CWS 9, ATH 2 | Apr 17, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, April 18, 2026•Sutter Health Park•72°F, Partly Cloudy

CWS

White Sox

ATH

Athletics

Final

WIN

Davis Martin

LOSS

Aaron Civale

The White Sox cruised past the Athletics 9-2 in a dominant performance.

★Munetaka Murakami3-for-5, 4 RBI

★Andrew Benintendi3-for-6, 1 RBI

⚾Davis Martin7.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 K

Key Moment

Top 7: Munetaka Murakami hits a grand slam (6) to center field. Chase Meidroth scores. Luisangel Acuña scores. Andrew Benintendi scores.

Weather: 72°F, Partly CloudyWind: 2 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 1:40 AM UTCT: 2:53Att: 12,027Venue: Sutter Health Park

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95.0%B

9 missed calls

+13.2% ATH

+0.68 runs ATH

Win Probability

ATH WinCWS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	1	0	2	0	2	0	4	0	0	9	15	0
ATH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Game 825019 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Andrew BenintendiDH	6	2	3	1	0	1	.204/.271/.333	104.7	.281	.403
Munetaka Murakami1B	5	2	3	4	0	2	.200/.361/.477	114.1	.791	.1121
Miguel Vargas3B	5	1	1	0	0	1	.162/.284/.324	99.2	.125	.164
Colson MontgomerySS	4	0	2	2	1	2	.191/.295/.382	111.4	.480	.474
Everson PereiraRF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.250/.300/.607	103.9	.261	.275
Sam AntonacciLF	3	0	0	0	1	0	.100/.308/.100	98.5	.147	.241
Edgar QueroC	5	0	2	1	0	2	.184/.273/.204	104.5	.569	.541
Chase Meidroth2B	4	2	2	0	1	0	.239/.329/.343	101.2	.578	.538
Luisangel AcuñaCF	4	2	2	1	1	2	.193/.242/.211	101.3	.435	.616
Bench
Davis MartinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Doug NikhazyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	41	9	15	9	4	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Murakami (7th off Alvarado, 3 on, 2 out)

2B:Acuña; Montgomery; Benintendi 2

TB:22

RBI:Acuña; Murakami 4; Montgomery 2; Quero; Benintendi

SB:Acuña

CS:Antonacci

Team LOB:10

Athletics

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Andy Ibáñez2B	1	0	0	1	0	0	.143/.200/.143	94.2	.124

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Davis MartinW	7.0	3	1	1	2	4	89-57	90	2.16
Doug Nikhazy	2.0	1	1	1	2	1	39-17	84.7	4.50
Totals	9.0	4	2	2	4	5	128-74	-	-

WP:Nikhazy 2

Pitches-strikes:Martin 89-57; Nikhazy 39-17

Groundouts-flyouts:Martin 8-7; Nikhazy 4-1

Athletics

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Aaron CivaleL	4.2	11	5	5	1	4	0	103-64	87.1	3.54

Top 1 • CWS

1-0

Colson Montgomery doubles (4) on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 93.9 mph249 ftLA: 20°

Top 3 • CWS

3-0

Edgar Quero grounds out to first baseman Nick Kurtz. Miguel Vargas scores. Colson Montgomery to 3rd. Sam Antonacci to 2nd.

EV: 88.6 mph15 ftLA: -6°

2-0

Colson Montgomery singles on a ground ball to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Munetaka Murakami scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd.

EV: 111.4 mph81 ftLA: 4°

Bot 4 • ATH

3-1

Nick Kurtz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Everson Pereira. Shea Langeliers scores.

EV: 112.3 mph130 ftLA: 7°

Top 5 • CWS

5-1

Andrew Benintendi doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Luisangel Acuña scores.

EV: 104.7 mph368 ftLA: 23°

4-1

Luisangel Acuña doubles (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Chase Meidroth scores.

EV: 101.3 mph378 ftLA: 25°

Top 7 • CWS

9-1

Munetaka Murakami hits a grand slam (6) to center field. Chase Meidroth scores. Luisangel Acuña scores. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 114.1 mph💣 431 ftLA: 33°

Bot 8 • ATH

9-2

Andy Ibáñez grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Max Muncy scores.

EV: 94.2 mph9 ftLA: -16°

Bench
Jeff McNeil2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.279/.353/.361	97.3	.213	.256
Carlos CortesLF	2	0	0	0	1	0	.273/.385/.424	104	.457	.592
Aaron CivaleP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Elvis AlvaradoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Justin SternerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

Chicago White Sox

Athletics

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Athletics

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