Morning Box Score

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Aug 4, 2010 1:00PM

Cubs Find Diamond In The Rough
The Cubs got a solid start out of rookie pitcher Thomas Diamond but still couldn't muster enough offense for a win, falling to the Brewers 4-3 and extending their losing streak to seven games. Diamond logged 10 strikeouts over six innings - tying Mark Prior for most K's in a Cubs debut - but allowed three runs on seven hits, earning a loss in his first start. The Cubs tried to piece together a few runs on a Derrek Lee RBI single in the first and a Fukudome solo homer in the seventh. In the ninth, Starlin Castro singled in Mike Fontenot but any rally was cut short when a base-running error resulted in Castro being thrown out a second. All of this despite the Cubs equaling the Brewers in hits - 11 - as the team registered a typical 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position, leaving nine men on base. Ryan Dempster is scheduled to get the start today - weather permitting - as the Cubs try to halt their losing streak and avoid a second-straight series sweep (1:20 p.m., WGN).

Sox Fall For Split
After walloping Detroit in game one of their day-night doubleheader yesterday, the White Sox fell silent in game two, losing 7-1 to the Tigers. Carlos Torres gave up five runs across the first two innings before settling down, but the Sox weren't able to overcome the early deficit. A solo shot from Paul Konerko in the seventh was the only run the Sox managed to scratch out after scoring 12 in the day game. Detroit remains seven games back of the Sox and the Twins, who have lost two in a row, hang 1.5 games back. The Sox try to increase that buffer when the recently-acquired Edwin Jackson gets his first start for the team (6:05 p.m., CSN).