John Danks, defense struggle as White Sox lose to Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- John Danks didn’t do himself any favors when he allowed two early runs. The White Sox defense and a series of bad breaks didn’t make it any easier.

Issues that have plagued the White Sox all season resurfaced on Friday night and prevented them from extending their winning streak to four games. The White Sox hurt themselves defensively and were in too big of a hole to climb out of despite a Jose Abreu home run, losing 7-5 to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Danks allowed five runs (three earned) and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.

“Baseball,” Danks said. “I felt good with what I had going, throwing strikes with multiple pitches, was down in the zone. It’s just one of…