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Atlanta Braves vs Chicago White Sox

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026Rate Field2:10 PM ETPreview
ATL · Away · 74-53

Atlanta Braves

NL East · 1st · —
—:—
2:10 PM ET
H2H 2–1
CWS · Home · 66-60

Chicago White Sox

AL Central · 1st · —
Starting pitcher matchup
Grant Holmes LHP
Atlanta Braves
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.02
89th
WHIP
1.06
122nd
K/9
7.46
134th
BB/9
3.18
157th
FIP
4.91
HR/9
0.95
148th
OPS/R
0.744
IP
56.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.48
Road ERA3.09
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.70
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
142
Anthony Kay LHP
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.40
97th
WHIP
1.45
119th
K/9
6.75
140th
BB/9
3.82
116th
FIP
4.79
HR/9
1.47
103rd
OPS/R
0.842
IP
61.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.22
Road ERA4.89
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.57
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
144
Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)
Braves vs LHP (Anthony Kay)
12th
in MLB
0.714OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Chicago vs LHP (Grant Holmes)
8th
in MLB
0.729OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
2026 season team comparison
Atlanta Braves
Stat
Chicago White Sox
0.256 (11th)
Batting Average
0.256 (22nd)
0.751 (12th)
OPS
0.751 (8th)
92 (4th)
Home Runs
92 (5th)
350 (7th)
Runs Scored
350 (8th)
3.20 (5th)
Team ERA
3.20 (15th)
1.17 (8th)
Team WHIP
1.17 (15th)
8.81 (11th)
K/9 (Starters)
8.81 (17th)
Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)
Braves
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.50
0.64
0.42
0.48
0.54
0.56
0.46
0.57
0.75
Runs Allowed
0.55
0.50
0.36
0.50
0.33
0.39
0.30
0.41
0.52
White Sox
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.60
0.44
0.74
0.40
0.65
0.46
0.56
0.42
0.51
Runs Allowed
0.61
0.41
0.40
0.64
0.59
0.48
0.44
0.43
0.33
Projected lineups vs opposing starter (2026)
Braves vs LHP Anthony Kay
#
Player
Bats
AVG
OPS
HR
PA
1
Austin Riley
R
0.224
0.620
1
0
2
Austin Wynns
R
0.130
0.297
0
0
3
Dominic Smith
L
0.222
0.611
0
0
4
Eli White
R
0.220
0.679
1
0
5
Ha-Seong Kim
R
0.077
0.249
0
0
Top hitters from roster with season splits vs pitcher hand — not the official batting order
Chicago vs LHP Grant Holmes
#
Player
Bats
AVG
OPS
HR
PA
1
Andrew Benintendi
L
0.188
0.454
0
0
2
Braden Montgomery
S
0.250
0.750
0
0
3
Chase Meidroth
R
0.354
0.933
1
0
4
Colson Montgomery
L
0.217
0.772
4
0
5
Drew Romo
S
0.167
0.875
1
0
Top hitters from roster with season splits vs pitcher hand — not the official batting order

Official starting lineups are published a few hours before first pitch. They will appear here and on the lineup page as soon as they are posted.

Lineup not yet announced · posted ~1–2 hrs before first pitch
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Last 10 games
Atlanta Braves (6–4)
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
Chicago White Sox (4–6)
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—1
3 Games Played
Starting Pitcher Comparison
Grant HolmesAnthony Kay
Weather at game time
Rate Field
☁
74°F
—
WindN 8 mph
Precip Chance0%
Humidity—
IMPACT ON GAME: Low
Odds
Braves @ Sox
ATL
-108▲ +6
CWS
▼ -203-100
TOTAL8.5—flat
O-111▼ -1
U-101▲ +3
Standings
(AS OF AUG 20, 2026)
NL East
1Atlanta Braves74-53-
2Miami Marlins64-6410.5
3Washington Nationals61-6713.5
4New York Mets58-7016.5
5Philadelphia Phillies70-584.5
AL Central
1Chicago White Sox66-60-
2Kansas City Royals54-7413.0
3Minnesota Twins63-654.0
4Cleveland Guardians61-665.5
5Detroit Tigers61-665.5
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