Cannon Roughed Up In White Sox's 6-1 Loss to Guardians; Streak Reaches 8

Jonathan Cannon gave up six runs and the Chicago bats remained silent in a 6-1 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday. The White Sox have now lost eight games in a row and are 2-10 on the season.

Chicago's Jonathan Cannon took the loss on Thursday as the White Sox fell to the Cleveland Guardians 6-1. It was their eighth straight loss. / Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

The Chicago White Sox kept Cleveland hitters at bay the first two games of their series — and still didn't win. That didn't happen Thursday, and the White Sox got roughed up in the finale, losing 6-1. It was their eighth straight loss.

Starter Jonathan Cannon had a rough day, allowing six runs and seven hits in 5.1 innings. He is now 0-2 on the season.

The White Sox continue to struggle at the plate, getting just five hits in the loss. Their only run came in the first inning, when leadoff hitter Nick Maton singled, went to second on a groundout, third on a wild pitch and scored on a second wild pitch.

And that was is. The White Sox are hitting .199 as a team this season, and have scored only 16 runs during the eight-game losing streak. They are hitting just .167 with runners in scoring position (10-for-60) during the skid.

The White Sox return home on Friday to start a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox. Davis Martin is scheduled to start for Chicago. Game times are 6:40 p.m. CT on Friday, 3:10 p.m. CT on Saturday and 1:10 p.m. CT on Sunday.

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