Game Thread: White Sox (6-13) at Athletics (10-9)

Davis Martin hopes to parlay his strong (and lucky? ) start to the season into a White Sox win in Sacramento. | (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images) For their first West Coast road trip of the year, the Chicago White Sox need to find some gold.

They’re looking to do so against the hot Athletics, who are 9-4 in their last 13 games. It’ll be a tall task, but if the Sox were able to dig deep and sweep the Toronto Blue Jays, they’ll have to find that same energy against the A’s to turn the season around. Ahead of tonight’s series start, the Sox made the following roster move: Prior to tonight’s series opener at the Athletics, the Chicago White Sox recalled left-handed pitcher Doug Nikhazy from Class AAA Charlotte and optioned left-hander Tyler Gilbert to Charlotte.

— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) April 17, 2026 Doug Nikhazy has two career MLB games under his belt, his most recent — coming the same year he made his debut — on July 4, 2025. Drafted as a starting pitcher in 2021’s second round, Nikhazy will take up a bulk-innings role in the bullpen. With the bullpen acting as a revolving door to begin this season, the stable Davis Martin will take the bump for the South Siders, and he’s been a bright spot for the struggling Sox.

For one, he’s been the only Sox starter to notch a seven-inning start this season, although the Sox did lose that game, 2-0, against the Kansas City Royals. Second, while this game takes skill, we all know it takes luck too, and Martin has been on the receiving end. Between too good to be true 2.