Black Sox Blog

After taking two straight series and winning seven in a row, the Sox bats have been cooled off by the Oakland A’s in the past two games.  The A’s celebrated Independence day in style by beating down the Sox 7-1.  Only managing to get six hits in the game compared with seven strike outs, is a formula for failure almost all of the time.  Not to mention that the A’s ripped off seventeen hits in the game against the Sox pitching staff.  Mark Buehrle had a rough game going five and two-thirds innings and giving up ten hits and four earned runs.   On a day to remember and appreciate our soldiers all around the world, the Sox wore camouflage uniforms to pay tribute.  The Sox still maintain a one game lead over the Minnesota Twins and a six game lead over the Detroit Tigers.  Closing in on the All-Star break, the Sox will look to gain some momentum and make some more distance between themselves and the rest of the AL Central.