White Sox look to stop skid in matchup with the Red Sox

By: The Associated Press Posted: 3:01 AM CDT Saturday, Apr. 19, 2025

Chicago White Sox (4-15, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (11-10, third in the AL East)

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Chicago White Sox (4-15, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (11-10, third in the AL East)

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Chicago White Sox (4-15, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (11-10, third in the AL East)

Boston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Shane Smith (0-1, 2.04 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 12 strikeouts); Red Sox: Garrett Nolan Crochet (2-1, 1.38 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 28 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -327, White Sox +261; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox head into the matchup with the Boston Red Sox as losers of five in a row.

Boston has a 5-3 record in home games and an 11-10 record overall. The Red Sox are seventh in the AL with 21 total home runs, averaging one per game.

Chicago has gone 0-7 on the road and 4-15 overall. The White Sox have gone 1-5 in games decided by one run.

The matchup Saturday is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu has five doubles, three home runs and 12 RBI while hitting .306 for the Red Sox. Trevor Story is 16-for-41 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Andrew Sebastian Benintendi has three home runs for the White Sox. Lenyn Sosa is 12-for-36 with two doubles over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .226 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored by 18 runs

White Sox: 2-8, .181 batting average, 5.13 ERA, outscored by 24 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Richard Fitts: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Connor Wong: 10-Day IL (hand), Brayan Bello: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Penrod: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Martin Crawford: 15-Day IL (knee), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

White Sox: Martin Perez: day-to-day (forearm), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (knee), Fraser Ellard: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Mike Tauchman: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Korey Lee: 10-Day IL (ankle), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Rojas: 10-Day IL (toe), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.