The Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox are experiencing significant struggles in the early 2024 MLB season. The Astros, with a record of 7-19 and a run differential of -34, have been swept four times and are facing their worst start since 2013. They have also been ineffective with runners in scoring position, going 9-for-52 in their recent losses. Meanwhile, the White Sox have fallen to a 3-22 record, marked by a recent 0-7 road trip and a series of losses that included being outscored 49-18. Their run differential stands at -85, with minimal offensive highlights including home runs by Kevin Pillar and Korey Lee. Both teams are grappling with issues in performance, with the Astros struggling to score runs and the White Sox suffering from both a lack of offense and ineffective pitching.
The Houston Astros lost again today, dropping them to 7-19, three games behind the lowly Oakland A’s Maybe it’s time to start wondering what it would be like if the Astros don’t win the division https://t.co/xSbAPMTP16
Houston Astros insider: A 7-19 start is a 'slap in the face' and a 'gut check' https://t.co/0ppP7UKFsk
"It's like a slap in the face." "It's gut-check time." "We never ever would just fold." The Astros grapple with a 7-19 start after being swept for the fourth time in 2024. https://t.co/iXagrooWuD
"It's like a slap in the face." "It's gut-check time." "We never ever would just fold." The Astros grapple with a 7-19 start after being swept four the fourth time in 2024. https://t.co/3GcJmvq36O
Astros are now 7-19. Earlier, @JuliaMorales talked about what needs to change to get Houston back on track. https://t.co/Gb8pWd5VWC
Astros are now 8-18. Earlier, @JuliaMorales talked about what needs to change to get Houston back on track. https://t.co/Gb8pWd5VWC
Astros not worried despite brutal start to season https://t.co/dHp4wlneh8 https://t.co/Ffwg3G3NTq
The Astros and Rockies are both 7-19 heading into the Mexico City Series.
The Chicago White Sox began a seven-game trip by going without a hit until the seventh inning on April 19 in Philadelphia. They wrapped it up Thursday with the Minnesota Twins hitting back-to-back home runs twice. https://t.co/DMragFG9Dh
Dubón: Astros' dreadful start 'a slap in the face' https://t.co/fpnfDFqcFN
With Cleveland's win today, the White Sox are 15 games out of first in the AL Central. They are 2-15 vs. the AL Central and 1-7 vs. the NL. The White Sox are 3-20 vs. the AL Central dating back to 9/12/23 and 10-33 dating back to 7/21/23.
Cubs just finished a sweep of Houston. The bottom of the MLB standings: White Sox: 3-22 Marlins: 6-20 Rockies: 6-19 Astros: 7-19 A's: 9-16 Bottom 5 by run differential: White Sox: -85 Rockies: -57 Marlins: -47 A's: -40 Astros: -36 Houston is in trouble. And it's not yet May.
so, uh, the Houston Astros are 7-19 https://t.co/COL5tJuZTb
If the Astros make the playoffs this year they will tie the 2001 Oakland A’s as the team with the worst record through the season’s first 25 games to do so (7-18). They just blew another lead today. I took a deep dive into why they are so bad right now: https://t.co/W2C1d9wqYF https://t.co/WK43TYNcPY
White Sox drop to 3-22 as Julien hits 2 of Twins’ 5 homers in 6-3 win for 4-game sweep https://t.co/K4Ehln1sKf
*Updated* This is how the #WhiteSox have started their 2024 season L L L L - 4 losses in a row W L L L L L - 5 losses in a row W L L L L L L - 6 losses in a row W L L L L L L - 7 losses in a row #ungood https://t.co/60hI5xqS5m
Ballgame. Sox lose all four in Minnesota, the last by a 6-3 score. Sox pitchers gave up five homers. They go 0-7 and get outscored 49-18 on a road trip through Philly and Minny. They’re 3-22.
Sox lose 6-3 https://t.co/AiGEBV1jNw
A single, a walk and a hit by pitch pack the sacks for the Sox with one out in the top of the ninth. Eloy Jiménez to the plate as the tying run. Twins make a pitching change.
Steven Wilson gives up two homers in the eighth. Twins are up 6-2. Five long balls for the Twinkies. Sox looking at an 0-7 road trip and 3-22 start to the season, barring a crooked number rally in the ninth.
Eloy Jiménez and Robbie Grossman with a single and a walk to put the first two on in the eighth. But Andrew Vaughn and a pinch-hitting Andrew Benintendi struck out ahead of Paul DeJong’s inning-ending ground out. Sox still down 4-2 late.
Eloy single, Robbie Grossman walk. Two on for Andrew Vaughn, nobody out in the 8th.
