Game Thread: White Sox (15-12-1) at Angels (15-14)
An early game in the heat, hours after two late ones
It’s the last tuneup for Shane Smith before his Opening Day assignment on Thursday. | (Photo by Mike Christy/Getty Images) After two late games last night, the White Sox are back for a single afternoon game here in the home stretch of the Cactus League. Many games have been pushed back to night due to the wild heat wave (104° at game time in Peoria, Ariz.
last night! ), but today both clubs will have to bulk up on their electrolytes. But first, a batch of outright cuts from White Sox camp: Pretty brutal for LaMonte Wade Jr.
, who’s had a great camp and clubbed two homers in the loss to the Padres just last night. A win at the Angels will assure the White Sox will avoid a losing record this year, as Opening Day starter Shane Smith gets his last tuneup for the season: Given the proximity to the end of Spring Training, this lineup is more a late-stage tryout as it is a throwaway post-night doubleheader. Sam Antonacci might well be in the starting lineup by the second half of 2026, but for now he exists as a in-case-of-emergency-break-glass factor.
There is a chance he beats out Curtis Mead for an infield spot, but the White Sox want Antonacci in an everyday role. Although he is playing left field over fighting-for-life Derek Hill (DH), so … Why is Jarred Kelenic still in camp? He has played with little urgency and even less results.