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Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups — August 18, 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 18, 5:00 PM ETStats updated Oct 2, 5:06 PM ET
CWS
84–78 · 2nd AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 2 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.716 vs RHP
CHC
89–73 · 2nd NL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.796 vs LHP

Chicago White Sox batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Kevin Gausman
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Sam AntonacciLLF60.277.370.7668557.807No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277/.370/.766·8 HRvs hand.807 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.207.347.82535553.866No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207/.347/.825·35 HRvs hand.866 · No MLB history · No MLB79H-Score
3Miguel VargasR3B84.250.363.83733704.801No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250/.363/.837·33 HRvs hand.801 · No MLB history · No MLB84H-Score
4Andrew BenintendiLDH60.240.302.71515468.7414-for-19 · 19 PALimited history
4Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240/.302/.715·15 HRvs hand.741 · 4-for-19 · 19 PA · Limited60H-Score
5Braden MontgomerySRF49.226.312.6626365.755No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Braden Montgomery RF · S.226/.312/.662·6 HRvs hand.755 · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
6Colson MontgomeryLSS61.197.282.68531638.644No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Colson Montgomery SS · L.197/.282/.685·31 HRvs hand.644 · No MLB history · No MLB61H-Score
7Chase MeidrothR2B61.276.350.76516643.665No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276/.350/.765·16 HRvs hand.665 · No MLB history · No MLB61H-Score
8Tristan PetersLCF60.265.337.77412491.802399 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Tristan Peters CF · L.265/.337/.774·12 HRvs hand.802 · 399 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
9Drew RomoSC32.144.240.5347206.520165 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Drew Romo C · S.144/.240/.534·7 HRvs hand.520 · 165 PA · No MLB history · No MLB32H-Score

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Bryan Hudson
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF84.280.372.94245726.926215 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280/.372/.942·45 HRvs hand.926 · 215 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small84H-Score
2Seiya SuzukiRRF78.270.368.84126634.9741-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270/.368/.841·26 HRvs hand.974 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small78H-Score
3Alex BregmanR3B76.265.355.81928702.8911-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Alex Bregman 3B · R.265/.355/.819·28 HRvs hand.891 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small76H-Score
4Michael BuschL1B68.242.352.74520710.7331-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Michael Busch 1B · L.242/.352/.745·20 HRvs hand.733 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small68H-Score
5Nico HoernerR2B49.263.316.6668689.693164 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263/.316/.666·8 HRvs hand.693 · 164 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small49H-Score
6Pedro RamírezS2B55.261.321.7236266.981No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.261/.321/.723·6 HRvs hand.981 · No MLB history · No MLB55H-Score
7Ian HappSLF67.218.326.73824636.4990-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
7Ian Happ LF · S.218/.326/.738·24 HRvs hand.499 · 0-for-5 · 5 PA · Small67H-Score
8Miguel AmayaRC51.237.340.7176254.7131-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
8Miguel Amaya C · R.237/.340/.717·6 HRvs hand.713 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small51H-Score
9Michael ConfortoLDH71.240.331.800153141.7860-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Michael Conforto DH · L.240/.331/.800·15 HRvs hand1.786 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small71H-Score