First Pitch: 4:05 PM ET / 1:05 PM PT
Venue: Sutter Health Park — West Sacramento, CA Weather: Outdoor temperature not listed, but Sacramento typically sits in the mid‑60s to low‑70s in mid‑April. (No official gameday weather provided in sources.)
Injury Report
Chicago White Sox
Prelander Berroa — 60‑Day IL (elbow)
Ky Bush — 60‑Day IL (elbow)
Kyle Teel — 10‑Day IL (hamstring)
Jonathan Cannon — 15‑Day IL (hip)
Chris Murphy — 15‑Day IL (elbow)
Brooks Baldwin — 60‑Day IL (elbow)
Austin Hays — 10‑Day IL (hamstring)
Mike Vasil — 60‑Day IL (elbow)
Drew Thorpe — 15‑Day IL (elbow)
Sacramento Athletics
Brent Rooker — 10‑Day IL (oblique)
Gunnar Hoglund — 60‑Day IL (knee)
Team Records & Statistical Profile
Chicago White Sox (7–14)
AVG: .195
OBP: .286
SLG: .316
Runs Scored: 60
HR: 16
ERA: 5.02
WHIP: 1.48
Strikeouts: 147
Walks: 86
Road Record: 4–8
Runs/Game: 3.2 (29th MLB)
Fielding %: .981 (24th MLB)
Bullpen: 5 saves, 7 blown saves (41.7% save rate)
Sacramento Athletics (11–10)
Home Record: 5–4
Key Trend: 6–3 when allowing zero home runs
Last 10 Games: 7–3, .238 AVG, 4.21 ERA, outscored opponents by 3 runs
Recent Team Form
White Sox — Last 5
L, W, L, L, L (1–4 stretch)
Athletics — Last 5
W, L, L, W, W (3–2 stretch)
The series is tied 1–1, with Sunday deciding the three‑game set.
Probable Pitching Matchup
CWS — Noah Schultz (LHP)
Record: 0–1
ERA: 6.23
WHIP: 1.61
Strikeouts: 4
ATH — Jeffrey Springs (LHP)
Record: 3–0
ERA: 1.46
WHIP: 0.77
Strikeouts: 20
Pitching Edge: Strongly favors Springs — elite WHIP, excellent command, and undefeated record.
Key Player Matchups
Chicago White Sox
Munetaka Murakami: 7 HR, .522 SLG (team power leader)
Chase Meidroth: 9-for-38 (.237) last 10 games
Sacramento Athletics
Shea Langeliers: .325 AVG, 6 HR, 4 doubles
Jacob Wilson: 13-for-44 (.295) last 10 games
Series History & Context
Athletics and White Sox have split the first two games (1–1).
Athletics are 11–10 overall, White Sox 7–14.
Athletics perform well when keeping the ball in the yard (6–3 when allowing 0 HR).
White Sox rely heavily on the long ball (3–5 when hitting 2+ HR).
Betting Trends
White Sox bullpen: 7 blown saves, 41.7% conversion rate.
Athletics: 7–3 in last 10, trending upward.
White Sox: 3–7 in last 10, struggling offensively (.207 AVG).
Game Odds
Chicago White Sox 9
Athletics – 149
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Saturday, April 18, 2026
