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Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 7

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:05 PM ET · Wrigley FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 17, 11:35 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 1, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score59
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 59
5
5–7
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
89–73 · 2nd NL Central · T-Score 62
7
T-Score62
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherCubsImanaga leads Castillo in P-Score (59 vs 40), WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
LineupSoxChicago's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenSoxChicago owns a 3.84 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Chicago's 4.35.
Plate disciplineCubsChicago has drawn 531 walks this season, 111 more than Chicago.

Starting pitchers

CWS
Luis Castillo RHP
Luis Castillo
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.96
201st
WHIP
1.35
188th
K/9
8.21
132nd
BB/9
2.85
106th
P-Score40i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.38
199th
OPS/R
–
IP
110.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.46
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
CHC
Shota Imanaga LHP
Shota Imanaga
Chicago Cubs
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.74
78th
WHIP
1.10
35th
K/9
8.52
70th
BB/9
1.90
12th
P-Score59i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.83
202nd
OPS/R
–
IP
137.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.15
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Imanaga allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.10 WHIP compared with 1.35.
·Imanaga enters with a 3.74 ERA compared with Castillo's 4.96.
·Castillo allows the lower home-run rate: 1.38 vs 1.83 per nine.
·Imanaga owns a 2.15 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 5.46 for Castillo.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricCastilloImanagaNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 18 GS– ERA, 2 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Castillo arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam42%95.2
Slider25%85.6
Sinker18%95.4
Changeup15%87.4
Cutter0%92.3
Imanaga arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam40%91.6
Splitter35%82.8
Sweeper15%81.0
Sinker6%90.2
Curveball3%74.4
Slider2%86.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs LHP (Shota Imanaga)
6th
in MLB
0.751OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cubs vs RHP (Luis Castillo)
3rd
in MLB
0.757OPS
.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 Shota Imanaga
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Imanaga (BvP)
1Chase MeidrothR2B62.76516.9642-for-3Very small sample
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.82535.699No MLB historyNo history
3Miguel VargasR3B84.83733.9641-for-2Very small sample
4Randal GrichukRDH72.88015.9892-for-5Very small sample
5Braden MontgomerySRF49.6626.478No MLB historyNo history
6Brenton DoyleRCF35.6376.6430-for-2Very small sample
7Sam AntonacciLLF60.7668.594No MLB historyNo history
8Luisangel AcuñaRSS30.5372.5020-for-2Very small sample
9Jake RogersRC45.5634.821No MLB historyNo history
1Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .964 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample62H-Score2Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .699 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .964 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample84H-Score4Randal Grichuk DH · R.287 / .880 · 15 HRvs hand .989 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample72H-Score5Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .478 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score6Brenton Doyle CF · R.233 / .637 · 6 HRvs hand .643 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample35H-Score7Sam Antonacci LF · L.277 / .766 · 8 HRvs hand .594 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score8Luisangel Acuña SS · R.229 / .537 · 2 HRvs hand .502 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample30H-Score9Jake Rogers C · R.161 / .563 · 4 HRvs hand .821 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score
Chicago CubsOfficial lineupvs RHP Luis Castillo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Castillo (BvP)
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF84.94245.973No MLB historyNo history
2Seiya SuzukiRRF78.84126.7973-for-5Very small sample
3Michael BuschL1B68.74520.7362-for-3Very small sample
4Alex BregmanR3B76.81928.7990-for-3Very small sample
5Ian HappSLF67.73824.8168-for-30Limited history
6Nico HoernerR2B49.6668.6650-for-1Very small sample
7Pedro RamírezS2B54.7236.662No MLB historyNo history
8Michael ConfortoLDH71.80015.7741-for-11Small sample
9Carson KellyRC59.71210.6380-for-3Very small sample
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280 / .942 · 45 HRvs hand .973 · No MLB history · No history84H-Score2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270 / .841 · 26 HRvs hand .797 · 3-for-5 · Very small sample78H-Score3Michael Busch 1B · L.242 / .745 · 20 HRvs hand .736 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample68H-Score4Alex Bregman 3B · R.265 / .819 · 28 HRvs hand .799 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample76H-Score5Ian Happ LF · S.218 / .738 · 24 HRvs hand .816 · 8-for-30 · Limited history67H-Score6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263 / .666 · 8 HRvs hand .665 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample49H-Score7Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.261 / .723 · 6 HRvs hand .662 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score8Michael Conforto DH · L.240 / .800 · 15 HRvs hand .774 · 1-for-11 · Small sample71H-Score9Carson Kelly C · R.258 / .712 · 10 HRvs hand .638 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample59H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCWSCWS·CHCCHC
AVG.236 25th.251 6th
OPS.726 10th.767 1st
Home runs211 5th220 3rd
Runs776 5th850 1st
OBP.320 9th.339 2nd
SLG.406 8th.428 1st
PitchingCWSCWS·CHCCHC
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.12vs4.12
CWSCHC
WHIP1.31vs1.26
CWSCHC
K/98.3vs7.8
CWSCHC
HR Allowed180vs231
CWSCHC
BullpenCWSCWS·CHCCHC
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.84vs4.35
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.27vs1.33
no league rank
Saves41vs36
CWSCHC
ResultsCWSCWS·CHCCHC
+3388th
Run differential
+4141st
84–78 Record89–73
6–4 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Chicago White Sox (6–4)
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
L
Chicago Cubs (6–4)
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—5
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Luis Castillo (4.96 ERA, 4–9) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Cubs?+
Shota Imanaga (3.74 ERA, 8–9) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:05 PM ET at Wrigley Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.
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 Cubs performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Cubs 5–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Luis Castillo is at 40; Shota Imanaga is at 59. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.