11.   Seattle ended a two-game losing streak and handed the slumping White Sox their sixth straight defeat.

12.   Seven straight defeats to open the year, matching the worst start in franchise history, and you stop being picky.

13.   Sixteen straight defeats to open a season the front office helped hatch that way.

14.   The doubts about the Lakers rose exponentially with a second straight defeat.

15.   The Knicks, after their eighth straight defeat Monday afternoon, could hardly muster one bright spot, as even DePaula in his loony state imagined.

16.   The Mets were staring at their fourth straight defeat.

17.   The Revolution capitalized on some ineffective defensive play by Tampa Bay, which suffered its seventh straight defeat.

18.   The Revolution experienced some chaotic times in the preseason, then began the regular season with six straight defeats.

19.   The Yankees can blame their bullpen for their fourth straight defeat.

20.   The Yankees lost their third game in a row and suffered their sixth straight defeat on the road.