Third straight dominant John Danks start gives Sox series victory

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I don't understand what John Danks is doing. And I am becoming increasingly of the opinion that I do not want to. Squinting at an illusion forever seems like a good way to make it go away. Danks' stuff hasn't found great newfound life. His control has improved but he walked three batters Thursday. He's just unhittable now, and the more people stay ignorant as to why, the better.

Behind Danks' one run allowed over 7.1 innings, the Sox were able to skip their way out of Chavez Ravine with a series victory, despite having two solo home runs as their only offense.

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Danks tries to keep it rolling - Lineups & Preview 6/4

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John Danks is on something like a roll. He's sopped up 15 innings in his last two starts, allowing just two runs while striking out eight over a single walk. Opponents hit .200/.228/.327 against him in those outings, in contrast to the .864 OPS opponents have on him for the month. To prove it's still him, the Sox lost both games.

This is the equivalent of threading on the first try twice in a row. It's impressive and worthy of praise, but doesn't suddenly change the practice into a high-percentage activity. Danks is still going to be challenged to get through the Dodgers lineup because his margin for error is slim. 

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