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FinalFinal lineupsAL Central / AL West

Chicago White Sox 4, Seattle Mariners 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

4:10 PM ET · T-Mobile ParkStats availableFinal lineups locked
T-Score55
Chicago White Sox
78–75 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 55
4
4–5
FINAL
Seattle Mariners
71–82 · 3rd AL West · T-Score 43
5
T-Score43
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 handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
Team strengthSoxChicago leads 55–43 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

CWS
Sean Burke RHP
Sean Burke
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.40
44th
WHIP
1.20
69th
K/9
9.59
45th
BB/9
3.29
120th
P-Score60i
FIP
3.63
HR/9
0.97
63rd
OPS/R
0.637
IP
167.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.14
Road ERA2.58
Last 5 starts
SEA
Emerson Hancock RHP
Emerson Hancock
Seattle Mariners
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.57
55th
WHIP
1.14
44th
K/9
8.18
109th
BB/9
2.08
23rd
P-Score57i
FIP
4.00
HR/9
1.30
132nd
OPS/R
0.682
IP
138.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.25
Road ERA3.94
Last 5 starts
How the starters differ
·Burke strikes out 1.4 more batters per nine innings.
·Hancock walks 1.2 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Hancock has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.33 more per nine innings.
·Burke carries a 2.58 road ERA, compared with Hancock's 3.25 mark at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricBurkeHancockNote
ERA−8492Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP3.634.00
WAR3.01.7Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Burke arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam37%94.9
Knuckle Curve20%79.2
Slider17%86.5
Sinker14%94.7
Cutter10%89.9
Changeup2%86.1
Hancock arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam39%95.4
Sinker23%94.8
Sweeper16%77.2
Cutter12%85.8
Changeup5%87.1
Curveball4%76.1

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Emerson Hancock)
19th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Mariners vs RHP (Sean Burke)
18th
in MLB
0.714OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Lineups not announced

Neither club has posted a batting order. Handedness composition, H-Score leaders and batter-vs-pitcher samples appear here as soon as the first order is filed — typically two to three hours before first pitch.

Team comparison

ResultsCWSCWS·SEASEA
+26910th
Run differential
+14325th
78–75 Record71–82
Last 10 games
Chicago White Sox (0–0)
Seattle Mariners (0–0)
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—0
0 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Sean Burke is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Mariners?+
Emerson Hancock is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
4:10 PM ET at T-Mobile Park.
Where is the game being played?+
T-Mobile Park, home of the Seattle Mariners.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not yet. Orders appear here when they are posted.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Sean Burke is at 60; Emerson Hancock is at 57. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.