The Chicago White Sox extended their team-record losing streak to 19, giving up Max Kepler’s tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning that lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 6-2 win on Saturday night.
Kepler, who entered in the fifth inning as a pinch hitter, hit his seventh home run of the season. The drive to right offChicago has been outscored 118-41 during its skid and has scored three or fewer runs in 14 of 15 games since the All-Star break. At 27-86, the White Sox are on pace to finish 39-123, which would be the most losses since the 1899 Cleveland Spiders of the National League went 20-134.
Chicago has not won since July 10. The White Sox have been outscored 81-38 in the eighth inning this year. won his third straight start, allowing two runs and two hits in seven innings. His last loss was to the White Sox on July 10.hit a tying RBI triple in the fifth and Brooks Baldwin made it 2-2 with his first big league homer in the sixth.Prior to Saturday’s game, the Twins honored Hall of Fame inductee Joe Mauer, the catcher who spent his entire 15-year career with his hometown team.
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