The Chicago White Sox had their five game win streak snapped by the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg behind a shaky Danks start, an underwhelming bullpen, and a listless offense. While it’s convenient to blame Danks for this loss, it optimistically ignores what is starting to become a trend. The White Sox offense has been timely, maybe even the most timely since 2012, but there’s also been a dearth of production. In Tampa, the White Sox weren’t able to muster a run off of Rays starter Erasmo Ramirez and did minimal damage against Tampa’s bullpen.
Tonight’s game revealed the hard truth that counting on surrendering zero to two runs a game is simply not a winning formula.