Royals 4, White Sox 3: Sox Lose Late Again, Break Record Again
The White Sox lost their 16th game in a row Tuesday night against the Royals. | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images
With the last-minute trade deadline exits of Paul DeJong, Tommy Pham, and Eloy Jiménez, Tuesday’s lineup looked a little bit different.
But, the results were the same.
The Sox have, once again, broken the franchise record for consecutive losses – this time eclipsing the franchise non-single-season losing record of 15, as the Kansas City Royals beat the White Sox 4-3 after another late-inning meltdown.
The White Sox got on the board first again, taking advantage of a Nicky Lopez leadoff triple to right. He’d score on a Michael Wacha wild pitch. 1-0 White Sox!
The Royals tied it up in the top of the 3rd on Michael Massey’s 9th homerun of the season.
Michael Mashey ties it up! pic.twitter.com/uvzRQ0BLn8
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) July 31, 2024
Andrew Vaughn broke the tie in the 4th on a HR down the left field line that would have gone out of 30/30 parks, making it 2-1, Sox.
⚾Andrew Vaughn! HR (13)
— Home Run Report (@homerunreport) July 31, 2024
You can put it on the board … yes! 🧦
7/30/24 @ CWS, ⬇️ 4th
vs RHP Michael Wacha
106.7 MPH / 26° / 394 ft to LF
Off a 80.7 MPH changeup
▶️It's a home run in 30/30 parks.◀️
📺: https://t.co/hTF7O4whRq pic.twitter.com/nL9i4hJzBR
Jonathan Cannon had a terrific outing, giving up just the Masey HR. His final line: 7.0 IP, 1 H 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K. In the top of the 8th inning, Cannon was replaced by Fraser Ellard, making his first MLB appearance.
It didn’t go great.
Ellard issued a leadoff walk to Maikel Garcia, who took second on a wild pitch. Hampson flew out, but a 4-pitch walk to Freddy Fermin was enough for Pedro Grifol to pull the rookie after just 3 batters and bring in Justin Anderson to gas the fire.
With men on first and third and only 1 out, Bobby Witt Jr. hit a bloop single to center, scoring Garcia and moving Fermin to second.
Bobby comes through to tie the game.
— Bally Sports Kansas City (@BallySportsKC) July 31, 2024
📺: Bally Sports | 📱: Bally Sports app pic.twitter.com/5NKMNykXIJ
Vinnie Pasquantino then laced a single down the left field line. He’d be tagged out at second, but the 2 runs would score, giving KC a 4-2 lead.
9 goes down the line to score two! 🤌 pic.twitter.com/v0wFtBWKsz
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) July 31, 2024
The Sox would threaten again in the 8th. After singles by Nicky Lopez and Luis Robert Jr. (sandwiched around another strikeout by Vargas), Andrew Vaughn grounded out to second, bringing in another run, making it 4-3 Royals.
How low can they go? Can the White Sox reach an MLB record 20-game losing streak? Tune in to find out!
Another historic womp-womp:
FINAL: Royals 4, #WhiteSox 3
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) July 31, 2024
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Race to the Bottom
White Sox Record: 27-83
White Sox Season Record Pace: 40-122 (.246)
Modern 162-Game Record (2003 Tigers, 43-119, .265): -3 Games
Modern Record in 162-Game Season (1962 Mets, 40-120, .250): -1
Most White Sox Losses (1970, 106): -16 Games
Worst White Sox Record (1932, 52-109-1, .323): -12.5 Games
Worst American League Record (1916 A’s, 38-124, .235): +2 Games
Up Next
Starting Friday, the White Sox take on the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis. The Sox are 1-9 against the Twins on the season.
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