but did not surrender the lead and the Sox won 5-4.

Adam Dunn hit another home run in the series yesterday (he hit his sixth of the year in the opener on Thursday), but still has only one hit all year against lefties. Paul Konerko on the other hand continued on fire. Paulie was 5 for 12 over the weekend, with a homer and three RBI. The Captain entered June hitting .301 and has hit safely in every game this month to raise his average to .322. Definitely All-Star material, but with the paltry attendance so far this season, it seems unlikely there’ll be enough fan votes to put him on the team. Presumably, he’ll be selected to fill out the roster unless he totally goes in the tank in the next month.

The attendance woes come back to the bad record, which actually isn’t all that much worse than it was last year at this time. In 2010, the Sox were 34-34 after 68 games. This year, they’re only slightly behind that at 33-35. By the way, the Good Guys have played more games than anyone else in baseball. Quirky scheduling or good luck with weather? Don’t know, and don’t care since it’ll even out in the end (unless it doesn’t matter to the standings). Go Sox!