{"id":632853,"date":"2026-03-20T02:54:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T02:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/632853\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T02:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T02:54:53","slug":"game-threads-diamondbacks-12-12-at-white-sox-ss-14-11-1-white-sox-ss-at-padres-13-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/632853\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Threads: Diamondbacks (12-12) at White Sox (SS) (14-11-1), White Sox (SS) at Padres (13-11)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">The Good Guys will be up late in the desert tonight as they use two split-squad teams in Arizona for a Cactus League doubleheader. The opener is against the Diamondbacks at 8: 05 p.m. CST and will be followed by the Padres game at 8:10 p.m. CST. Remember\u2026double your pleasure, double the fun!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Davis Martin\u2019s got the ball against Arizona, and the spotlight, for whatever that\u2019s worth, in March. The righthander has been solid this spring, going 2-1, with a 3.00 ERA, and 10 Ks. Last time out on March 13, he spun four scoreless, gave up a single hit, and punched out four. Efficient, clean, no drama. If he can whisk that into the regular season, that would be terrific now that he has his position in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southsidesox.com\/chicago-white-sox-news\/121844\/white-sox-solidify-opening-day-rotation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:starting rotation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;starting rotation&quot;}\" class=\"link \">starting rotation<\/a> locked down.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Across the diamond, it\u2019s old friend Michael Soroka. How has he done this spring? Well, he\u2019s been a mess with a 9.82 ERA and 2.73 WHIP through four innings. Sure, it\u2019s a small sample size, but the wild command is what\u2019s plagued his entire big league career. Maybe he finds it tonight, or maybe the Sox bats make him sweat. He did play for Team Canada in the WBC and was a bit less of a disaster, going 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA over 5 2\/3 frames.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This South Side lineup is a grab bag with your regulars, prospects, and a few wild cards. Andrew Benintendi and Colson Montgomery top the card with Austin Hays and his hot bat in the three-hole. Munetaka Murakami brings some mystery to the middle, batting cleanup followed by Chase Meidroth, Lenyn Sosa, Jarred Kelenic, and Luisangel Acu\u00f1a.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Here\u2019s how the D-Backs will go up against Martin:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">There will not be any TV for this one. If you want in, it\u2019s radio or bust. Old-school. Tune in to ESPN 1000 to hear Len and DJ on the call.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Five minutes later, because preseason is weird like that, the second squad takes on San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jonathan Cannon starts this one, even though he was optioned to Charlotte on March 17. Spring Training rules: more suggestions than law. Mike Vasil\u2019s injury cracks the door open, so Cannon\u2019s outings suddenly matter a little more. A good night here, and he\u2019s back in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southsidesox.com\/chicago-white-sox-commentary-and-analysis\/121288\/fringe-to-foundational-far-too-many-words-about-jonathan-cannon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:conversation.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;conversation.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">conversation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Padres counter with Michael King, who\u2019s been roughed up this spring to the tune of a 0-2 record, 9.95 ERA, and 1.74 WHIP in four starts. Don\u2019t be fooled, though. When he\u2019s right, King can deal. Last year, he was 5-3 with a 3.44 ERA in 15 starts. The stuff is there. The question is whether he can stay on the mound and keep it together as the 30-year-old battled through several injuries in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Chicago\u2019s lineup in this one is very much a \u201cprove it or pack it\u201d group. Outside of Korey Lee, Miguel Vargas, and probably Curtis Mead, there aren\u2019t many locks, or even near-locks, for the 26-man roster here. That leaves a whole lot of guys playing for one of two things: a last-minute bench job or a strong impression heading into Charlotte. It\u2019s the kind of lineup where every at-bat matters a little more, whether it\u2019s someone trying to force their way north or just making sure they\u2019re first in line when the inevitable injuries hit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Friars\u2019 skipper Craig Stammen trots out his offense looking for their 14th win:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Tonight\u2019s bonus for you is that MLB.TV is giving this one away, so you can actually watch without selling your soul or finding a sketchy stream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Good Guys will be up late in the desert tonight as they use two split-squad teams in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":632854,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2379],"tags":[1000,146,124,5,1001,138,49,2561,10448,54201,6524,5285,38,1043,5794,4157,6646,87,1353,4154,6278,4,73,137,18,42292,8897,396,2562],"class_list":["post-632853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-chicago-white-sox","tag-andrew-benintendi","tag-arizona","tag-austin-hays","tag-baseball","tag-chase-meidroth","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-white-sox","tag-chicagowhitesox","tag-colson-montgomery","tag-craig-stammen","tag-curtis-mead","tag-davis-martin","tag-diamondbacks","tag-jarred-kelenic","tag-jonathan-cannon","tag-korey-lee","tag-lenyn-sosa","tag-michael-king","tag-michael-soroka","tag-miguel-vargas","tag-mike-vasil","tag-mlb","tag-munetaka-murakami","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-padres","tag-team-canada","tag-the-padres","tag-white-sox","tag-whitesox"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116259253348979493","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=632853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/632854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=632853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=632853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=632853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}