{"id":98448,"date":"2025-09-25T11:50:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=98448"},"modified":"2025-09-25T11:50:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:50:28","slug":"a-number-you-dont-want-to-get-to-chicago-white-sox-reach-100-losses-for-the-3rd-consecutive-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=98448","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A number you don\u2019t want to get to\u2019: Chicago White Sox reach 100 losses for the 3rd consecutive season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW YORK \u2014 Jonathan Cannon made his return to the Chicago White Sox in a tough spot, replacing opener Fraser Ellard with the bases loaded and two outs in the first inning of Wednesday\u2019s game against the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n

Cannon struck out Paul Goldschmidt to escape without allowing a run.<\/p>\n

The second inning wasn\u2019t as successful. Cannon surrendered a three-run home run to Aaron Judge, the 50th of the season for the slugger, and the Yankees went on to defeat the Sox 8-1 in front of 37,751 at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees hit three home runs on Wednesday, including a second by Judge.<\/p>\n

While the Sox have made progress after suffering a modern-day major-league record 121 defeats last year, they couldn\u2019t avoid a third consecutive 100-loss season in 2025. They reached the 100-loss mark Wednesday, falling to 58-100 with four games remaining.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the seventh time in franchise history the Sox have lost at least 100 games in a season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a number you don\u2019t want to get to,\u201d Cannon said. \u201cBut I think there\u2019s so many positives (this year). When you look around the locker room, look at all the guys here, guys that have had success here throughout the year, I think it\u2019s very exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sox held a 1-0 lead on Wednesday when Miguel Vargas scored on a sacrifice fly to center by Lenyn Sosa in the second inning. But the Yankees jumped ahead with the three-run home run by Judge with two outs in the bottom of the second.<\/p>\n

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Chicago White Sox general manager Chris Getz answers questions during a press conference before the Sox game against the Baltimore Orioles at Rate Field on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s the best hitter in the game for a reason,\u201d Cannon said. \u201cJust a really good player. Made a bad pitch to him over the plate, and he punished me for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Yankees added two more runs in the third.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Cannon did a) really nice job against Goldschmidt to get us out of that (first) inning in a tough spot, that was huge,\u201d Sox manager Will Venable said. \u201cJust some pitches he left over the plate, obviously a lot of hard contact there over the next two innings. But (Cannon) did a nice job settling down and was pitching to the edges. Throwing strikes and did a nice job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cannon allowed five runs on six hits with six strikeouts and one walk in 4 1\/3 relief innings.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a frustrating second half for me, but I think that I made some big strides forward with the stuff, and a lot of positives to take away and bring in, if I have another outing this year or into the offseason, to build on into spring training next year,\u201d Cannon said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe stuff was probably as sharp as it\u2019s been in a while. Obviously, made a mistake to the best hitter in the game and he punished me for it. But other than that, I thought the change(up) was really good. I thought the sweeper was good, the fastball velo was up. So I think a lot of positives. Obviously, would like to not give up the runs, but I think a lot of good building blocks going into the offseason.\u201d<\/p>\n

The right-hander rejoined the club after being recalled from Triple-A Charlotte earlier Wednesday. The Sox initially sent Cannon to Triple A on Aug. 8, recalled him on Sept. 4 and then optioned him again the next day. He is 4-10 with a 5.87 ERA in 21 outings (17 starts) for the Sox this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s huge,\u201d Cannon said of having the opportunity to return. \u201cEspecially with the Triple-A season coming to an end and not being sure if I was going to get a chance to come back up. Just be able to come up and prove to myself that I could still get outs at this level. It was definitely a confidence boost today, even with the runs, I thought. There were a lot of positives to take away from it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tyler Alexander followed with two scoreless innings, but the Yankees scored three in the eighth against Cam Booser with back-to-back home runs by Trent Grisham (two-run) and Judge.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if you can put it into words,\u201d Venable said of Judge\u2019s impact. \u201cObviously the on-field performance. I know he\u2019s a leader in the clubhouse. Just makes a huge impact on the organization. Obviously what he does at the plate is special, any mistake you make he makes you pay for it. And you saw that tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Sox couldn\u2019t get much going against Yankees starter Max Fried. The lefty allowed one run on four hits with seven strikeouts and two walks in seven innings.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust great stuff and put it exactly where he wanted to,\u201d Venable said. \u201cHe was mixing it up, really did whatever he wanted to us. And it was just a really tough assignment tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

An assignment that led to the wrong type of 100 for the Sox.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think with 100 losses it\u2019s definitely easy to see this season as a failure, but I think we have a ton of building blocks, a ton of positives to take away in the offseason,\u201d Cannon said. \u201cAnd look to definitely take a huge step forward next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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