How many more losses do the Chicago White Sox need to break the modern-day record?

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The Chicago White Sox have matching the 1962 New York Mets for the most losses in modern-day MLB history.

The ’62 expansion Mets went 40-120 in their first season. The Sox are 36-120 and tied the mark Sunday in San Diego. The 120 losses are a franchise record. There are six games remaining in the regular season following a Sox off day Monday.

 

Latest loss: 4-2 to the San Diego Padres

The 1962 New York Mets are no longer the sole standard for Major League Baseball futility after the Chicago White Sox lost their 120th game Sunday 4-2 to the San Diego Padres.

A sellout crowd of 45,197 at Petco Park witnessed the Padres stage an eighth-inning rally Sunday.

Fernando Tatis Jr. had a home run to help complete the Padres’ three-game sweep. It’s the 24th time the Sox have been swept this season.

The Sox went 1-5 on the road trip that included two extra-inning losses.

 

Remaining schedule

  • Tuesday: vs. Los Angeles Angels, 6:40 p.m., NBCSCH
  • Wednesday: vs. Los Angeles Angels, 6:40 p.m., NBCSCH
  • Thursday: vs. Los Angeles Angels, 1:10 p.m., NBCSCH
  • Friday: at Detroit Tigers, 5:40 p.m., NBCSCH
  • Sept. 28: at Detroit Tigers, 12:10 p.m., NBCSCH
  • Sept. 29: at Detroit Tigers, 2:10 p.m., NBCSCH

Notable streaks this season

The Sox had three double-digit losing streaks — 14 games from May 22-June 6, an AL record-tying 21 straight from July 10-Aug. 5 and 12 consecutive from Aug. 23-Sept. 3.

Their skid of 20 straight series losses ended Sunday after back-to-back wins over the Oakland Athletics. Those two victories also broke a streak of not having won consecutive games since a stretch of three straight victories June 27-29.

The Sox on Sept. 14 snapped their stretch of 16 consecutive home losses, which also was a franchise record.

Sources: Tribune reporting; Baseball Reference

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