ANAHEIM, CA — In their first year of existence, the 1962 New York Mets finished with a record of 40-120. This year, the Chicago White Sox, in their 123 years as a member of the American League, have a record of 35-115 with 12 games to go. Even if they get to 40 wins, they will have 102 losses, two more than that first-year Mets team. For the next three nights, fans will witness two teams that have not performed well in 2024. The Angels are 60-89 with 13 games left to play.
The White Sox began the first inning like a team that was 115-35 with back-to-back home runs by Andrew Benintendi and Andrew Vaughn. Benintendi’s was a 415-foot two-run shot to right field, followed by Vaughn’s 432-foot bomb to center field. And just like that, Chicago jumped off to a 3-0 lead before the cotton candy was ready at the concession stands.
Andrew & Andrew. BACK-TO-BACK! pic.twitter.com/OMzNxEnf3p
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) September 17, 2024
Angels starter Reid Detmers was not off to a good start, and it got worse in the second inning when he gave up a leadoff walk followed by two singles and a triple, making it a 6-0 lead for the SOX. By the end of the third inning, the White Sox sent 18 batters to the plate, accumulating seven hits, seven earned runs, and three home runs off of Detmers. The Angels finally got on the board with Eric Wagarman’s first major league home run and then a solo home run in the fourth by Charles Leblanc, making it 7-2 Sox after three innings.
ERIC WAGAMAN JUST DRILLED HIS 1ST BIG LEAGUE SHOTš„@Angels | #RepTheHalo pic.twitter.com/c0GXw1LEGe
— Bally Sports West (@BallySportWest) September 17, 2024
Detmers lasted 5.1 innings and threw 100 pitches, 63 for strikes. White Sox starter 24-year-old Jonathan Cannon went 6.2 innings, leaving with a line of three hits, four runs, four earned runs, two walks, seven strikeouts, and two home runs. He threw 100 pitches, 67 for strikes. The final score was 8-4, giving Chicago win number 36 against 115 losses. Both teams have struggled this year and are working to build on their young talent.
that's called a winning streak pic.twitter.com/3WmqVfge05
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) September 17, 2024
The announced crowd of 35,587 must have been watching from the TVs at the food courts because I did a head count from my seat and counted about 9,000 fans. That means that there were thousands of fans who paid for tickets and never showed up. That’s what happens when a team is struggling.
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