Where's the offense?!?

The Indians' 7-2 loss to the White Sox last night seems like it was almost inevitable, which is not the kind of thing you want to feel about an alleged playoff contender.

The surging Sox have now won seven in a row, and the tumbling Tribe has lost five straight. The Sox are in first place, 3 1/2 ahead of the Indians. The 23-23 Twins are ahead of us also. The starting pitching has generally been great (even last night, Paul Byrd was cruising until the sixth), but they've had bupkis for offense. Since beating Toronto 12-0 on May 10, the Indians have scored 2.5 runs a game (25 runs in 10 games). That, my friends, is pathetic. Miraculously, they've won four of those 10 games, thanks to the pitching staff.

I don't know what the answer is, but something's got to happen. They can't expect to win like this.

But hey, on the bright side, Michael Aubrey hit his second career home run last night. Too bad nobody was on base.