Game Thread: White Sox (14-17) at Padres (19-11)

Even a Sox Park Vienna beef is no match for White Sox ace-in-ascendance Noah Schultz. | Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Welcome to Noah Schultz Night! And quite a late night it is, with the White Sox back on the West Coast, taking on the high-flying Padres.

Basically beyond his first inning in the major leagues, Schultz has been spectacular, certainly better than advertised for a 22-year-old whose 2025 wasn’t terribly impressive/marred by injury. A new ace southpaw on the South Side has been born: Drew Romo is looking more and more like the platoon starter at catcher, or perhaps even the starter outright; the question may be whether Edgar Quero is sent back to Triple-A if and when Kyle Teel returns. Andrew Benintendi as leadoff staple won’t ever be something the eyes adjust to, but thank Will Venable for at least installing the subdefender at DH instead of left field tonight.

Check out tonight’s game at CHSN or listen in at WMVP-AM 1000, beginning at 8:40 p. m. CT.

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