White Sox 5, A’s 1: They Can’t Even Lose Right
The only reason to watch the White Sox is over. | Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images
The White Sox have snapped their record-breaking losing streak, beating the A’s 5-1 and extiguishing any reason to watch the team play for the foreseeable future. In the end, they lost 21 games in a row, tying the AL record set by the 1988 Orioles and falling 2 games short of the 1961 Philies.
Jonathan Cannon took the mound for the Southsiders and didn’t have his best stuff, but it worked well enough against the hapless A’s. In the 1st inning, Cannon loaded the bases on a HBP, single, and a walk, but got out of the jam by inducing a flyout to Seth Brown.
In the bottom of the second, Cannon allowed a single to Zack Gelof and a walk, and escaped again when Lawrence Butler grounded into a doubleplay.
The Sox bats were fairly quiet until the 4th. Luis Robert Jr. singled to left and stole 2nd base, then Andrew Benintendi stepped in and touched ’em all.
Sox strike first! pic.twitter.com/O1ZrISmxCs
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) August 7, 2024
Oakland cut the lead in half on a Zack Gelof homer in the bottom half of the inning.
Zacky G crushed that ball 😤 pic.twitter.com/GB7RSpI81m
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 7, 2024
Oakland’s Ross Stripling ran into some trouble in the 6th. After a walk and a single to lead off the inning, Andrew Vaugn stepped in with one out and punched a single to right-center making it 3-1, Sox. That would be the end of Stripling’s day, as Michel Otañez came on in relief and closed out the inning – after a wild pitch brought home Brooks Baldwin for a 4-1 lead.
The Sox tacked on an insurance run in the 9th when Lenyn Sosa singled home Benintendi for the final score of 5-1.
Lenyn Sosa comes through! pic.twitter.com/NXd7riLQKg
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) August 7, 2024
We haven’t seen a White Sox final score tweet with a picture for awhile, so here ya go:
That's a #WhiteSox W❗️ pic.twitter.com/trDs97VSH4
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) August 7, 2024
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Road to the Recordbooks
White Sox Record: 28-88
White Sox Season Record Pace: 39-123 (.241)
Modern 162-Game Record (2003 Tigers, 43-119, .265): -4 Games
Modern Record in 162-Game Season (1962 Mets, 40-120, .250): -2 Games
Most White Sox Losses (1970, 106): -17 Games
Worst White Sox Record (1932, 52-109-1, .323): -13.5 Games
Worst American League Record (1916 A’s, 38-124, .235): +1 Game
Up Next
The Sox play the series finale in Oakland Wednesday afternoon and head home to play the Cubs at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday.
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