Yankees pummeled by historically bad White Sox in embarrassing loss

CHICAGO — 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. 

But it was the White Sox doing the drubbing, handing the Yankees an embarrassing 12-2 loss in front of 22,815 at Guaranteed Rate Field. 

The Yankees (70-50) wasted plenty of prime chances early to do damage — on the way to going 2-for-18 with runners in scoring position and stranding 16 men on base — while the White Sox (29-91) pounded out 18 hits for a season-high 12 runs. 

“Yeah, they’re one of the worst teams, if you want to put it that way, but these guys are still big leaguers,” said Alex Verdugo, who sabotaged a potential rally in the fourth inning when he popped out on a bunt attempt with two on and no outs. “They can still have days where they’re clicking. … We just got to do a better job of coming out and cashing in those runs we had on base. Step on them early. With them getting out of those jams, we gave them a little bit of momentum and they ran with it today.”