White Sox beat playoff-bound Tigers 4-0, stay at 121 losses going into finale

DETROIT (AP) — Sean Burke pitched two-hit ball over five innings, Andrew Benintendi tied his career high with his 20th homer and the Chicago White Sox beat the playoff-bound Detroit Tigers 4-0 on Saturday to stay at 121 losses going into their season finale. Making his fourth big...

Rookie Paul Skenes finishes 11-3 with 1.96 ERA, retires 6 straight batters in Yankee Stadium debut

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes knew his time on the mound at Yankee Stadium was going to be brief, so he savored all 23 pitches, especially encounters with New York stars Juan Soto and Aaron Judge that resulted in strikeouts. “It's cool,” Skenes said after ending an impressive...

Tigers clinch AL wild card with 4-1 win over White Sox, ending decade-long postseason drought

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers, the hottest team in baseball the last several weeks, earned an American League wild card berth Friday night to end a decade-long postseason drought. “This team is pretty dangerous,” Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said....

Tigers clinch AL wild card, ending playoff drought with 4-1 win over record-breaking White Sox

DETROIT (AP) — Riley Greene hit an RBI double and the Detroit Tigers scored two runs on wild pitches in a 4-1 win over the record-breaking Chicago White Sox on Friday night, clinching a spot in the playoffs for the first time in a decade. “Belief is a big thing,” Greene said....

White Sox lose post-1900s, majors-record 121st game, falling 4-1 to Tigers

DETROIT (AP) — The Chicago White Sox lost their post-1900s, major league-record 121st game Friday night, falling 4-1 to the Detroit Tigers. The White Sox broke the mark of 120 set by the New York Mets in 1962 in their first season. The Cleveland Spiders hold the overall record,...

Chicago White Sox set the modern major league record for losses in a season with 121

Angels shortstop Zach Neto departs with right shoulder injury

CHICAGO (AP) — Angels shortstop Zach Neto left Thursday's 7-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox because of right shoulder irritation. Neto got hurt when he tried to take second on a pitch in the dirt in the fourth inning. He was aboard on a one-out infield single. The...

White Sox stay at 120 losses as Flexen shines in 7-0 victory over Angels

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox averted a record-breaking loss for the third straight day, beating the Los Angeles Angels 7-0 on Thursday behind Chris Flexen's sharp pitching performance. Chicago improved to 39-120 with its three-game sweep of Los Angeles. It has been tied...

White Sox remain at 120 losses as Benintendi singles in 10th for 4-3 win over Angels

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox avoided a record-breaking 121st loss for the second straight game, beating the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Wednesday night on Andrew Benintendi’s 10th-inning single. Chicago is tied with the 1962 New York Mets for the modern major league record...

Meadows and Torkelson homer as the Tigers move closer to the postseason with a 7-1 win over the Rays

DETROIT (AP) — Parker Meadows and Spencer Torkelson homered, and the Detroit Tigers strengthened their bid for an AL wild card with a 7-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night. Detroit moved 10 games over .500 with its fourth consecutive victory. It is tied with Kansas...