The pain the pain the pain the pain the pain the pain the pain: Twins 13, White Sox 7
yes 60 games under yes -247 run differential yes 20-game losing streak yes third-worst start in MLB history yes three games from an all-time losing record yes 26 1⁄2 games out of fourth yes it’s August 4
So, better than anything that could be written up about a 20th straight loss and 18th sweep and falling farther and farther into ignominy are the images from today’s game:
Just two longer losing streaks in MLB since 1894.
Sixty games worse than .500.
Hell, 36 1⁄2 games out of FOURTH place.
Three games from becoming a losing franchise for just the second stretch in history.
Futility Watch
White Sox 2024 Record 27-87, worst 114-game start in White Sox history (10 games worse than the next-worst, 1932 White Sox), third-worst start all-time, and a season-worst 60 games under .500
White Sox 2024 Run Differential -247, eighth-worst 114-game start in MLB history and a White Sox season-worst
White Sox 2024 Season Record Pace 38-124 (.237)
All-Time White Sox Record (1901-2024) 9,580-9,578 (.500005)
Race to the Longest Modern Era (1901 or later) Losing Streak (1961 Phillies, 23 games) 3 games better
Race to the Worst “Modern” 162-Game Record (2003 Tigers, 43-119) 5 games worse
Race to the Worst “Modern” Record in a 162-Game Season (1962 Mets, 40-120) 3 games worse
Race to the Most White Sox Losses (1970, 106) 18 games worse
Race to the Worst White Sox Record (1932, 52-109-1*) 14 1⁄2 games worse
Race to the Worst American League Record (1916 A’s, 38-124*) TIED
*record adjusted to a 162-game season