{"id":616949,"date":"2026-05-01T09:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/616949\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T09:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:13:08","slug":"padres-start-3-game-series-with-the-white-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/616949\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres start 3-game series with the White Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago White Sox<\/a> (14-17, third in the AL Central) vs. San Diego Padres<\/a> (19-11, second in the NL West)<\/p>\n

San Diego; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Noah Schultz<\/a> (1-1, 3.52 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Padres: German Marquez<\/a> (3-1, 4.38 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 17 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Padres -147, White Sox +123; over\/under is 8 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres begin a three-game series at home against the Chicago White Sox on Friday.<\/p>\n

San Diego has gone 10-6 in home games and 19-11 overall. The Padres have a 6-2 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.<\/p>\n

Chicago has a 7-9 record in road games and a 14-17 record overall. The White Sox have the ninth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .380.<\/p>\n

Friday’s game is the first time these teams meet this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Xander Bogaerts<\/a> has two doubles and five home runs for the Padres. Ty France<\/a> is 12 for 34 with two doubles, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Colson Montgomery<\/a> has five doubles, eight home runs and 21 RBI for the White Sox. Munetaka Murakami<\/a> is 12 for 43 with five home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 6-4, .237 batting average, 5.52 ERA, outscored by five runs<\/p>\n

White Sox: 7-3, .262 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Padres: Yuki Matsui: 15-Day IL (groin), Will Wagner<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jeremiah Estrada: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bryan Hoeing<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jhony Brito<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Pivetta: 15-Day IL (elbow), Joe Musgrove: 15-Day IL (elbow), Griffin Canning: 15-Day IL (achilles)<\/p>\n

White Sox: Everson Pereira<\/a>: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Chris Murphy: 15-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray<\/a>: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ky Bush<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Teel<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Drew Thorpe: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brooks Baldwin<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Cannon: 15-Day IL (hip), Mike Vasil<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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