The Chicago White Sox fell 4-1 to the Detroit Tigers on Friday for his or her 121st lack of the season, probably the most in MLB historical past. The mark broke the earlier document set by the growth New York Mets in 1962.
Chicago received 93 video games and the American League Central division in 2021 however has been in a gentle decline since. The White Sox received 81 video games in 2022 and 61 final season. They’ve received 39 video games up to now this season, with two video games left.
After the Friday loss, the White Sox posted a picture to social media of a pc desktop with a listing of “Issues we would relatively do than learn feedback” and a photograph of the crew mascot sitting in opposition to a wall with the caption “slams laptop computer shut til tomorrow.”
Offense has been Chicago’s most obtrusive situation. The White Sox are ranked close to the underside in lots of main statistical classes, and entered Tuesday final within the MLB in hits, runs, dwelling runs, batting common, runs batted in, whole bases, on-base proportion and slugging proportion. (The crew is second-to-last in walks drawn, nevertheless.)
First baseman Andrew Vaughn, hitting .248 this season, has the best batting common on the crew (and 87th within the league).
The White Sox started the season 3-22, the worst 25-game begin in franchise historical past.
On Aug. 5, Chicago misplaced its twenty first consecutive recreation of the season, one other franchise document, turning into the primary crew since 1988 to lose a minimum of 21 video games in a row. After successful 9 video games every in Might and June, the crew received seven video games mixed in July and August.
