"You wouldn't know it based on the 61/3 scoreless innings he pitched against the Twins on Tuesday night, but Jake Peavy is going on fumes as the season winds down.

Trailing the Tigers by 8½ games after Detroit's win against Cleveland on Wednesday ­afternoon, the Sox have a slim chance of catching them. Considering that Peavy has pitched 112 innings in his first season following his major surgery and his fatigue level, it might seem wise to shut him down. But unless manager Ozzie Guillen hears that Peavy can't go, he's figuring on keeping him in the rotation.

"No, not yet,'' Guillen said Wednesday. "I think we should keep it the same way. Right now, I don't think I'm going to throw in the towel. If they want to throw in the towel that's their problem. I think he will prepare himself for his next start. I don't think there should be any problem with that. I expect him to go out there for his next start.''"