CLEVELAND -- The White Sox felt as if they played well during their nine-game road trip.The solid play, however, couldnt ease Chicagos disappointment following a 5-4, ninth-inning loss to the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.Its just an emptiness, leaving at all of these parks. Its tough, slugger Todd Frazier said. (There is a) sour taste in our mouths.Chicago finished 4-5 over the nine-game trip to Kansas City, Miami and Cleveland. Manager Robin Ventura thought the record couldve been better had just a few things gone a different way.Weve lost some late, Ventura said. Were playing some tough teams and I think weve been in a lot of these games.After taking a 4-2 lead in the seventh, the White Sox bullpen allowed three runs in the final three innings, including a game-ending sacrifice fly by Tyler Naquin off reliever Jacob Turner (1-2) in the ninth.Naquins sacrifice fly was set up by Abraham Almonte, who started the inning with a double and moved to third on a passed ball.Chicago appeared to be well on its way to a big offensive performance in the first inning.Danny Salazar, making his first start since returning from the 15-day DL, walked three batters before Justin Morneau drove a one-out, bases-loaded double off the wall in left field to give the White Sox a 3-0 lead.Over the final eight innings, however, Chicago scored just a single run off of Clevelands bullpen combination of Kyle Crockett, Mike Clevinger, Dan Otero and Andrew Miller (7-1).They got some depth, Ventura said of the Cleveland bullpen. The way theyre set up is, theyre kind of switching off closers as far as being able to have Miller and (closer Cody) Allen go on separate days. Its a tough matchup.Despite Clevelands dominant bullpen, Frazier said the fault belonged to the White Sox offense.We didnt add on, Frazier said. As hitters, we just got to keep going.Carlos Rodon, who came into Thursdays start with a 2-0 record and a 1.21 ERA in three career starts at Progressive Field, allowed two runs on eight hits over six innings in a no decision.He also forced the Indians to ground into three double plays, which Ventura thought made the left-handers night so efficient.He had the groundball going, Ventura said. Tough for him to go through a lineup like this. They loaded it with righties.DOUBLE BUBBLEWhite Sox RF Adam Eaton hit a ninth-inning grand slam Wednesday, lifting Chicago to a 10-7 win over the Indians. As impressive, he was blowing a bubble with his gum while making contact. Sometimes you do things youre not thinking about while hitting, Eaton said, smiling. Mine must be blowing a bubble. Im all right with that.TRAINERS ROOMWhite Sox: 2B Brett Lawrie (left hamstring strain) experienced soreness in his left quadriceps, forcing him to leave Double-A Birminghams game against Jackson after the second inning Wednesday. He is 5 for 14 on his rehab assignment with the Barons.UP NEXTWhite Sox: RHP James Shields makes his 14th start since being acquired from San Diego on June 4 as Chicago opens a three-game series against Oakland.Indians: RHP Trevor Bauer takes the mound to begin a three-game set with Toronto. He is 0-1 with a 17.47 ERA in two career starts against the Blue Jays. Wholesale Custom Wild Shirts . Third-seeded Murray had the easiest path to victory on New Years Eve, barely breaking a sweat during his 6-0, 6-0 win over 2,129th-ranked Qatari wildcard recipient Mousa Shanan Zayed. Eric Staal Jersey Large . Terms of the deal were not immediately available. The 26-year-old finished last season with Clevelands Triple-A affiliate in Columbus after signing with the Indians in August. http://www.customwildjersey.com/ .com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward James Neal on injured reserve Tuesday. Custom Wild T-shirts . DAmigo scored twice in regulation and added the shootout winner as the Toronto Marlies edged the San Antonio Rampage 5-4 in American Hockey League action. Eric Staal Jersey Large . Francis told several hundred members of the European Olympic Committees that when sport "is considered only in economic terms and consequently for victory at every cost . Can Auburn beat Alabama?Yes, says Scouts Inc.s Kevin Weidl -- and he has put together the game plan to prove it.His Scouts Inc. colleague, Steve Muench, on the other hand, took on pretend coaching duties this week for Alabama, and hee thinks the Tide should roll.dddddddddddd?Heres how both analysts laid out strategies for both teams. ' ' '