(Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim hope a return home gets them off the schneid this evening when they kick off a four-game series with the Chicago White Sox at Angel Stadium.

The Angels, who will be home for the next seven games, lost the final four contests of their six-game trip and were swept over the weekend by the red-hot Tampa Bay Rays, falling 8-5 on Sunday at Tropicana Field.

Torii Hunter had three hits and drove in two runs for the Angels, while Garret Anderson had two hits and two RBI and Vladimir Guerrero added two hits and knocked in a run in defeat.

Los Angeles starter Ervin Santana lasted 5 2/3 innings, allowing five runs on nine hits and one walk. He did strike out seven batters and left with a one- run lead. Tampa Bay erased the Halo's 5-4 advantage with a four-run sixth off Justin Speier (0-3).

The skid is the Angels' longest since dropping six in a row from April 12-18, 2007.

Hoping to get Los Angeles back in the win column this evening will be 21-year- old righty Nick Adenhart, who will be making his third start since being called up from Triple-A Salt Lake. Adenhart, though, has struggled, allowing eight runs in 6 1/3 innings, but his offense has bailed him out and he has not received a decision in either outing.

Adenhart, who will be facing the White Sox for the first time in his career, surrendered three runs and six hits in 4 1/3 frames on Tuesday in Kansas City, but did not factor in his team's 5-3 win.

Chicago, meanwhile, enters tonight's opener on a sour note after being denied a sweep in its three-game series in Seattle, but has won seven of its last nine in Anaheim.

After winning the first two games at Safeco Field, the White Sox were dealt a 6-3 setback on Sunday. Orlando Cabrera tied a career-high with four hits and scored a run, while Carlos Quentin was 2-for-5 with an RBI and scored once for Chicago, which fell for the first time in four tries.

Cabrera, of course, will be facing his former team tonight for the first time since LA dealt him to the Windy City for starter Jon Garland.

Getting the call for the Sox tonight will be left-hander Mark Buehrle, who is 0-4 over his last five starts. Buehrle was tagged with the loss on Wednesday against Minnesota, as he gave up seven runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings to fall to 1-4 on the season, while raising his ERA to 5.31.

Buehrle has also had his problems with the Angels over the course of his career, going just 1-4 against them with a 4.48 ERA in 15 games, 14 of which have been starts.

Chicago won five of its nine matchups with the Angels last season and is 11-7 in the series since the start of the 2006 campaign.