"As remarkable as the Sox's rally from a four-run deficit was Wednesday night, their missed opportunities in the eighth and 10th innings typified their season-long problems.

And Adam Dunn's 0-for-4, three-strikeout performance typified the Sox's inability to deliver in the clutch.

Dunn, who is 3-for-78, was on deck when Alex Rios hit a hard grounder to short for the final out of the 10th with A.J. Pierzynski stranded on second. But Dunn struck out after Rios led off the fifth with a double, and the Sox scored three runs to tie the game in the seventh after Dunn hit a routine grounder to first base.

With the score tied at 4 in the eighth, the Sox had the makings of a big rally as the first two runners reached base.

Rios' bid for his third hit of the game fell short when he lined out to left for the first out to set up a showdown between Dunn and Jim Johnson."