CHICAGO -- Entering Tuesday's series opener against the Tigers, the White Sox rank last in the American League in runs scored (70), runs per game (3.18), home runs (12) and stolen bases (four). They rank 13th in on-base percentage (.296), 14th in slugging percentage (.341) and ninth in average (.242). They also have a 1-13 record when scoring three runs or less and have scored two runs or less in 11 of their 22 games.
It's a remarkable run of team-wide struggles that combined with the Major League's second-worst starting pitchers' ERA, has produced the 8-14 start. With the proven players on this roster, it's also a disastrous stretch that should level out at some point.