The Chicago White Sox have lost 20 consecutive games, and are on the verge of achieving the most disgraceful record in major league history.
The White Sox lost 7-13 to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota on the 5th (Korea Standard Time). They have lost 20 consecutive games recently.
The starting pitcher for the White Sox was Chris Flexen, who played for the Doosan Bears in the KBO League. Flexen lost the first ⅔ inning by allowing seven hits (one homer), three walks, three strikeouts and eight runs (six earned runs). The White Sox’s lineup recorded 12 hits and one homerun thanks to Andrew Benintendi’s homerun, but it was not enough to turn the tide.
“The White Sox lost to Minnesota 7-13, taking the team one step closer to disgraced history,” said MLB.com , the official Major League news outlet. “It is the 20th consecutive loss and the sixth consecutive series sweep (the 18th loss of this season),” highlighting the news of the White Sox’s consecutive losses. The record of consecutive losses in the Major League history was 23 consecutive losses recorded by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1961. The White Sox became the third team to lose the most consecutive games after Baltimore (21 consecutive losses) in 1988.
“There are two ways to deal with this incident,” White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said after receiving the disastrous 20-game losing streak. “You have to put your head down in pain first, or you have to shake it off even if it’s a little painful, and then come back out and do your best like a professional. There is no way to change the outcome of today’s game. The game is over,” he calmly accepted his 20th consecutive win.
“This is the first time since 1981 that the White Sox are going through a season without a win over Minnesota (0-7). And since the All-Star break, the White Sox have lost 16 games without a win,” MLB.com said. “With the loss, the White Sox (27-87) have become the only team in the history of Major League Baseball to record more than 87 losses in their first 114 games of this season, along with the Philadelphia Athletics (25-1 and 88 losses) in 1916.
The White Sox have 27 wins and 87 losses and a .237 winning rate, ranking the lowest among the 30 teams in the Major League. The team is in danger of losing the most games in history, surpassing the 1962 Mets (40 wins, 1 draw, 120 losses, and a .250 win rate), who suffered the most losses in the history of the Major League with 38 wins and 124 losses for this season.
White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. said, “I’ve said this before, but there’s no other way we can do it. We have to come to the ballpark every day like we always do and try to win games.” Starting pitcher Flexen blamed himself, “We’re judged on the results. And the results are pretty miserable. I think I threw a good ball sometimes, but I gave up eight runs from the beginning of the game, which ended up getting our bullpen out of a really bad situation.”
The White Sox, who are in danger of tying Baltimore’s 1988 record, predicted Jonathan Cannon as their starting pitcher ahead of an away game against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday. Cannon has one win and five losses and an earned run average of 4.11 in 13 games (70 innings) this season. Oakland’s starting pitcher is JP Sears. Sears has eight wins and eight losses and an earned run average of 4.53 in 22 games (119 ⅓ innings) this season. 먹튀검증
