Jack Kochanowicz threw six innings of two-run ball and Kyren Paris hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning, helping the visiting Los Angeles Angels post a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.

The White Sox were 41-121 last season. The Cubs were 83-79. As incredibly terrible as one of those records was, it might not have been much more enjoyable of a season for fans of the barely-above-.500 team. It’s all relative, you know?

Two clubs in the AL Central — the Chicago White Sox (1-1) and the Minnesota Twins (0-2) — clash on Monday at 2:10 p.m. ET, at Rate Field.The Twins are favored (-160 on the moneyline to

In the leadoff spot for the first time this season, Nick Maton put the White Sox on the board with a home run off Angels' starter Jack Kochanowicz.

For so many, being here is closer to a ritual than a choice. It's not that they want to support their historically bad team. They need to.

Sean Burke pitched six sparkling innings and Will Venable got his first win as a big league manager, directing the Chicago White Sox to an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on opening day.

The White Sox record sits at .500 after their 1-0 loss to the Angels Saturday afternoon at Rate Field. Their overall play on the field, albeit based on the smallest of sample sizes, shows clear improvements beyond the 1-1 record,