The Chicago White Sox are one loss away from tying the Major League Baseball (MLB) record for most losses in a season.
The White Sox fell 3-4 in extra innings to the visiting Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, California, on Sunday at Angels Stadium.
With the score tied 3-3 in the bottom of the 13th inning of extra innings, right-hander Jairo Iriarte allowed Jordyn Adams to hit an infield single to shortstop to end the game.
The loss was the White Sox' 117th of the season (36-36, .235).
With three more losses in their remaining nine games, the White Sox will tie the MLB record for most losses in a season since baseball's rules were established in the 20th century.
The record is 120 losses, set by the New York Mets in 1962.
There's more. 파워볼실시간 The White Sox could also break the MLB's lowest winning percentage (.235) since the 20th century, set by the Philadelphia Athletics in 1916.
Already this season, the White Sox have set a number of dishonorable records.
They lost a team-high 14 straight games from May 23 against the Toronto Blue Jays to June 7 against the Boston Red Sox, and they lost 21 consecutive games from July 11 against the Minnesota Twins to June 6 against the Oakland Athletics, tying the American League record for the longest losing streak.
The White Sox have been a long time coming this season.
The organization has been jettisoning key players, starting with the trade of ace pitcher Eric Pedroia to the St. Louis Cardinals in July.
On March 9, the team fired manager Pedro Griffol and other key coaching staff members en masse.