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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 ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 4, 6:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score57
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 57
2
2–14
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
87–75 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 54
14
T-Score54
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handSoxChicago owns a .751 OPS vs LHP, 6th in MLB; Boston ranks 22th 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
3.62
98th
WHIP
1.26
120th
K/9
8.15
141st
BB/9
2.69
85th
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.54
40th
OPS/R
–
IP
117.0
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
3.32
169th
WHIP
1.58
218th
K/9
9.47
51st
BB/9
2.84
188th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.42
47th
OPS/R
–
IP
19.0
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 1.26 WHIP compared with 1.58.
·Martin allows the lower home-run rate: 0.54 vs 1.42 per nine.
·Sandoval strikes out 1.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Martin averages 0.7 more innings per start.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Martin arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%93.0
Sinker19%91.5
Changeup15%89.0
Curveball14%81.0
Slider13%85.6
Cutter13%87.8
Sandoval arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup26%83.5
Four-seam22%93.5
Slider22%86.8
Sinker19%93.9
Sweeper5%80.6
Curveball5%75.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs LHP (Patrick Sandoval)
6th
in MLB
0.751OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Davis Martin)
22nd
in MLB
0.711OPS
.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 MeidrothR2B65.765161.023No MLB historyNo history
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B82.82535.725No MLB historyNo history
3Miguel VargasR3B88.83733.926No MLB historyNo history
4Randal GrichukRDH75.880151.026No MLB historyNo history
5Colson MontgomeryLSS63.68531.778No MLB historyNo history
6Joey BartRC32.6624.536No MLB historyNo history
7Brenton DoyleRCF39.6376.791No MLB historyNo history
8Braden MontgomerySRF51.6626.430No MLB historyNo history
9Luisangel AcuñaRSS30.5372.502No MLB historyNo history
1Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand 1.023 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score2Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .725 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .926 · No MLB history · No history88H-Score4Randal Grichuk DH · R.287 / .880 · 15 HRvs hand 1.026 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score5Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .778 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Joey Bart C · R.214 / .662 · 4 HRvs hand .536 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score7Brenton Doyle CF · R.233 / .637 · 6 HRvs hand .791 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score8Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .430 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score9Luisangel Acuña SS · R.229 / .537 · 2 HRvs hand .502 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score
Boston Red SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Davis Martin
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Martin (BvP)
1Nick SogardS2B53.7275.693No MLB historyNo history
2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF59.76516.743No MLB historyNo history
3Wilyer AbreuLRF76.77324.735No MLB historyNo history
4Willson ContrerasR1B80.90227.878No MLB historyNo history
5Masataka YoshidaLDH52.7465.743No MLB historyNo history
6Caleb DurbinR3B54.71013.716No MLB historyNo history
7Jarren DuranLLF51.62720.633No MLB historyNo history
8Andruw MonasterioRSS47.6666.602No MLB historyNo history
9Connor WongRC39.6564.631No MLB historyNo history
1Nick Sogard 2B · S.255 / .727 · 5 HRvs hand .693 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score2Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score3Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248 / .773 · 24 HRvs hand .735 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score4Willson Contreras 1B · R.275 / .902 · 27 HRvs hand .878 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score5Masataka Yoshida DH · L.274 / .746 · 5 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248 / .710 · 13 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score7Jarren Duran LF · L.207 / .627 · 20 HRvs hand .633 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score8Andruw Monasterio SS · R.233 / .666 · 6 HRvs hand .602 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score9Connor Wong C · R.233 / .656 · 4 HRvs hand .631 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCWSCWS·BOSBOS
AVG.236 25th.245 15th
OPS.726 9th.717 18th
Home runs211 5th163 26th
Runs776 5th689 23rd
OBP.320 9th.319 11th
SLG.406 8th.398 19th
PitchingCWSCWS·BOSBOS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.12vs3.54
CWSBOS
WHIP1.31vs1.23
CWSBOS
K/98.3vs8.7
CWSBOS
HR Allowed180vs153
CWSBOS
BullpenCWSCWS·BOSBOS
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.82vs3.44
no league rank
Saves41vs46
CWSBOS
ResultsCWSCWS·BOSBOS
+3458th
Run differential
+32511th
84–78 Record87–75
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 47. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.