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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 StadiumGame-day snapshot Jun 18, 3:02 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score57
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 57
5
5–10
FINAL
New York Yankees
93–68 · 2nd AL East · T-Score 67
10
T-Score67
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 67–57 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
4.61
134th
WHIP
1.44
145th
K/9
7.04
149th
BB/9
3.58
118th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.41
112th
OPS/R
–
IP
70.1
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
3.50
11th
WHIP
1.25
19th
K/9
10.25
41st
BB/9
5.00
184th
P-Score64i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.75
26th
OPS/R
–
IP
36.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.53
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
38
How the starters differ
·Rodón strikes out 3.2 more batters per nine innings.
·Rodón allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.25 WHIP compared with 1.44.
·Rodón allows the lower home-run rate: 0.75 vs 1.41 per nine.
·Rodón enters with a 3.50 ERA compared with Kay's 4.61.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Kay arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper24%82.7
Four-seam22%95.9
Sinker18%95.3
Cutter16%91.7
Changeup14%86.1
Slider6%86.3
Rodón arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam46%94.3
Slider25%86.1
Changeup15%85.2
Sinker12%93.4
Curveball2%79.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs LHP (Carlos Rodón)
6th
in MLB
0.751OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Yankees vs LHP (Anthony Kay)
8th
in MLB
0.733OPS
.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.236 25th.235 26th
OPS.726 10th.720 14th
Home runs211 5th223 2nd
Runs776 5th739 11th
OBP.320 9th.311 24th
SLG.406 8th.409 7th
PitchingCWSCWS·NYYNYY
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.12vs3.23
CWSNYY
WHIP1.31vs1.17
CWSNYY
K/98.3vs9.1
CWSNYY
HR Allowed180vs165
CWSNYY
ResultsCWSCWS·NYYNYY
+3379th
Run differential
+3657th
84–78 Record93–68
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 64. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.