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Chicago White Sox 0, Tampa Bay Rays 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

4:10 PM ET · Tropicana FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 1, 5:45 PM 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
0
0–1
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 67
1
T-Score67
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 handRaysTampa owns a .752 OPS vs RHP, 4th in MLB; Chicago ranks 17th vs RHP.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formRaysTampa has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.
PowerSoxChicago has 143 home runs this season, 33 more than Tampa.

Starting pitchers

CWS
Jordan Hicks RHP
Jordan Hicks
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.19
WHIP
1.48
K/9
10.45
BB/9
6.39
FIP
–
HR/9
0.29
OPS/R
–
IP
31.0
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
3
TB
Drew Rasmussen RHP
Drew Rasmussen
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.07
12th
WHIP
0.93
5th
K/9
9.05
64th
BB/9
1.54
4th
P-Score75i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.97
23rd
OPS/R
–
IP
111.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.79
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Rasmussen allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.93 WHIP compared with 1.48.
·Hicks allows the lower home-run rate: 0.29 vs 0.97 per nine.
·Hicks strikes out 1.4 more batters per nine innings.
·Rasmussen has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 0%.

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
Rasmussen arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter29%90.0
Four-seam28%95.8
Sinker24%95.3
Changeup13%89.6
Curveball3%80.1
Sweeper3%84.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Drew Rasmussen)
17th
in MLB
0.716OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs RHP (Jordan Hicks)
4th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.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 Drew Rasmussen
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Rasmussen (BvP)
1Sam AntonacciLLF63.7668.807No MLB historyNo history
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B82.82535.866No MLB historyNo history
3Miguel VargasR3B88.83733.801No MLB historyNo history
4Colson MontgomeryLSS63.68531.644No MLB historyNo history
5Randal GrichukRDH75.88015.668No MLB historyNo history
6Braden MontgomerySRF51.6626.755No MLB historyNo history
7Tristan PetersLCF62.77412.802No MLB historyNo history
8Chase MeidrothR2B65.76516.665No MLB historyNo history
9Edgar QueroSC37.5413.560No MLB historyNo history
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277 / .766 · 8 HRvs hand .807 · No MLB history · No history63H-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 · No MLB history · No history88H-Score4Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score5Randal Grichuk DH · R.287 / .880 · 15 HRvs hand .668 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score6Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score7Tristan Peters CF · L.265 / .774 · 12 HRvs hand .802 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score8Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .665 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score9Edgar Quero C · S.203 / .541 · 3 HRvs hand .560 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Jordan Hicks
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Hicks (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH79.80522.816No MLB historyNo history
2Chandler SimpsonLLF42.6890.718No MLB historyNo history
3Junior CamineroR3B87.88442.871No MLB historyNo history
4Victor Mesa Jr.LRF69.82514.811No MLB historyNo history
5Jonny DeLucaRRF49.72911.773No MLB historyNo history
6Ryan ViladeRRF62.75011.641No MLB historyNo history
7Ben WilliamsonR2B32.6203.649No MLB historyNo history
8Nick FortesRC43.6806.684No MLB historyNo history
9Taylor WallsSSS34.6072.644No MLB historyNo history
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score2Chandler Simpson LF · L.306 / .689 · 0 HRvs hand .718 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .871 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score4Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260 / .825 · 14 HRvs hand .811 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score5Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266 / .729 · 11 HRvs hand .773 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score6Ryan Vilade RF · R.245 / .750 · 11 HRvs hand .641 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score7Ben Williamson 2B · R.238 / .620 · 3 HRvs hand .649 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score8Nick Fortes C · R.258 / .680 · 6 HRvs hand .684 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score9Taylor Walls SS · S.222 / .607 · 2 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCWSCWS·TBTB
AVG.236 25th.258 1st
OPS.726 9th.728 8th
Home runs211 5th169 22nd
Runs776 5th736 12th
OBP.320 9th.326 6th
SLG.406 8th.402 14th
PitchingCWSCWS·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.12vs3.70
CWSTB
WHIP1.31vs1.14
CWSTB
K/98.3vs8.3
CWSTB
HR Allowed180vs201
CWSTB
BullpenCWSCWS·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.81vs3.66
no league rank
Saves41vs58
CWSTB
ResultsCWSCWS·TBTB
+3379th
Run differential
+3665th
84–78 Record98–64
5–5 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Chicago White Sox (5–5)
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
Tampa Bay Rays (7–3)
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—2
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Jordan Hicks (3.19 ERA, 1–1) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Drew Rasmussen (3.07 ERA, 9–5) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
4:10 PM ET at Tropicana Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
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 Rays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rays 2–4 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
P-Score is available for one starter only.