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Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups — August 17, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

8:05 PM ET · Wrigley FieldFinal lineups locked · Aug 17, 6:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 1, 5:13 AM ET
CWS
84–78 · 2nd AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.751 vs LHP
CHC
89–73 · 2nd NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.757 vs RHP

Chicago White Sox batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Shota Imanaga
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Chase MeidrothR2B62.276.350.76516643.9642-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276/.350/.765·16 HRvs hand.964 · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small62H-Score
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.207.347.82535553.699No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207/.347/.825·35 HRvs hand.699 · No MLB history · No MLB79H-Score
3Miguel VargasR3B84.250.363.83733704.9641-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250/.363/.837·33 HRvs hand.964 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small84H-Score
4Randal GrichukRDH72.287.314.88015280.989155 PA2-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
4Randal Grichuk DH · R.287/.314/.880·15 HRvs hand.989 · 155 PA · 2-for-5 · 5 PA · Small72H-Score
5Braden MontgomerySRF49.226.312.6626365.478No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Braden Montgomery RF · S.226/.312/.662·6 HRvs hand.478 · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
6Brenton DoyleRCF35.233.275.6376223.6430-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Brenton Doyle CF · R.233/.275/.637·6 HRvs hand.643 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small35H-Score
7Sam AntonacciLLF60.277.370.7668557.594No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Sam Antonacci LF · L.277/.370/.766·8 HRvs hand.594 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
8Luisangel AcuñaRSS30.229.261.5372224.5020-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Luisangel Acuña SS · R.229/.261/.537·2 HRvs hand.502 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small30H-Score
9Jake RogersRC44.161.276.5634171.821No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Jake Rogers C · R.161/.276/.563·4 HRvs hand.821 · No MLB history · No MLB44H-Score

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Luis Castillo
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF84.280.372.94245726.973453 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280/.372/.942·45 HRvs hand.973 · 453 PA · No MLB history · No MLB84H-Score
2Seiya SuzukiRRF78.270.368.84126634.7973-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270/.368/.841·26 HRvs hand.797 · 3-for-5 · 5 PA · Small78H-Score
3Michael BuschL1B68.242.352.74520710.7362-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Michael Busch 1B · L.242/.352/.745·20 HRvs hand.736 · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small68H-Score
4Alex BregmanR3B76.265.355.81928702.7990-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Alex Bregman 3B · R.265/.355/.819·28 HRvs hand.799 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small76H-Score
5Ian HappSLF67.218.326.73824636.8168-for-30 · 30 PAEstablished history
5Ian Happ LF · S.218/.326/.738·24 HRvs hand.816 · 8-for-30 · 30 PA · Established67H-Score
6Nico HoernerR2B49.263.316.6668689.665481 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263/.316/.666·8 HRvs hand.665 · 481 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small49H-Score
7Pedro RamírezS2B54.261.321.7236266.662No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.261/.321/.723·6 HRvs hand.662 · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
8Michael ConfortoLDH71.240.331.80015314.7741-for-11 · 11 PASmall sample
8Michael Conforto DH · L.240/.331/.800·15 HRvs hand.774 · 1-for-11 · 11 PA · Small71H-Score
9Carson KellyRC59.258.336.71210425.6380-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
9Carson Kelly C · R.258/.336/.712·10 HRvs hand.638 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small59H-Score