Fight to the finish

At 74-62, the Sox must go 16-10 down the stretch to finish 90-72, which could be enough to win the Central. An 18-13 September would be their second-best month of the season.

Because the Tigers are three games out of the wild card with four teams above them, nobody is really talking about the two wild-card teams coming from the AL Central.

The Sox month-by-month:

Month W-L

Avg. R/G HR

ERA

| JONATHAN DANIEL~GETTY IMAGES White Sox manager Robin Ventura has to be hoping his team can fare better against the pesky Kansas City Royals.