White Sox sweep Angels in home finale, avoid record 121 loss

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CHICAGO -- It took a few days but the White Sox may have won over their fan base -- at least for the moment -- in their home finale after sweeping the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday and, in the process, avoiding a record 121st loss of the season.

The White Sox began the series on Tuesday to a cascade of boos as well as chants of "Sell the team" even after winning the first two games of the series. But fans came around in the finale, a 7-0 win, giving an ovation to starter Chris Flexen when he came off the mound, after tossing 6\u2153 shutout innings, then again after the final out.

"It was awesome, especially after the last couple of nights, hearing boos after winning a game,"…