White Sox squander chances in defeat

CHICAGO - All reliever D.J. Carrasco had to do was hit Billy Butler. That's it. It didn't matter where - as long as he hit Butler. Anywhere would do. Carrasco threw. Inside. But not nearly inside enough. Ozzie Guillen went ballistic. Plate umpire Mike Reilly warned both benches. The chance for unpunished retaliation had passed. It was that kind of day for the White Sox, who, although presented with numerous opportunities, squandered them all in an 8-7 loss to Kansas City. The Sox (55-42) blew a one-run, eighth-inning lead, then had a runner thrown out at the plate - by a wide, wide margin - in the inning's bottom half. Guillen aimed most of his ire at his ineffective pitching staff. “We're not going to go anywhere pitching like this,” Guil