White Sox fall, 4-2, in Bronx, but, you know, at least they scored?
[In response to the White Sox activating an alleged spousal and child abuser, serial philanderer and domestic abandoner, and demonstrably horrific and selfish teammate, we present a limited recap that steers around direct details of his performance. South Side Sox and our inspiration in this effort, Chrystal O’Keefe, are making a donation to Prevent Child Abuse America each time we must endure one of these starts. — South Side Sox staff]
The Corey Julks Era in Chicago got off to a flat start on Friday, as the White Sox lost to the New York Yankees, 4-2, in a listless game in the Bronx.
The Yankees never trailed in the contest, as the road to certain defeat began with the third New York batter of the game:
For Chicago, this one had a little bit of everything: poor contact hitting, bad baserunning, pointless starting pitching, questionable defense, terrible announcing. We can get a few White Sox off of the hook, however, as Zach Remillard, Andrew Vaughn and Tommy Pham didn’t embarrass themselves too badly in Gotham.
In the third frame, Remillard wormed his way to second base on an error, stole third and came home on a Vaughn safety to tie the game, 1-1:
In the eighth, Pham doubled (his third hit of the game) and, once more, “RBI machine” Vaughn plated a run, cutting the lead in half, to 4-2:
The single came off of Ian Hamilton, who needed to leave the White Sox system in order to establish a successful relief career with New York.
That was about it, friends. No Eloy homers in the rain or Liam saves coming back from cancer. Just a lackluster loss, as subdued as Pedro Grifol’s postgame comments. Simply put, there is zero fight in the White Sox, and the one player truly swinging dangerously, Pham, will be shipped to Tampa or New York or Anaheim as soon as the White Sox find another Corey Julks to take his spot.
The White Sox are now a half-game from the bottom of all baseball.
It’s a quick turnaround, to an afternoon tilt on Saturday. We’ll see you then, maybe?
White Sox 2024 Record 14-31, second-worst 45-game start in White Sox history (1⁄2 game behind the 1948 White Sox) and tied for the 64th-worst start in MLB history
White Sox 2024 Run Differential -89, tied for the 41st-worst 45-game start in MLB history
White Sox 2024 Season Record Pace 50-112 (.311)
Race to the Worst “Modern” 162-Game Record (2003 Tigers, 43-119) 7 games behind
Race to the Worst “Modern” Record in a 162-Game Season (1962 Mets, 40-120) 9 games behind
Race to the Most White Sox Losses (1970, 106) 6 games ahead
Race to the Worst White Sox Record (1932, 52-109-1*) 1 1⁄2 games ahead
Race to the Worst American League Record (1916 A’s, 38-124*) 12 games behind
*record adjusted to a 162-game season
