Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels: Final Score & Recap

The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on May 5, 2026, at Angel Stadium, with the DiamondIQ model's estimate moving from a 44 percent pre-game home win probability all the way to 100 percent by the final out. The game's decisive sequence came in the bottom of the fifth, when Zach Neto launched a home run off Erick Fedde that added 13.4 percentage points of win probability for the Angels, and Nolan Schanuel followed with a double that contributed another 12.4 points, turning a tied game into a two-run Angels advantage that effectively defined the outcome. Chicago had matched Los Angeles run for run through the first inning, with both clubs scoring twice in the opening frame, but the White Sox offense could not sustain that pace against Angels pitching down the stretch.

Chicago's best answer came in the top of the seventh, when Chase Meidroth hit a solo home run off Sam Bachman that swung win probability 13.2 points in the White Sox's favor and briefly kept the deficit at one run. Meidroth finished as the game's top offensive performer regardless of team, posting a WPA of plus-16.2 percent and a RE24 of plus-0.9. Neto matched him with a plus-14.3 WPA and a plus-0.9 RE24, while Schanuel contributed a plus-7.0 WPA and a plus-0.4 RE24 as part of that pivotal fifth-inning sequence.

The Angels' bullpen ultimately sealed the result. Closer Ryan Zeferjahn recorded the two most damaging plate appearances for Chicago in the ninth, striking out Colson Montgomery for a 21.7-point swing and retiring Edgar Quero on a groundout for another 20.7-point shift, finishing as the game's top pitcher by WPA at plus-20.3. Sam Aldegheri also contributed significantly at plus-14.0 WPA, and Drew Pomeranz added plus-6.4. The White Sox finished with eight hits and no errors while the Angels committed two errors but still managed to hold on, converting a modest pre-game edge into a clean three-game margin by the final pitch.