Nobody would call the Yankees an unstoppable force, but they certainly ran into an immovable object on Monday night.

The result? Helping the White Sox in their quest to avoid infamy.

A blowout may have been expected in a game pitting the team that came into the night tied for the best record in baseball against the team that had the majors’ worst record (by 16 games) and was trying to avoid company with the 120-loss, 1962 Mets.

However, it was the White Sox who were abusing the Yankees, humiliating them 12-2 at Guaranteed Rate Field in front of 22,815 fans.

With runners in scoring position going 2-for-18 and 16 players left on base, the Yankees (70–50) blew numerous early opportunities to score runs, but the White Sox (29–91) hammered out 18 hits for a season-high 12 runs.

“Yes, they’re among the worst teams, if you want to put it that way, but these guys are still big leaguers,” declared Alex Verdugo, who, with two on and no outs in the fourth inning, spoilt any chance of a comeback. They are still capable of having good days. All we need to do is improve upon our performance in scoring those runs that we have on base. Take a quick stomp on them. We gave them some momentum today when they managed to get out of those sticky situations, and they took off.

Luis Gil struggled with his execution and gave up four runs in four innings, using 98 pitches to record 12 outs (on a night when the bullpen was already thin).

Later, the White Sox gave their supporters a rare evening to remember when they scored seven runs off Enyel De Los Santos in the seventh inning, blowing the game wide open.

Manager Aaron Boone stated, “Every time you lose is a missed opportunity—we’re playing for a lot every freakin’ day.” Thus, it is awful to lose. Really nice, and a rush of victory. You turn the page, though, in either case. In the end, they deserve all the credit since everything they did tonight was successful. I believed that we played hard. We simply were unable to stop them, hit the ball outside the park, or punch through.

Injuries to insults, Jazz Chisholm Jr. left the game in the seventh inning after taking a diving headfirst into home plate during what was arguably the night’s Yankees highlight. He sustained a left elbow injury.

Chisholm is scheduled for an MRI on Tuesday.

The White Sox rookie left-hander Ky Bush, the most recent southpaw to restrict Boone’s offence, presented the Yankees with the majority of their best opportunities early on.