'13-12

L 4-3

It was really nice seeing Mark Buehrle pitch again, even if it was while his team beat the Sox. Things got off to a good start for the Sox, as they jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after a half inning. Of course, by the end of the first, the game was tied at 2. So both pitchers (Buehrle and Gavin Floyd) got off to shaky starts, and both were able to work through it. Just Buehrle worked through it better. Floyd allowed another run in the 2nd, and one in the 4th, and that was mostly it.

Tonight was a game that I felt either team could have won, and the Sox just happened to be on the wrong end. But it was a one-run game that they lost, and that brings the yearly record on one-run games to 3-4. I said early on that I think it's going to be important to win these types of games, and thus far the Sox have not done very well. One positive from tonight was that Dayan Viciedo went 3-4 with an RBI. Hopefully this is the start of him turning things around.

Stat of the Day: Historically, Adam Dunn has swung at 41.1% of the pitches he's been thrown, and has only swung at the first pitch of at-bats 27% of the time. This year, it's 50% pitches, and 46% first pitches. On those first pitches, he is seeing a poor outcome (out or strike) 91% of the time. [via FanGraphs]

Record: 5-8