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Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 10

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:05 PM ET · Yankee StadiumStats updated Jun 18, 3:02 AM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score55
Chicago White Sox
77–73 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 55
5
5–10
FINAL
New York Yankees
87–63 · 2nd AL East · T-Score 72
10
T-Score72
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherYankeesNew has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Rodón leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
Recent formYankeesNew has been the better recent team, at 8–2 over the last 10.
Team strengthYankeesNew leads 72–55 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.
Plate disciplineYankeesNew has drawn 309 walks this season, 53 more than Chicago.

Starting pitchers

CWS
Anthony Kay LHP
Anthony Kay
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.53
128th
WHIP
1.37
143rd
K/9
7.32
146th
BB/9
3.17
112th
P-Score47i
FIP
4.85
HR/9
1.24
115th
OPS/R
0.862
IP
145.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.86
Road ERA5.35
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.45
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
80
NYY
Carlos Rodón LHP
Carlos Rodón
New York Yankees
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.94
28th
WHIP
1.12
35th
K/9
9.98
33rd
BB/9
4.48
194th
P-Score57i
FIP
3.82
HR/9
0.77
29th
OPS/R
0.538
IP
70.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.61
Road ERA3.20
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.53
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
38
How the starters differ
·Rodón strikes out 2.7 more batters per nine innings.
·Rodón allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.12 WHIP compared with 1.37.
·Rodón enters with a 2.94 ERA compared with Kay's 4.53.
·Rodón allows the lower home-run rate: 0.77 vs 1.24 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricKayRodónNote
ERA−10874Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.853.82
WAR1.01.1Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Kay arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper23%82.7
Four-seam22%95.8
Sinker17%95.2
Cutter17%91.7
Changeup14%86.1
Slider6%86.3
Rodón arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam46%94.4
Slider25%86.2
Changeup15%85.4
Sinker13%93.4
Curveball1%79.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs LHP (Carlos Rodón)
8th
in MLB
0.742OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Yankees vs LHP (Anthony Kay)
9th
in MLB
0.737OPS
.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 SoxProjected — not officialvs LHP Carlos Rodón
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Rodón (BvP)
1Andrew Benintendi—–––No MLB historyNo history
2Braden Montgomery—–––No MLB historyNo history
3Chase Meidroth—–––No MLB historyNo history
4Colson Montgomery—–––No MLB historyNo history
5Drew Romo—–––No MLB historyNo history
1Andrew Benintendi– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Braden Montgomery– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Chase Meidroth– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score4Colson Montgomery– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Drew Romo– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCWSCWS·NYYNYY
AVG.235 27th.235 26th
OPS.722 13th.722 12th
Home runs194 6th207 2nd
Runs702 7th685 10th
OBP.319 11th.312 23rd
SLG.403 14th.410 5th
PitchingCWSCWS·NYYNYY
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.11vs3.22
CWSNYY
WHIP1.31vs1.16
CWSNYY
K/98.4vs9.0
CWSNYY
HR Allowed166vs155
CWSNYY
ResultsCWSCWS·NYYNYY
+2569th
Run differential
+2994th
77–73 Record87–63
4–6 Last 108–2
Last 10 games
Chicago White Sox (4–6)
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
New York Yankees (8–2)
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—6
7 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Anthony Kay (4.61 ERA, 6–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Yankees?+
Carlos Rodón (3.50 ERA, 3–2) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:05 PM ET at Yankee Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Yankee Stadium, home of the New York Yankees.
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 Yankees performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Yankees 6–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Anthony Kay is at 47; Carlos Rodón is at 57. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.