The White Sox lost the first game of their doubleheader against Cleveland 5-1, meaning that they will finish the season with a losing record. Carlos Torres took the loss, going six innings and giving up five runs. More importantly Torres did not impress in his audition for next year's fifth spot in the rotation. That spot will now likely go to Freddy Garcia or rookie Daniel Hudson.
There was some positive on Wednesday as the Sox took the second game behind a stellar pitching performance by Mark Buehrle. Buehrle went six shut out innings and gained his 13th win of the season when Paul Konerko drove in Dewayne Wise in the bottom of the sixth. Paulie had quite the game as he also managed to pick up his first stolen base of the season, the eighth of his career. Matt Thornton threw a perfect ninth, with two strikeouts, to grab his fourth save of the season.
Sox fans probably won't need to get used to Paulie stealing bases, but they might need to get used to seeing Matt Thornton in the closer role. The lefty has converted all three of his save opportunites since taking over for the injured Bobby Jenks, who has struggled this year.
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