By EFE
Sep 28, 2024, 12:57 PM EDT
Chicago White Sox They lost this Friday 4-1 against the Tigers and won the new record for losses in a season in the history of Major League Baseball.
The Chicago team He suffered his 121st defeat of the campaign with only 39 victoriesleaving behind the tie it had with the 1962 New York Mets, to keep the unseemly record.
The White Sox have had a losing record in every month during the season and after the All-Star break, which marks the second half of the campaign, They add just 12 wins and 50 losses.
This difficult journey led to the dismissal of Cuban leader Pedro Grifol, but nothing improved under the leadership of Grady Sizemore, who took his place.
The White Sox offense has been a disaster, with fewest hits among all teamswhich gives them the worst collective batting average (221) and last place in on-base percentage (.278), according to MLB data.
Furthermore, it is the only club that has not yet reached 500 runs scored (494) or RBIs (472) in the season and they barely have 130 home runs and 225 doubles.
Andrew Vaughn has been the main man in their lineup with a batting average of .246, with 19 homers and 69 RBIs.
The offensive work of the White Sox was also affected by the injuries of Cuban Luis Robert, who after a 2023 in which he hit 35 home runs, has not been able to play 100 games this year and has only hit 14 home runs; as well as that of also Cuban Yoan Moncada, who has played 12 games.
If your offense has been terrible, the pitching has also been close to that pointwith an earned run percentage allowed of 4.71the poorest in the American League and number 28 among the 30 teams in the Major Leagues.
The White Sox have only 20 saves in 57 opportunities, wasting 37 leads in the last inning, which would have given them the victory.
On the pitch, Garrett Crochet, who pitched four scoreless innings today, With a 6-12 record and 3.68 ERA, he has been the bright spot.
Before the start of the season, the White Sox let go of Dylan Cease, their mound ace; and they also lost Liam Hendriks. Chicago could not replace either of them.
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