Chicago White Sox lose 119th game to tie the AL record as the Padres win 6-2 behind 3 home runs
One more defeat for Chicago over its final seven games would equal the post-1900 record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets.
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One more defeat for Chicago over its final seven games would equal the post-1900 record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets.
Eric Wagaman scored with one out in the 13th inning when Jordyn Adams' grounder deflected off the glove of third baseman Miguel Vargas, and the Los Angeles Angels dealt the Chicago White Sox their 117th loss, rallying for a 4-3 victory on Wednesday.
The White Sox were trying to equal a season-high, four-game winning streak. Instead, they moved one step closer to the majors' post-1900 record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets.
Andrew Benintendi homered twice for the third time this season and drove in four runs, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-4 for their first three-game winning streak in nearly three months.
Chicago, which won two of three against the A's, hadn't won a series since taking two of three from the Rockies.
The home slide was a franchise record.
At 33-115, the White Sox are approaching the post-1900 record for losses — 120 by the 1962 New York Mets in their inaugural season.
Lane Thomas had four RBIs and the Cleveland Guardians held on behind their bullpen to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 for a three-game series sweep.
At 33-113, the White Sox are closing in on the post-1900 record for losses — 120 by the 1962 New York Mets in their inaugural season.
It was a franchise-record 13th consecutive home loss and No. 15 in 17 games overall for the lowly White Sox.
Chicago (33-111) had lost 14 of its last 15 games.
Chicago wasted Andrew Vaughn's two-run homer in the first, trailed 7-2 by the fifth and lost its 19th consecutive series.
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Red Sox handed the White Sox their 110th loss of the season 3-1.
Jonathan Cannon pitched into the sixth inning and the Chicago White Sox homered three times, snapping their 12-game losing streak with an 8-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
The White Sox dropped to 31-109 and became the first team since 1900 with at least three losing streaks of 12 games in the same season, according to Sportradar.
Gunnar Henderson tied a franchise record for shortstops with his 34th home run, and the Baltimore Orioles extended Chicago's losing streak to 11 with a 13-3 rout of the White Sox.
The number hit 107 when the New York Mets beat them 2-0 on Sunday.
The White Sox (31-106) dropped their ninth straight to match their mark for most defeats in a season set in 1970.
White Sox starter Jonathan Cannon (2-9) allowed four runs and five hits with four walks over five innings.
The Sox are 4-33 since the All-Star break, moving closer to the franchise record of 106 losses in 1970.
The White Sox (31-103) have lost six in a row and 10 of 11 overall.
The White Sox have lost eight of nine and recorded their 31st blown save, the most in the majors. They have four wins in their past 38 games.
In MLB history, only the 1916 Philadelphia A's, who were 29-100-1, reached 100 losses in fewer games than the White Sox.
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Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
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