One of the question marks going into this season was whether the Sox had a bona fide everyday second baseman in Willie Harris.
As the season heads into its last five weeks, it appears as though the Sox will go into next season wondering the same thing.
Harris, in the lineup Sunday in center field, has had a career-high 320 at-bats, hitting .269.
“I’ve had points in the season where things were really going as planned, and then you run into a brick wall and things don’t go so well for you,” Harris said. “Overall, I think things have gone OK.”
Harris had one of just two Sox hits in a 9-0 loss Sunday to the Cleveland Indians.
Scott Elarton, who came into the game with a 2-3 record and a 5.28 ERA, went past seven innings for the first time this season in a complete-game effort. It was his first career shutout and first complete game since 2000.
“I don’t think we showed up today to play,” manager Ozzie Guillen said.
The 1-hour 56-minute game was the quickest in Jacobs Field history.
Elarton faced just the minimum through eight innings, allowing a leadoff walk to Ross Gload in the second, which was erased on a double play, and Harris’ infield single in the fourth, erased by another double play. The Sox added a single by Joe Crede in the ninth.
The Indians played home-run derby with Sox starter Jon Garland (9-10), hitting four off him, including two by Casey Blake.
Garland has allowed 29 this season, one more than he allowed all last season.
