Morning Box Score: Sox Fall Short of Sweep

By Matt Motyka in News on May 28, 2009 3:40PM

The White Sox lost the series finale to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, 3-1. The South Siders were first to put a run on the board when Jermaine Dye hit a one-out single in the fourth followed by a Jim Thome double and a sacrifice fly courtesy of Paul Konerko. The double was one of two hits for Thome, as he and A.J. Pierzynski were the only Sox players to safely reach base twice in the contest. Meanwhile, starter Gavin Floyd hung tough through five innings but came a bit unhinged in the sixth, surrendering three runs on four hits and a walk. Floyd soldiered on, pitching clean frames in the seventh and eighth to go the distance for the first time this season, but the trio of runs was all the Angels needed to claim victory. Floyd's complete game follows last week's eight-inning shutout versus the Pirates, as he now has permitted only three earned runs in his last 16 innings of work. The White Sox will try to resume their winning ways when they take on the the Royals in Kansas City Friday night.