Brooks Baldwin’s late blast wasn’t enough to offset four-hit “effort” by White Sox

The Dodgers get the sweep, winning the series finale, 6-2

A late blast from Brooks Baldwin was exciting, but being no-hit until the sixth and only getting four safeties overall led to a series sweep. The Dodgers took the series from the White Sox with a 6-2 blowout, as the visitors seemed ready to board the plane before the game even started.

Dustin May started the game with something his teammates couldn’t seem to do early on last night: Getting two easy strikeouts. May had an eight-pitch frame to silence the White Sox right away. Aaron Civale, on the other hand, walked Shohei Ohtani to start the bottom of the first. With one out, Freddie Freeman sent Ohtani home with an RBI double for an early lead, and the Dodgers would never trail from there.

Oh, and Miguel Vargas did a pretty good job of catching the ball for a quick out:

Ohtani picked up his second walk in the bottom of the third, and Mookie Betts reached on a fielder’s choice after a fielding error from Chase Meidroth. In a moment of déjà vu, Freeman doubled again, but this time with two runners on base, and sent both home for a 3-0 lead. With two outs, Michael Conforto hit a two-run shot, padding the lead to 5-0.

Civale had a much better inning in the fourth, retiring the Dodgers in order and striking out Ohtani. MLB, please don’t sue for libel.

May continued to dominate, with a no-hitter through five innings. Mike Tauchman made a beautiful catch for the second out, going over the short wall in right field to rob Freeman of a home run in the bottom of the fifth.

Teoscar Hernández followed up with a single for his 1,000th career hit, but was left on base.

Brooks Baldwin ended the no-hitter for May in the sixth inning, with a one-out single. Tauchman followed a strikeout from Ryan Noda with a single, and after Hernández struggled to field the ball, both runners advanced.

Unfortunately, with ducks on the pond Chase Meidroth struck out, and any momentum for the Sox was squashed.

May was back out for the seventh, just a touch over 60 pitches, and his only mistake was walking Kyle Teel. Betts hit a one-out solo run in the bottom of the seventh, making it 6-0.

Josh Rojas opened the eighth with a single against May, who was still in the game and hovering around 80 pitches. Fortunately for the White Sox, Baldwin was once again a pain point for May, and launched a two-run homer into the stands, ending May’s night on the mound, to much unprofessionalism and profanity:

Tauchman got plunked, and Meidroth walked to put two on with one out for Andrew Benintendi. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch, but Benintendi struck out, and the slumping Vargas stranded the runners with a fly out. It would be the last threat for the White Sox, as the game ended an inning later to complete the sweep.

Now get the hell out of Los Angeles!

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Futility Watch

White Sox 2025 Record: 28-59, the third-worst start in White Sox history and tied for the 61st-worst start in baseball history. A 28-59 record projects to 52-110 over a full season. A year ago, the record-breaking White Sox were 24-63.

All-Time White Sox Record (1901-2025, 19,293 games) 9,622-9,671 (.4987). It’s been 131 games since the White Sox had an all-time winning record. The White Sox are currently 49 games worse than .500 and falling under by 66 more games will land the team at its lowest point in its 125-year history.

Record Since the New Pope Was Revealed as a White Sox Fan 18-30

Race With the Colorado Rockies for to the Worst Record in 2025 8 games better

• Race to the Worst “Modern” 162-Game Record (2024 White Sox, 41-121)
• Race to the Worst “Modern” Record in a 162-Game Season (1962 Mets, 40-120-1, finished three percentage points worse than the 2024 White Sox)
• Race to the Most White Sox Losses (2024, 121)
• Race to the Worst White Sox Record (2024, 41-121)

11 games better, in all cases

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