For the second consecutive year, offense has been hard to come by for the White Sox. Through the first 23 games, they rank 28th in runs scored, averaging just a little over three per game.<\/p>\n
Fans entered the season with low expectations, but at this current rate, the team is on pace to have even worse offensive numbers than the 2024 squad that lost a MLB record 121 games. The 2024 White Sox owned a .221 batting average, .278 OBP, .340 slugging percentage, and .618 OPS. However, the 2025 White Sox have yet to clear that bar, with a .196 batting average, .270 OBP, .305 slugging percentage, and .575 OPS.<\/p>\n
Injuries have certainly taken a toll, with Andrew Benintendi, Korey Lee, Mike Tauchman, and Austin Slater all spending time on the injured list. However, the bigger issue lies with the players the White Sox expected to anchor the offense, who simply haven\u2019t delivered.<\/p>\n
Andrew Vaughn is batting just .145 with a .461 OPS, while Miguel Vargas is hitting .139 and striking out nearly 26% of the time. To make matters worse, Luis Robert Jr. has also gotten off to a cold start, hitting .151\u2014a number that, remarkably, still ranks second among qualified White Sox hitters.<\/p>\n
Tuesday night\u2019s 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins was yet another example of the White Sox\u2019s ongoing offensive woes. Entering the game ranked 29th in MLB in batting average with runners in scoring position, the South Siders did little to reverse that trend, going 0-for-8 with a sacrifice fly and leaving nine men on base. Most frustratingly, seven of those were stranded in scoring position.<\/p>\n
Despite their struggles, the White Sox still had a chance to steal the win. With two outs and the bases loaded, Andrew Benintendi ripped a ball into the gap off Twins closer Jhoan Duran. It looked like a game-tying hit off the bat, but Byron Buxton, a former Platinum Glove winner, had other plans. The Twins\u2019 center fielder raced it down with a full-extension catch to seal the win and crush the White Sox\u2019s hopes.<\/p>\n
Despite the loss, Benintendi was proud of the team\u2019s effort.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not over \u2018til it\u2019s over,\u201d Beintendi told reporters after the game. \u201cWhen you\u2019re facing a guy in the ninth down three, it\u2019s easy to kind of fold and just say, \u2018We\u2019ll get \u2018em tomorrow.\u2019 But we put ourselves in a position to tie it up, and we just didn\u2019t get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n
Staying competitive in games they seemingly have no business winning has become a recurring theme for the White Sox this season. Still, manager Will Venable remains optimistic, believing it\u2019s only a matter of time before the team starts capitalizing on more of those opportunities with runners on base.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese guys have been working incredibly hard and they\u2019ve put themselves in a good position to take good swings,\u201d Venable told reporters on Tuesday. \u201cIt\u2019s going to turn here. We\u2019ve got to keep continuing to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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