Things are looking quite ugly for the White Sox, who have dropped to 2-13, the worst 15-game start in their 124-year history. The Cincinnati Reds handed the White Sox an 11-4 loss in a Sunday afternoon game. It was a three-game sweep for the Reds, and the Sox recorded 14 hits in the series. Michael Soroka has now gone 0-2 on the season and surrendered five runs, five hits, and six walks in 4 and 2/3 innings. His ERA has now, unfortunately, increased to 6.98. Their poor start to the 2024 season is not how they’ve wanted to make headlines.
White Sox Continue to Struggle With Worst 15-Game Start
White Sox Look Lost
The White Sox were outscored and crushed 27-5 in the series against the Reds. The Sox were certainly not what you would call competitive, as there was no hustle in all three games. They could only record one run in the first game and were shut out on Saturday. Andrew Benintendi is only hitting .145 on the season, as he went one for eight. Andrew Vaughn‘s slow start has progressed as he went 1-for-12 with a walk. Those are two bats the White Sox need to rely on while Luis Robert Jr., Yoan Moncada, and Eloy Jimenez are all injured.
Unsurprisingly, the Sox are in last place in scoring runs and second to last in team batting average. If the White Sox want to put up any fight and competition, it means the pitching would have to be perfect. This was, without any hesitation, not seen in the series against the Reds. It’s bad enough when a starting pitcher gets blown up, but when the bullpen can’t help a lending hand either, it’s certainly frustrating.
Is There Any Hope for the White Sox?
Will manager Pedro Grifol survive this month? The White Sox team is facing foreseen struggles in many areas. Such as the defense making errors, the poor pitching, and the lack of runs being scored appear to be more than a challenge for this struggling team. It was predicted that the White Sox would not have a great season, but it was anticipated that there would be more of a competitive spark with this team, but it’s yet to be seen.
Losing is never fun, and no team, including the White Sox, can make losing look cool. The Chicago White Sox are now exactly .500 under owner Jerry Reinsdorf: 3,376-3,376. They were last at .500 on 6/13/91 (813-813). They peaked at +176 on 8/26/12 (2,599-2,423), and history is repeating itself. Wins, offense, and lucky breaks have not been a friend to the White Sox, and baseball history has shown that.
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