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Chicago White Sox 2, Boston Red Sox 14

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Fenway ParkStats updated Aug 4, 6:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score54
Chicago White Sox
78–75 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 54
2
2–14
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
83–70 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 57
14
T-Score57
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxMartin holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handSoxChicago owns a .742 OPS vs LHP, 6th in MLB; Boston ranks 17th vs RHP.
LineupSoxChicago's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Starter formSoxSandoval has a 3.32 ERA over his last five starts, while Martin is at 4.85.
Recent formSoxBoston has been the better recent team, at 8–2 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

CWS
Davis Martin RHP
Davis Martin
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.96
96th
WHIP
1.30
105th
K/9
7.34
143rd
BB/9
2.74
66th
P-Score52i
FIP
3.78
HR/9
0.89
46th
OPS/R
0.714
IP
141.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.09
Road ERA4.90
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.85
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
BOS
Patrick Sandoval LHP
Patrick Sandoval
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.99
153rd
WHIP
1.79
215th
K/9
9.68
42nd
BB/9
4.53
194th
P-Score49i
FIP
3.98
HR/9
0.94
60th
OPS/R
0.794
IP
57.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.45
Road ERA4.74
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.32
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 4)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Martin allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.30 WHIP compared with 1.79.
·Sandoval strikes out 2.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Martin enters with a 3.96 ERA compared with Sandoval's 4.99.
·Martin averages 0.8 more innings per start.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricMartinSandovalNote
ERA−97107Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP3.783.98
WAR2.51.0Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Martin arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%92.9
Sinker19%91.4
Curveball14%80.9
Changeup14%88.9
Slider13%85.6
Cutter13%87.7
Sandoval arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup26%83.6
Slider23%86.9
Four-seam22%93.6
Sinker19%94.0
Sweeper5%80.7
Curveball5%75.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs LHP (Patrick Sandoval)
6th
in MLB
0.742OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Davis Martin)
17th
in MLB
0.715OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs LHP Patrick Sandoval
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Sandoval (BvP)
1Chase MeidrothR2B63.74614.964No MLB historyNo history
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B81.81732.699No MLB historyNo history
3Miguel VargasR3B87.82731.964No MLB historyNo history
4Randal GrichukRDH74.87513.989No MLB historyNo history
5Colson MontgomeryLSS66.71031.811No MLB historyNo history
6Joey BartRC38.6624.536No MLB historyNo history
7Brenton DoyleRCF30.5903.643No MLB historyNo history
8Braden MontgomerySRF49.6386.478No MLB historyNo history
9Luisangel AcuñaRSS29.5211.502No MLB historyNo history
1Chase Meidroth 2B · R.271 / .746 · 14 HRvs hand .964 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score2Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.205 / .817 · 32 HRvs hand .699 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.248 / .827 · 31 HRvs hand .964 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score4Randal Grichuk DH · R.286 / .875 · 13 HRvs hand .989 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score5Colson Montgomery SS · L.203 / .710 · 31 HRvs hand .811 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score6Joey Bart C · R.214 / .662 · 4 HRvs hand .536 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score7Brenton Doyle CF · R.226 / .590 · 3 HRvs hand .643 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score8Braden Montgomery RF · S.208 / .638 · 6 HRvs hand .478 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9Luisangel Acuña SS · R.227 / .521 · 1 HRvs hand .502 · No MLB history · No history29H-Score
Boston Red SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Davis Martin
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Martin (BvP)
1Nick SogardS2B58.7645.748No MLB historyNo history
2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF57.76016.746No MLB historyNo history
3Wilyer AbreuLRF81.79224.752No MLB historyNo history
4Willson ContrerasR1B83.90527.878No MLB historyNo history
5Masataka YoshidaLDH55.7465.743No MLB historyNo history
6Caleb DurbinR3B56.71413.714No MLB historyNo history
7Jarren DuranLLF52.61820.615No MLB historyNo history
8Andruw MonasterioRSS51.6836.616No MLB historyNo history
9Connor WongRC41.6594.632No MLB historyNo history
1Nick Sogard 2B · S.261 / .764 · 5 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score2Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.282 / .760 · 16 HRvs hand .746 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score3Wilyer Abreu RF · L.254 / .792 · 24 HRvs hand .752 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score4Willson Contreras 1B · R.276 / .905 · 27 HRvs hand .878 · No MLB history · No history83H-Score5Masataka Yoshida DH · L.274 / .746 · 5 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248 / .714 · 13 HRvs hand .714 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score7Jarren Duran LF · L.203 / .618 · 20 HRvs hand .615 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score8Andruw Monasterio SS · R.239 / .683 · 6 HRvs hand .616 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score9Connor Wong C · R.234 / .659 · 4 HRvs hand .632 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCWSCWS·BOSBOS
AVG.234 28th.246 12th
OPS.721 13th.722 10th
Home runs196 6th158 22nd
Runs714 7th672 19th
OBP.319 10th.321 9th
SLG.402 14th.401 15th
PitchingCWSCWS·BOSBOS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.10vs3.61
CWSBOS
WHIP1.31vs1.24
CWSBOS
K/98.3vs8.8
CWSBOS
HR Allowed170vs148
CWSBOS
BullpenCWSCWS·BOSBOS
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.82vs3.44
no league rank
Saves39vs43
CWSBOS
ResultsCWSCWS·BOSBOS
+26611th
Run differential
+2757th
78–75 Record83–70
5–5 Last 108–2
Last 10 games
Chicago White Sox (5–5)
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
Boston Red Sox (8–2)
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—4
7 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Davis Martin (3.62 ERA, 9–5) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Patrick Sandoval (3.32 ERA, 0–0) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 PM ET at Fenway Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Sox and Sox performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Sox 4–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Davis Martin is at 52; Patrick Sandoval is at 49. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.