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Rays 7, White Sox 5: Defense undermines winning streak

After a heartening three-game sweep of the Houston Astros, the White Sox hit the road and forgot how to play baseball again.

John Danks didn't pitch as poorly as his line. He gave up five runs on eight hits and a walk over 5u2153 innings, but only one of those hits went for extra bases (a Nick Franklin double). A leadoff walk in the third inning put him in trouble, and three singles led to a 2-0 Tampa Bay lead, but the rest was more attributable to bad luck.

Take the fifth inning, for instance.