The road woes are very real for the Chicago White Sox in 2026. While the White Sox made history over the weekend by winning their 10th consecutive home series for the first time in franchise history, they’re currently riding a streak of seven straight road series losses.
Chicago hasn’t won a road series since the beginning of May, when they took two out of three games from the San Diego Padres.
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If the White Sox are going to continue their playoff push and make a run at the AL Central title in 2026, they’ll eventually need to start playing better baseball away from Rate Field. There’s no time like the present to break the curse.
The White Sox have a pivotal four-game series against the Cleveland Guardians later this week that could have major implications in the AL Central race. Chicago is currently tied with Cleveland but sits atop the division thanks to a 2-1 head-to-head advantage after the recent series between the two clubs at Rate Field. This four-game set in Cleveland not only gives the White Sox an opportunity to gain ground on the Guardians, but also to strengthen their advantage in the season series, which could prove crucial if the division comes down to a tiebreaker later this year.
Before the White Sox get to Cleveland, however, they’ll have to take care of business in Baltimore. And that’s a lot easier said than done.
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While the Orioles currently own a 39-46 record and appear to be a favorable matchup on paper, recent history suggests this is going to be a difficult week for the South Siders.
The White Sox have struggled mightily against the Orioles in recent years. They are just 1-15 in their last 16 games against Baltimore and haven’t won a series against the Orioles since July of 2021. Baltimore rolled into Chicago back in April and promptly swept the White Sox by scores of 2-1, 4-2, and 5-3.
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Sometimes there are teams that simply have your number. It can defy logic, but that’s been the case with the White Sox and Orioles over the last few years.
Sean Burke takes the mound for the White Sox on Monday, followed by Erick Fedde on Tuesday, and an unannounced starter on Wednesday.
We could soon see changes to Chicago’s starting rotation, with Noah Schultz wrapping up a rehab stint, David Sandlin showing promise in a recent spot start, and Mason Adams continuing to get stretched out in Triple-A after tossing 10 scoreless innings over his last two outings.
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Greater consistency from the pitching staff is likely the key to the White Sox snapping their recent skid against the Orioles and carrying momentum into Cleveland to close out the month of June.
