Missed it by that much: Cubs 7, White Sox 6
Two Benny Bombs can’t quite complete the comeback, and even our manager handsomeness metric fell short
Inasmuch as you can call a loss to a hated Crosstown rival run by more insipid ownership than our own a “good game,” well, this was sort of a good one. The start — featuring Garrett “no bullpen” Crochet getting whaled on by a truly horrible (OK, hot and cold) Cubs offense — was not fun, as the White Sox fell behind, 7-0, before batting a third time. From there, though, the game was “fun,” somehow including Andrew Benintendi having both a two-homer game AND (way, way, way, way, way, way, way more improbable) an assist at home plate from left field! Still, despite getting the first two batters on with singles in the ninth and loading the bases with two outs (Benny walk, natch), run No. 7 proved elusive.
Futility Watch
White Sox 2024 Record 28-90, worst 118-game start in White Sox history (10 games worse than the next-worst, 1932 White Sox), third-worst start all-time, and a season-high 62 games under .500
White Sox 2024 Run Differential -249, 10th-worst 118-game start in MLB history
White Sox 2024 Season Record Pace 38-124 (.237)
All-Time White Sox Record (1901-2024) 9,581-9,581 (.500)
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*) EVEN
*record adjusted to a 162-game season