The Chicago White Sox made historical past in 2024 with the worst season in baseball’s fashionable period. Chicago set a brand new normal for futility with a record-breaking 121-loss season. The staff completed the embarrassing marketing campaign with simply 41 wins.
Whereas it’s solely the start of August, the White Sox have already topped their win complete from final yr. Chicago notched win No. 42 of the season on Saturday. And it solely took them 111 video games, per Talkin’ Baseball.
That’s nonetheless not good. But it surely’s not as dangerous because it had been. At the moment final yr the White Sox had been an MLB-worst 27-85. Now, with the pope on their facet, Chicago has the second-worst file in baseball at 42-69.
Aaron Civale lifts White Sox with one other sterling begin
Chicago picked up its forty second win of the season with a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. White Sox starter Aaron Civale dominated Los Angeles. The seventh-year veteran shut out the Angels over 6 1/3 innings, permitting only one hit and two walks whereas racking up eight strikeouts.
The White Sox’s bullpen completed the job, blanking LA over the ultimate 2 2/3 innings and finishing the one-hitter.
Civale has been masterful over his final three begins. He prolonged his scoreless streak to 17 1/3 innings whereas notching 20 strikeouts and permitting simply 10 base runners. The 30-year-old righty has a 0.578 WHIP and 0 earned runs within the three-start stretch.
It’s been an odd season for Civale to this point. He requested a commerce from the Milwaukee Brewers after the staff bumped him from the rotation in favor of rookie All-Star Jacob Misiorowski. Milwaukee shipped Civale to the White Sox in June and Chicago deliberate to maneuver him once more on the commerce deadline.
Whereas the White Sox had been as soon as once more sellers this season, buying and selling beginning pitcher Adrian Houser to the Rays and outfielder Austin Slater to the Yankees, the staff held onto Civale. And he rewarded Chicago together with his greatest begin of the yr on Saturday. He’s now 3-6 with a 3.99 ERA and 1.26 WHIP in 14 complete outings in 2025.
The White Sox additionally held onto Luis Robert Jr., regardless of their greatest efforts to maneuver him on the deadline. It’s been one other down season for Chicago’s middle fielder. However he scored the one run in Saturday’s matchup towards the Angels. After getting on base and stealing second, Robert scored on Kyle Teel’s RBI single within the second inning. It was the one run of the sport.