Just 10 teams and none since 1962 have started as badly as the 2024 White Sox, 102 games into this endless, merciless season. On one hand, the White Sox blew past their season average of two runs in this one (THREE), but flip side, 17 Ks in 10 innings, as Luis Robert Jr., Andrew Benintendi and Gavin Sheets pocketed three apiece. In fact, the first five hitters in the order — you know, the “good ones,” combined for 14 whiffs.
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It wasn’t the game-winner for the Rangers, but the game-tier.