Ugh...is this really how it's going to end?

It was another series loss for the Sox this weekend, and this time, it was at the hands of the lowly Kansas City Royals. After three lengthy extra inning games at Kauffman Stadium, it really stings when you lose two out of three to a team you are supposed to beat. It stings even more when you lose those games in the thick of a pennant race. As Ozzie Guillen told the Chicago Tribune after Sunday's loss, "it was a very horseshit roadtrip."

This weekend's series also represented the fifth consecutive series loss for the Sox dating back to early August. Their last series victory came way back on August 3-5, when they took three of four from the Tigers in Detroit. Since then, they have lost three out of four to Baltimore, four out of six against Minnesota (in two combined series), two out of three against Detroit and two out of three last weekend against Kansas City. They're 3-7 in their last ten games, while Minnesota is 7-3. Now with the Sox being 4.5 games behind the Twins entering tonight, one has to wonder how much the Sox have left in them.

It would be one thing if the Sox were losing series against teams like the Yankees, Rays and Rangers. However, in the five series they have lost, the Twins were the only team they faced that had a winning record. Since the Twins are the team they are battling against for the AL Central title, you think it would be beneficial to at least split the six games they played against them, right? Wrong. The Sox lost both series.

Let's face it, if you are unable to beat the Twins head-to-head, you better be able to beat up on the dregs of the American League to make up that ground you lost. Unfortunately, the Sox have not been able to do this. Every loss stings during the heat of a pennant race, especially when there is very little time left, but it stings even more when they are dropping games in bunches against horrible teams. Since the Sox begin a three game set tonight at home against Baltimore, let's hope that this series will mark the beginning of a turnaround. If the Sox cannot take two of three against Baltimore, this season might be over.