White Sox Lose 20th Straight Game; Near AL, MLB Records for Longest Losing Streak

Joseph Zucker@@JosephZuckerFeatured Columnist IVAugust 4, 2024

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The team dropped its 20th straight game 13-7 to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. One more will put Chicago in the same company as the 1988 Baltimore Orioles.

The all-time modern MLB record is in striking distance as well. The Philadelphia Phillies suffered 23 defeats in a row in 1961.

Sunday’s contest was at least over early.

An error by second baseman Brooks Baldwin extended the first inning and allowed the Twins to put two runs on the board. Minnesota plated six more in the second to take a commanding 8-0 lead.

MLB @MLBRoyce Lewis takes one the opposite way to put the @Twins up 7… in the 2nd inning 😲 pic.twitter.com/k7YCH6QPko

The White Sox allowed their fans to turn their attention elsewhere to make the most of their Sunday afternoon.

If anybody on the South Side decided to catch the action elsewhere around MLB, then they might’ve seen Eloy Jiménez go 3-for-5 in the Baltimore Orioles’ 9-5 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Jiménez, whose exit at the trade deadline was celebrated by some, is enjoying his change of scenery.

MLB @MLBEloy Jiménez is now 4-for-6 to start his @Orioles career after this RBI 1B 😤 pic.twitter.com/heOTRKlc8V

The good news for Chicago is it heads to the West Coast for a three-game set with the 46-66 Oakland Athletics. Surely manager Pedro Grifol’s squad can take one of those three matchups and bring this seemingly endless losing streak to a close.