White Sox could lose AL Central lead thanks to one major problem originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The 2026 season for the Chicago White Sox has been magical. They've gone from worst to first, and entering September, they sit 3.0 games up on the Cleveland Guardians for the AL Central lead.
Their odds of making the postseason are high, but there is still plenty of time before they can win the AL Central. That's especially the case due to a significant issue that has popped up this August.
As ESPN's David Schoenfield highlighted, the White Sox have a serious problem on their hands with their struggling starting rotation.
"The White Sox went 14-14 in August despite the rotation posting a 6.21 ERA; only the Athletics and Colorado Rockies had a worse rotation ERA in the month," Schoenfield writes.
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The 2026 season for the Chicago White Sox has been magical. They've gone from worst to first, and entering September, they sit 3.0 games up on the Cleveland Guardians for the AL Central lead.
Their odds of making the postseason are high, but there is still plenty of time before they can win the AL Central. That's especially the case due to a significant issue that has popped up this August.
As ESPN's David Schoenfield highlighted, the White Sox have a serious problem on their hands with their struggling starting rotation.
"The White Sox went 14-14 in August despite the rotation posting a 6.21 ERA; only the Athletics and Colorado Rockies had a worse rotation ERA in the month," Schoenfield writes.
#august #lead #source
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