The Chicago White Sox tied the American League record with their 119th loss on Saturday night, when Xander Bogaerts and Elias Diaz each hit a two-run homer to help the San Diego Padres win 6-2 and move closer to a playoff spot.
The White Sox (36-119) matched the AL mark set by the 2003 Detroit Tigers, who finished 43-119. One more defeat for Chicago over its final seven games would equal the post-1900 record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets. Chicago is 9-48 since the All-Star break.
The 1899 Cleveland Spiders hold the major league record for losses at 20-134.
Chris Flexen (2-15) remained winless in his last 23 starts. The White Sox lost their 20th straight road series.
David Peralta also homered for San Diego (89-66), which maintained a two-game lead over Arizona for the top NL wild card.
