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Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:10 PM ET · Target FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 28, 11:25 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 11, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score57
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 57
7
7–4
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
77–85 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 50
4
T-Score50
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherTwinsKremer holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handTwinsMinnesota owns a .739 OPS vs RHP, 8th in MLB; Chicago ranks 17th vs RHP.
LineupSoxChicago's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenSoxChicago owns a 3.89 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Minnesota's 4.37.
Recent formSoxChicago has been the better recent team, at 5–5 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

CWS
Luis Castillo RHP
Luis Castillo
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.19
201st
WHIP
1.42
188th
K/9
8.01
132nd
BB/9
2.82
105th
P-Score38i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.60
200th
OPS/R
–
IP
118.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.20
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
MIN
Dean Kremer RHP
Dean Kremer
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.22
149th
WHIP
1.18
51st
K/9
8.90
92nd
BB/9
2.91
89th
P-Score48i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.15
201st
OPS/R
–
IP
58.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.40
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Kremer allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.18 WHIP compared with 1.42.
·Castillo allows the lower home-run rate: 1.60 vs 2.15 per nine.
·Castillo has a 0% blow-up rate compared with Kremer's 20%.
·Castillo carries a 6.69 road ERA, compared with Kremer's 4.71 mark at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricCastilloKremerNote
Career vs opponent12.60 ERA, 1 GS1.50 ERA, 1 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
Kremer arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam29%92.6
Splitter26%82.4
Cutter18%87.0
Sinker14%92.0
Curveball13%76.7
Slider1%83.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Dean Kremer)
17th
in MLB
0.716OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Twins vs RHP (Luis Castillo)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.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 RHP Dean Kremer
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Kremer (BvP)
1Sam AntonacciLLF63.7668.8072-for-3Very small sample
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B82.82535.866No MLB historyNo history
3Miguel VargasR3B85.83733.8010-for-5Very small sample
4Andrew BenintendiLDH59.71515.7410-for-2Very small sample
5Braden MontgomerySRF51.6626.7551-for-3Very small sample
6Colson MontgomeryLSS63.68531.6440-for-2Very small sample
7Chase MeidrothR2B62.76516.6651-for-5Very small sample
8Tristan PetersLCF62.77412.8021-for-2Very small sample
9Drew RomoSC31.5347.5201-for-1Very small sample
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277 / .766 · 8 HRvs hand .807 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample63H-Score2Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .866 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .801 · 0-for-5 · Very small sample85H-Score4Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240 / .715 · 15 HRvs hand .741 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample59H-Score5Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .755 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample51H-Score6Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .644 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score7Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .665 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample62H-Score8Tristan Peters CF · L.265 / .774 · 12 HRvs hand .802 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample62H-Score9Drew Romo C · S.144 / .534 · 7 HRvs hand .520 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample31H-Score
Minnesota TwinsOfficial lineupvs RHP Luis Castillo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Castillo (BvP)
1Luke KeaschallR2B60.78110.8001-for-3Very small sample
2Brooks LeeS3B60.72824.8001-for-3Very small sample
3Ryan JeffersRC76.81414.8204-for-14Small sample
4Kody ClemensL2B73.75827.7891-for-2Very small sample
5Josh BellSDH69.73821.7411-for-5Very small sample
6Royce LewisR1B57.66715.6380-for-2Very small sample
7Trevor LarnachLLF64.78813.8190-for-3Very small sample
8Kaelen CulpepperRSS43.7213.704No MLB historyNo history
9Walker JenkinsLCF—.6864.808No MLB historyNo history
1Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282 / .781 · 10 HRvs hand .800 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score2Brooks Lee 3B · S.253 / .728 · 24 HRvs hand .800 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score3Ryan Jeffers C · R.256 / .814 · 14 HRvs hand .820 · 4-for-14 · Small sample76H-Score4Kody Clemens 2B · L.239 / .758 · 27 HRvs hand .789 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample73H-Score5Josh Bell DH · S.255 / .738 · 21 HRvs hand .741 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample69H-Score6Royce Lewis 1B · R.227 / .667 · 15 HRvs hand .638 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample57H-Score7Trevor Larnach LF · L.269 / .788 · 13 HRvs hand .819 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample64H-Score8Kaelen Culpepper SS · R.274 / .721 · 3 HRvs hand .704 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score9Walker Jenkins CF · L.226 / .686 · 4 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCWSCWS·MINMIN
AVG.236 25th.245 16th
OPS.726 9th.720 14th
Home runs211 5th187 12th
Runs776 5th739 11th
OBP.320 9th.317 16th
SLG.406 8th.403 11th
PitchingCWSCWS·MINMIN
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.12vs4.56
CWSMIN
WHIP1.31vs1.36
CWSMIN
K/98.3vs8.7
CWSMIN
HR Allowed180vs186
CWSMIN
BullpenCWSCWS·MINMIN
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.89vs4.37
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.29vs1.34
no league rank
Saves41vs45
CWSMIN
ResultsCWSCWS·MINMIN
+33710th
Run differential
+30915th
84–78 Record77–85
5–5 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Chicago White Sox (5–5)
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
Minnesota Twins (4–6)
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—5
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Luis Castillo (5.19 ERA, 4–10) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Twins?+
Dean Kremer (5.22 ERA, 2–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:10 PM ET at Target Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins.
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 Twins performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Twins 5–8 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Luis Castillo is at 38; Dean Kremer is at 48. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.