The Chicago White Sox are historically bad. But they stopped short of further infamy Tuesday night thanks to a 5-1 win over the Oakland A's.
The win snapped a 21-game losing streak that tied the 1988 Baltimore Orioles for the longest in American League history.
The loss ensures that the White Sox won't claim the record for their own. It also ensures that they won't match or surpass the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies, who hold the modern-day MLB record with a 23-game losing streak. They won't match them with this losing streak, at least.