Shane Smith give up one hit in six innings as White Sox rout Nationals, 8-0 | National Sports

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shane Smith took a perfect game into the sixth inning, Brooks Baldwin homered and drove in three, and the Chicago White Sox limited the Washington Nationals to one hit in a 8-0 rout on Sunday in the season finale for both last-place teams.

Miguel Vargas and Dominic Fletcher also homered for the White Sox, who concluded their first season under Will Venable at 60-102. It was a 19-game improvement after the franchise went 41-121 in 2024 to set the modern record for single-season losses.

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