Game Thread: White Sox (7-7) at Diamondbacks (7-5)

Game Thread: White Sox (7-7) at Diamondbacks (7-5)
TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 06: Munetaka Murakami #55 of Team Japan celebrates as he scores in the second inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game presented by dip between Team Japan and Team Chinese Taipei at Tokyo Dome on Friday, March 6, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan.
Yes, there is a White Sox game in Arizona today, but the club will be missing Munetaka Murakami, who scored three times in Japan’s WBC opener rout over Chinese Taipei. | (Photo by Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

We got another game today, a quick turnaround from last night’s massacre at Camelback Ranch. Matchups and injuries later in March aside, the top two-thirds of this lineup could be close to what you see on Opening Day in Milwaukee:

Anthony Kay, top lefty on the staff at least for the moment, gets his third shot at the Cactus League.

Ballgame is at 2:10 p.m. CT, and is another Gameday event, unless you subscribe to MLB radio feeds that will deliver you the Giants’ broadcast.


In other developments, the White Sox re-upped everyone on the 40-man roster not already under contract for 2026, basically all the pre-arb guys playing for (relative) pennies:


And finally, the WBC is underway, with White Sox infielder Curtis Mead (three-run homer) playing a major role in Australia’s 5-1 win over Czechia.

As graybeard Alexei Ramírez sat on the bench, Yoán Moncada hit a two-run homer to provide the winning margin for Cuba in its 3-1 win over Panama.

Munetaka Murakami, hitting sixth, went 1-for-3 and scored three times in Japan’s 13-0 “10-run rule” win over Chinese Taipei.