Chisox Extend Losing Streak to 20 Games

The Chicago White Sox lost this afternoon to the Minnesota Twins 13-7 extending their losing streak to 20 games. 

The loss worsens the Chisox's already abysmal record to 27-87 and are now 41 1/2 games back of the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central. The fourth place Detroit Tigers are 26 1/2 games ahead of the Chisox. Their .237 winning percentage is just 2 points ahead of the 1916 Philadelphia A's who finished with a .235 winning percentage with Connie Mack's team going 36-117. 

The White Sox last won a game on July 10th during the first game of a doubleheader against these same Twins. The team travels to Oakland to play a three-game series against the A's. The A's have certainly seen better days as they are in last place in the AL West, but the Chisox make Oakland look like the 1927 New York Yankees.

Should the White Sox lose against the A's, they will tie the 1988 Baltimore Orioles who began the season with a 21-game losing streak. Should they lose two in a row to Oakland then they will set a new AL record. Should the Chisox be swept by Oakland then they will have tied the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies who set a MLB record for 23 consecutive losses. Should this come to pass, the Chisox would return home on Friday night to face their crosstown rivals the Chicago Cubs to potentially set a new modern MLB record for consecutive losses in a single season. Prior to 1900, the 1889 Louisville Colonels lost 26 games in a row. 

Of course, the White Sox would just as soon not set these records. But even if they don't, they will finish the 2024 MLB season as one of the worst, if not the worst team in MLB history.