'Now I'm annoyed' CHW coach loses -1 to AL tie in 20 consecutive losses...Flexen's eight runs in one ⅔
Aug 05, 2024
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The Chicago White Sox have one loss left in the history of the American League (AL).
The White Sox lost 7-13 in an away game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota on the 5th (Korea time), losing 20 consecutive games.
The White Sox, who have marked 27 wins and 87 losses, are the last in the winning percentage of both leagues. If he fails to escape the current pace, he will suffer more than 123 losses this season. It could exceed the 120 losses of the New York Mets in 1962, the most in a season since 1900.
The record for the most consecutive losses in the Major League is 21 consecutive losses for the Baltimore Orioles in 1988, and 23 consecutive losses for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1961. Of course, the White Sox's 20th consecutive loss is the longest in the club's history. It remains to be seen whether there will be a disgraceful new record in the AL for the first time in 36 years.
White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said after the game, `We've lost 20 straight games to this day. It's painful and irritating.'"We have to find a way to leave behind the losing streak. I hope you can play on the field and work hard as a professional athlete," he bowed his head.
The White Sox, who have lost 20 games since the second game of the doubleheader against Minnesota on July 12, will continue their three consecutive away games at the Oakland Athletics and Oakland Coliseum from the 6th. Oakland (0.407) has the lowest winning percentage in the AL after the White Sox.
The White Sox starter on the day was Chris Flexen from KBO. But he couldn't avoid the pain of defeat either. He pitched just one ⅔ inning, giving up seven hits and three walks, and giving up eight runs (six earned runs). He lost 2 wins and 11 losses and an ERA of 5.53. Starting in the first inning, second baseman Brooks Baldwin's defensive error made him weak.
The White Sox, who lost their lead from the beginning with 0-8 as Flexen collapsed, chased from the middle to follow Andrew Benintendi's superior two-run homer in the top of the seventh inning, but failed to close the gap by allowing two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning.
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