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Chicago White Sox 1, Minnesota Twins 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:10 PM ET · Target FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 30, 4:35 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score56
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 56
1
1–5
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
77–85 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 50
5
T-Score50
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
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.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formSoxChicago has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

CWS
Jordan Hicks RHP
Jordan Hicks
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.83
WHIP
1.53
K/9
11.03
BB/9
5.63
FIP
–
HR/9
0.68
OPS/R
–
IP
40.0
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
MIN
Zebby Matthews RHP
Zebby Matthews
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.86
157th
WHIP
1.31
96th
K/9
7.64
119th
BB/9
2.78
68th
P-Score49i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.65
192nd
OPS/R
–
IP
103.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.90
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Hicks strikes out 3.4 more batters per nine innings.
·Matthews allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.31 WHIP compared with 1.53.
·Hicks allows the lower home-run rate: 0.68 vs 1.65 per nine.
·Hicks enters with a 3.83 ERA compared with Matthews's 4.86.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricHicksMatthewsNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 3 GS4.50 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Hicks arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker45%99.1
Sweeper30%86.4
Four-seam21%99.4
Splitter3%91.2
Matthews arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam36%95.2
Slider23%87.3
Changeup13%86.8
Cutter12%90.9
Curveball11%79.9
Sinker5%95.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Zebby Matthews)
17th
in MLB
0.716OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Twins vs RHP (Jordan Hicks)
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 Zebby Matthews
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Matthews (BvP)
1Sam AntonacciLLF60.7668.8071-for-3Very small sample
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.82535.8661-for-3Very small sample
3Miguel VargasR3B85.83733.8010-for-2Very small sample
4Andrew BenintendiLDH59.71515.7410-for-7Very small sample
5Braden MontgomerySRF49.6626.755No MLB historyNo history
6Colson MontgomeryLSS60.68531.6442-for-6Very small sample
7Tristan PetersLCF60.77412.8020-for-2Very small sample
8Brenton DoyleRCF37.6376.5561-for-2Very small sample
9Drew RomoSC31.5347.5201-for-2Very small sample
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277 / .766 · 8 HRvs hand .807 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score2Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .866 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample79H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .801 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample85H-Score4Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240 / .715 · 15 HRvs hand .741 · 0-for-7 · Very small sample59H-Score5Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score6Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .644 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample60H-Score7Tristan Peters CF · L.265 / .774 · 12 HRvs hand .802 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score8Brenton Doyle CF · R.233 / .637 · 6 HRvs hand .556 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample37H-Score9Drew Romo C · S.144 / .534 · 7 HRvs hand .520 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample31H-Score
Minnesota TwinsOfficial lineupvs RHP Jordan Hicks
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Hicks (BvP)
1Luke KeaschallR2B57.78110.800No MLB historyNo history
2Brooks LeeS3B58.72824.8001-for-4Very small sample
3Kody ClemensL2B70.75827.7890-for-1Very small sample
4Ryan JeffersRC73.81414.8200-for-3Very small sample
5Josh BellSDH66.73821.7410-for-2Very small sample
6Trevor LarnachLLF62.78813.8191-for-3Very small sample
7Royce LewisR1B55.66715.638No MLB historyNo history
8Kaelen CulpepperRSS41.7213.704No MLB historyNo history
9Walker JenkinsLCF—.6864.808No MLB historyNo history
1Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282 / .781 · 10 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score2Brooks Lee 3B · S.253 / .728 · 24 HRvs hand .800 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample58H-Score3Kody Clemens 2B · L.239 / .758 · 27 HRvs hand .789 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample70H-Score4Ryan Jeffers C · R.256 / .814 · 14 HRvs hand .820 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample73H-Score5Josh Bell DH · S.255 / .738 · 21 HRvs hand .741 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample66H-Score6Trevor Larnach LF · L.269 / .788 · 13 HRvs hand .819 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample62H-Score7Royce Lewis 1B · R.227 / .667 · 15 HRvs hand .638 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score8Kaelen Culpepper SS · R.274 / .721 · 3 HRvs hand .704 · No MLB history · No history41H-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 13th
OPS.726 10th.720 12th
Home runs211 5th187 12th
Runs776 5th739 10th
OBP.320 10th.317 14th
SLG.406 8th.403 10th
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 ERA4.01vs4.37
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.29vs1.34
no league rank
Saves41vs45
CWSMIN
ResultsCWSCWS·MINMIN
+34810th
Run differential
+31816th
84–78 Record77–85
7–3 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
Chicago White Sox (7–3)
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
Minnesota Twins (3–7)
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—5
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Jordan Hicks (3.83 ERA, 2–1) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Twins?+
Zebby Matthews (4.86 ERA, 8–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
2:10 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?+
P-Score is available for one starter only.