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Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs

Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026Wrigley Field8:05 PM ETPreview
CWS · Away · 65-59

Chicago White Sox

AL Central · 1st · —
—:—
8:05 PM ET
H2H 1–5
CHC · Home · 73-53

Chicago Cubs

NL Central · 5th · 4.5 GB
Starting pitcher matchup
TBD —
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
—
—
WHIP
—
—
K/9
—
—
BB/9
—
—
FIP
—
HR/9
—
—
OPS/R
—
IP
—
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA—
Road ERA—
Last 5 starts
ERA
—
QUALITY
START %
—
DAYS
REST
—
Kevin Gausman RHP
Chicago Cubs
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.53
129th
WHIP
1.27
94th
K/9
8.94
65th
BB/9
2.46
48th
FIP
3.53
HR/9
1.10
84th
OPS/R
0.732
IP
139.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.68
Road ERA5.48
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.40
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)
Chicago vs RHP (Kevin Gausman)
14th
in MLB
0.729OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cubs vs — (TBD)
7th
in MLB
0.741OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
2026 season team comparison
Chicago White Sox
Stat
Chicago Cubs
0.239 (22nd)
Batting Average
0.239 (10th)
0.729 (9th)
OPS
0.729 (3rd)
166 (5th)
Home Runs
166 (8th)
599 (8th)
Runs Scored
599 (2nd)
4.11 (15th)
Team ERA
4.11 (17th)
1.30 (14th)
Team WHIP
1.30 (10th)
8.49 (17th)
K/9 (Starters)
8.49 (25th)
Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)
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
Cubs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.51
0.60
0.52
0.56
0.53
0.74
0.60
0.55
0.50
Runs Allowed
0.45
0.47
0.47
0.63
0.54
0.52
0.35
0.60
0.28
Projected lineups vs opposing starter (2026)
Chicago vs — Kevin Gausman
#
Player
Bats
AVG
OPS
HR
PA
1
Munetaka Murakami
L
0.252
0.995
28
0
2
Randal Grichuk
R
0.232
0.661
10
0
3
Miguel Vargas
R
0.228
0.789
28
0
4
Sam Antonacci
L
0.286
0.813
8
0
5
Chase Meidroth
R
0.255
0.694
12
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
Chicago White Sox (6–4)
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
Chicago Cubs (6–4)
W
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—5
6 Games Played
Weather at game time
Wrigley Field
☁
68°F
—
WindW 4 mph
Precip Chance21%
Humidity—
IMPACT ON GAME: Low
Odds
Sox @ Cubs
CWS
—— flat
CHC
— flat—
TOTAL——flat
O—— flat
U—— flat
Standings
(AS OF AUG 18, 2026)
AL Central
1Chicago White Sox65-59-
2Kansas City Royals52-7414.0
3Detroit Tigers61-644.5
4Minnesota Twins61-655.0
5Cleveland Guardians60-655.5
NL Central
1Milwaukee Brewers77-48-
2St. Louis Cardinals64-6213.5
3Pittsburgh Pirates61-6617.0
4Cincinnati Reds60-6517.0
5Chicago Cubs73-534.5
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