The White Sox go 36-126, setting a franchise record for most losses in a season

The Chicago White Sox started September with another embarrassing loss: 107 losses, setting a franchise single-season record. The White Sox lost their 10th consecutive game on Sunday, this one to the New York Mets by a 2-0 final (box score). They are now 31-107 on the year, and that loss total surpasses the 1970 club’s 56-106 – it should be noted that the White Sox entered September with 86 losses.

“There’s a lot of things going against us,” White Sox interim manager Grady Sizemore told reporters on Saturday. “We need that break to get morale up in the clubhouse.”

The White Sox, who have gone 4-36 since the All-Star Game, are on pace to go 36-126 this year. The modern Major League Baseball record for losses is 120, belonging to the 1962 expansion Mets. Only two other teams in recent times have reached 115 losses in a season — the 2018 Baltimore Orioles and the 2003 Detroit Tigers. Even if the White Sox play .500 in their remaining 24 games — something they are unlikely to do — they will finish the year with 119 losses.

Sunday’s loss marked the third time this season the White Sox have lost at least 10 consecutive games. They lost 21 games in a row earlier this summer and suffered a 14-game losing streak before that.

It’s possible that the White Sox’ losing streak continues to grow in the coming week. They’ll play their next six games on the road (three against the Baltimore Orioles, three against the Boston Red Sox) and then return home for a three-game set against the Cleveland Guardians. That means they’ll play nine games in a row before playing another losing team.