Astros have lost ·seven of their last eight games, averaging 2.6 runs per game in that stretch. They are 9-for-52 with RISP in the seven losses in that span.
Astros' -34 run differential is fifth-worst in MLB.
Only the White Sox (3-21), Marlins (6-20), and Rockies (6-19) have a worse record than the Astros this season (7-18).
A single and a double in 2 plate appearances for Andrew Vaughn.
BTFTD-the @whitesox entered the day on a 6 game losing streak, having gone 1-9 in their last 10. They are 3-21 on the season and have been outscored by 82 runs. Those numbers are nearly impossible to accumulate. The season is 162 games long, we are 24 games deep. Send help plz.
The White Sox have a 1-0 lead on Pillar's sac fly with sacks fulla. Eloy Jimenez slides in with the run, Grossman to third.
Eloy Jiménez, Robbie Grossman and Andrew Vaughn loaded the bases with a walk and two singles. Kevin Pillar turns it into a run with a sacrifice fly. Sox up 1-0 in the second inning.
Bases loaded, nobody out for the White Sox in the second: Eloy walk, Grossman single, Vaughn single.
Sox go down 1-2-3 with a pair of strikeouts in the first. They’re playing ball in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
The White Sox are now 3-21 this season 😳 Chicago is +140 to have the fewest wins in MLB this season @DKSportsbook 👀 https://t.co/zdS7dkLRYY
Sox (3-21) at Twins, 12:10 Nicky Lopez 2B Danny Mendick 3B Gavin Sheets RF Eloy Jiménez DH Robbie Grossman LF Andrew Vaughn 1B Kevin Pillar CF Paul DeJong SS Korey Lee C Michael Soroka P
Houston Astros (7-18, fifth in the AL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (15-9, second in the NL Central) https://t.co/Mf3qVm7A3H
Houston Astros insider: Familiar formula extends franchise's worst start since 2013 https://t.co/Pnred0srP6
Twins 6, White Sox 3 Sox are 3-21 after losing their sixth in a row on trip that began in Philadelphia. They had four hits tonight, including HR by Lee, Pillar. Garrett Crochet is 1-4, 6.37.
FINAL: Twins 6, #WhiteSox 3
Ballgame. Sox lose 6-3. The four runs the Twins scored off Garrett Crochet in the second inning were enough, even though the Sox got within a run at one point. An inefficient evening from Crochet had him out of the game one batter into the fifth inning. They’re 3-21.
White Sox lose to the Twins, 6-3 Not much offense again besides Kevin Pillar and Korey Lee solo shots. But the Sox planned on good pitching and defense making them competitive this year, and have yet to allow less than six runs in any game of this winless road trip Sox are 3-21
Sox sent Garrett Crochet back out to start the bottom of the fifth after he racked up 85 pitches in four innings. His second pitch of the inning is smacked for a leadoff double. He’s lifted as the Sox try to stay within a run.
Garrett Crochet at 85 pitches after four innings. He had one walk in his first three starts. He’s got seven in his last three. Six strikeouts tonight.
Garrett Crochet is down four runs and north of 50 pitches after two innings.
Twins take a 4-0 lead against White Sox and Garrett Crochet. Willi Castro with a three-run homer.
Garrett Crochet walked the leadoff man in the bottom of the second, and a double put two RISPs. A single that dropped in front of Gavin Sheets was enough to get a run home. Sox down 1-0.
Lefty Tyler Anderson got out of a jam in the fifth. It took him 105 pitches to get through five innings. He walked four and gave up four hits. #Angels down 2-0.
Tyler Anderson has three walks and hit a batter so far in 2 1/3 innings. He also allowed a homer to Gunnar Henderson. Has been much better with control so far this year, but it's been a wild start today. 55 pitches — 27 balls.
Tyler Anderson fanned Jordan Westburg, a .333 hitter with RISP and the O's stranded 2 in the first. Now Dean Kremer to the mound.
The White Sox are currently 3-20 😬 Anyone bet them yet to finish with the fewest wins in baseball @DKSportsbook? 👀 https://t.co/L0KnBgbjUI
The Houston Astros are trying to work their way out of an early chasm, but some familiar issues plagued them in Tuesday's series-opening loss to the Cubs. https://t.co/57GWWb8Q1q
The White Sox rankings early this season: wRC+ 64 (last among 30 teams) Homers 12 (last) BsR (Fangraphs' baserunning metric) -2.4 (27th) ERA 5.14 (28th) Homers allowed 32 (28th) Defensive Runs Saved -13 (28th)
Houston Astros (7-17, fifth in the AL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (14-9, second in the NL Central) https://t.co/1RomxgUD4J
Houston Astros insider: As early losses mount, squad still 'trying to click as a team' https://t.co/Z9ZoMbETTC