Aldegheri pitches well, Neto ends slump in Angels win over White Sox

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Reid Detmers (61) pitches during the game against the Chicago White Sox at Angel Stadium on May 5, 2026, in Anaheim, California. ANAHEIM, Calif. — As quickly as things got ugly, the Angels righted the ship just as quickly.

Filling in for left-hander Yusei Kikuchi’s start in the rotation as he was put on the injured list with shoulder inflammation, left-hander Sam Aldegheri allowed the first four batters of the game to reach base, with two of them scoring. A successful mound visit by pitching coach Mike Maddux helped Aldegheri settle in and a few home runs by the bats boosted the Angels en route to their 4-2* win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. The Angels are still undecided about what they will do with Kikuchi’s spot in the rotation, but Aldegheri pitched a well enough game to be in consideration the next time around.

After allowing a lead-off single, back-to-back walks and another single to start the game, Maddux went out to the mound to calm down the 24-year-old. “He just told me to attack the zone, stay calm and make a pitch one pitch at a time,” Aldegheri said. Following the visit, Aldegheri induced three straight flyouts to end the inning, minimizing the damage to just two runs.

The left-hander then delivered three scoreless innings to round out his day, putting his final line at four innings of work, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks, but he didn’t record any strikeouts. “He commanded his fastball a lot better, which made his changeup a little bit more effective,” Angels manager Kurt Suzuki said. “When you can establish the fastball a little bit better, it makes your changeup that much better, and it kept them off balance, got a lot of weaker contact towards the end there.