Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs Starting Lineup — Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026

Andrew Benintendi is the only batter in the lineup with past experience against Kevin Gausman, posting a .211 batting average and a .501 OPS while going 4-for-19 in 21 plate appearances. The rest of the batting order—including Sam Antonacci, Munetaka Murakami, Miguel Vargas, Braden Montgomery, Colson Montgomery, Chase Meidroth, Tristan Peters, and Drew Romo—has no prior MLB history against the right-hander.

Against Bryan Hudson, several hitters have logged head-to-head at-bats. Pete Crow-Armstrong is 1-for-2 in 3 plate appearances with a .500 average and a 1.167 OPS, Seiya Suzuki is 1-for-1 with a 5.000 OPS, Alex Bregman is 1-for-2 with a 1.000 OPS, and Michael Busch has gone 1-for-3 with a 1.333 OPS. Miguel Amaya is 1-for-3 with a .666 OPS, while Nico Hoerner is 0-for-2 with a .000 OPS, Ian Happ is hitless at 0-for-5 with a .000 OPS, and Michael Conforto is 0-for-1 with a .000 OPS. Pedro Ramírez is the lone hitter with no previous plate appearances against Hudson.

The home lineup holds a considerable advantage in head-to-head familiarity, featuring eight different batters who have faced Bryan Hudson compared to just one opposing hitter with past plate appearances against Kevin Gausman.