The Chicago White Sox are closing in on 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 36-118 — two shy of tying the mark. The 118 losses are a franchise record.
Latest loss: 3-2 (10 inn.) to the San Diego Padres
The White Sox were one strike from being shut out for the 20th time this season Friday night against the Padres in San Diego.
But Lenyn Sosa hit a 3-2 pitch from Padres closer Robert Suarez over the left-field wall for a two-run home run, tying the game at 2. Sosa’s nine-pitch at-bat followed a two-out walk to Gavin Sheets in another nine-pitch at-bat against Suarez.
The Sox had a chance to take the lead in the top of the 10th with a runner on third and one out, but Bryan Ramos was thrown out at the plate while trying to score on a Dominic Fletcher grounder to second.
Fernando Tatis Jr. then led off the bottom of the inning with a double to right-center, scoring automatic runner Brandon Lockridge from second with the winning run to hand the Sox their 118th loss.
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Remaining schedule
- Saturday: at San Diego Padres, 7:40 p.m. (NBCSCH)
- Sunday: at San Diego Padres, 3:10 p.m. (NBCSCH)
- 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 Saturday snapped their stretch of 16 consecutive home losses, which also was a franchise record.
Sources: Tribune reporting; Baseball Reference