Although that confidences were running high for Chicago at the start of the first inning in Thursdays Cleveland game just after making a good showing in Boston, Mark Buehrle their starting pitcher didn’t quite make it.

The Boston Red Sox sneaked past the Chicago White Sox today to keep alive in the playoff hunt. The lone score came in the 4th inning. The White Sox could only muster 4 hits all afternoon. The Red Sox only got 3 hits, but they got a run across and that proved to be the difference. The Red Sox beat the White Sox 1-0.

The White Sox are in a fierce battle with the Minnesota Twins for the AL Wild Card. There’s also Boston, LA Angels and Toronto, but they are further down and time is running out. Today, the White Sox seemingly get a break as they face the worst team in the league—Kansas City. They Royals are a paltry 49-86. However, they have managed to upset some teams—like Boston and Oakland—along the way. It’s almost win or go home time.

It was going well until the 6th inning. Randy Johnson was blowing away the White Sox hitters one after another. However, they woke up in the 6th and started catching up to Johnson’s pitches. Soon after giving up a couple of runs, Johnson was pulled. Ron Villone game into the game and got the Yankees to the 7th. Farnsworth came in and the wheels started to come apart.

The LA Angels put another notch in their belt today by beating the White Sox 6-3 in Chicago. The 7th inning was the defining moment. The Angels scored 3 in the top of the 7th to go up 6-2 and put the game away. The White Sox hitters were silent all game. Only Iguchi and Thome had hits.

The Kansas City Royals gave the Chicago White Sox all they could handle today. At the end of 9 innings of play, the score was tied 4-4. The White Sox could not afford to lose this game and fall yet another game behind Detroit. In the top of the 10th inning, the White Sox scored 3 runs to seal the deal. The Royals made it interesting by scoring one in the bottom of the 10th and threatening. The final was 7-5.

The slumping Chicago White Sox mustered a win today—albeit against the horrible Kansas City Royals. All the damage, and scoring, was done in the first three innings. The White Sox scored 3 in the first, 2 in the second and 3 in the third. The Royals just didn’t have enough offensive power to hang around. The final score was 8-4 White Sox.

The Chicago White Sox made a late push in today’s game with the Minnesota Twins, but it was too little too late. After five innings of play the White Sox had the lead, 2-0, but it all went downhill after that. In the sixth inning, the Twins came alive and scored 3 runs to take a 3-2 lead. In the seventh inning, they built on that lead by scoring 3 more. They now led 6-2. They went up 7-2 in the ninth. The White Sox scored 2 in the bottom of the ninth, but it didn’t matter. The Twins won 7-4.

The Detroit Tigers finished today’s game with a dramatic catch. They handed Jose Contreras another loss and continued to show their dominance for the American League Central. Joel Zumaya pitched two good innings to get the win. Todd Jones put down the White Sox in the 9th to get the save.

Tonight the Boston Red Sox go to Chicago to face the White Sox. Boston will be looking to get back on track. After a minor skid, they resumed their winning ways yesterday. However, they must face the hot Chicago White Sox now. The Red Sox are 3 games up on the Yankees and 5 up and the Blue Jays. The White Sox, on the other hand, are very hot and just 1 game back of division leading Detroit. A win tonight and a Detroit loss would put them in the driver’s seat.