Things were looking good for the White Sox as they tried to snap their franchise-record fourteen game losing streak last night, as they carried a 5-2 lead into the 8th inning.  Two solo shots and a grand slam later, the Royals led 8-5 and, for the second time this season, the White Sox had set a new franchise record for futility with their fifteenth consecutive loss in a single season.  They also tied the overall franchise record, set across the 1967 and 1968 seasons.

Thanks to off days and the All-Star break, it has been 20 calendar days since the White Sox have won a game.  They are now 3-20 in the month of July and 27-82 on the season, guaranteeing them a losing season.  On July 29th.