Happy Monday, White Sox fans. On paper, a White Sox victory today was an easy prediction, as the Nationals are in a rough spot; last place in their division, with a four-year active losing record since taking the 2019 World Series title, and bleak prospects for the future. However, with the White Sox, you truly never know.
The South Siders hadn’t been to Nationals Park since 2019, which was the last time the Nationals weren’t a shameful baseball punchline. The White Sox, with monumentally deep issues of their own, came to Navy Yard 2-9 in the last 11 games against a now-funereal Nationals team, so expectations were low.