Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| LAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 5 | 1 |
The Story
The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on March 3, 2024, at Tempe Diablo Stadium, with the DiamondIQ model's estimate of a home win finishing at 100% after opening at 54% before first pitch. The Angels managed five hits to Chicago's four, while the White Sox committed two errors to Los Angeles's one, small margins that nonetheless proved consequential across nine innings of otherwise quiet offense.
The decisive sequence came in the bottom of the seventh inning, where Los Angeles generated the bulk of its win-probability movement in a span of two plays. Mickey Moniak's home run off Jake Cousins was the single most impactful play of the game, shifting win probability by plus 28.1 percentage points and effectively sealing the outcome. A field error on Logan O'Hoppe against the same pitcher added another plus 9.2 percentage points, pushing the Angels to a 3-1 lead that the White Sox could not answer. Chicago's most notable offensive moment had come earlier, in the top of the third, when Zach Remillard hit a home run off Carlos Estévez to give the visitors a brief one-run advantage, a swing worth plus 10.6 percentage points.
Among the night's standout performers, Moniak led all batters with a plus 28.1 percent WPA and a RE24 of plus 1.8, followed by O'Hoppe at plus 5.9 percent WPA and Chuckie Robinson at plus 5.0 percent WPA. On the mound, Zach Plesac led Angels pitchers with a plus 15.4 percent WPA contribution, with Walbert Ureña adding plus 14.4 percent and Garrett Crochet contributing plus 10.9 percent, a collective effort that kept Chicago's lineup in check after Remillard's third-inning spark.