Too wet to sweep, Sox salvage one against Angels

Despite it being contained in a single day, and having been preceded by a three-game win streak on the road against a first-place team, and the July 2 signings reminding that more 2014 losses just mean more bonus pool money, Tuesday's doubleheader contained so much misery and butt-kicking at the hands of the Angels that the Sox just needed the feel of a win again. And that need went beyond questions of how that win came about, if the right players showed progress, and why the hell is Leury Garcia being used as a pinch-hitter?

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Maybe don't get swept if you can help it - Lineups & Preview 7/2

The White Sox took two losses yesterday, and I'm going to go ahead and pin it on their starters giving up 12 earned run in 11 innings, while walking 10 batters combined. Somehow the bar for performance for John Danks, who is asked only to clear the standard set by his poor 2013 and his awful start to this year, has been lowered again.

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