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Cincinnati Reds 0, Chicago White Sox 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Rate FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 12, 7:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score19
Cincinnati Reds
75–87 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 19
0
0–5
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 45
5
T-Score45
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 handSoxChicago owns a .716 OPS vs RHP, 17th in MLB; Cincinnati ranks 27th vs RHP.
BullpenSoxChicago owns a 3.76 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Cincinnati's 4.32.
Starter formRedsLowder has a 3.18 ERA over his last five starts, while Castillo is at 6.33.
Recent formRedsCincinnati has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

CIN
Rhett Lowder RHP
Rhett Lowder
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.26
199th
WHIP
1.48
200th
K/9
7.38
171st
BB/9
3.94
160th
P-Score36i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.11
117th
OPS/R
–
IP
89.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.18
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
CWS
Luis Castillo RHP
Luis Castillo
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.30
201st
WHIP
1.41
187th
K/9
7.90
132nd
BB/9
2.86
105th
P-Score38i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.48
200th
OPS/R
–
IP
103.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.33
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Castillo walks 1.1 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Castillo has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.37 more per nine innings.
·Castillo has a 0% blow-up rate compared with Lowder's 20%.
·Lowder carries a 6.78 road ERA, compared with Castillo's 4.72 mark at home.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Castillo arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam42%95.2
Slider25%85.6
Sinker18%95.4
Changeup15%87.4
Cutter0%92.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Reds vs RHP (Luis Castillo)
27th
in MLB
0.693OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Rhett Lowder)
17th
in MLB
0.716OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Cincinnati RedsOfficial lineupvs RHP Luis Castillo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Castillo (BvP)
1Elly De La CruzSSS81.88030.834No MLB historyNo history
2Sal StewartR1B72.78732.782No MLB historyNo history
3JJ BledayLLF64.74024.779No MLB historyNo history
4Eugenio SuárezRDH60.74026.748No MLB historyNo history
5Michael TogliaS1B—.3710.326No MLB historyNo history
6Héctor RodríguezLRF36.6806.782No MLB historyNo history
7Jose TrevinoRC27.5575.607No MLB historyNo history
8TJ FriedlLCF26.5104.514No MLB historyNo history
9Matt McLainR2B46.60815.552No MLB historyNo history
1Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283 / .880 · 30 HRvs hand .834 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score2Sal Stewart 1B · R.263 / .787 · 32 HRvs hand .782 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score3JJ Bleday LF · L.217 / .740 · 24 HRvs hand .779 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score4Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212 / .740 · 26 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score5Michael Toglia 1B · S.115 / .371 · 0 HRvs hand .326 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Héctor Rodríguez RF · L.229 / .680 · 6 HRvs hand .782 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score7Jose Trevino C · R.217 / .557 · 5 HRvs hand .607 · No MLB history · No history27H-Score8TJ Friedl CF · L.172 / .510 · 4 HRvs hand .514 · No MLB history · No history26H-Score9Matt McLain 2B · R.185 / .608 · 15 HRvs hand .552 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Rhett Lowder
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Lowder (BvP)
1Sam AntonacciLLF58.7668.807No MLB historyNo history
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B75.82535.866No MLB historyNo history
3Andrew BenintendiLDH57.71515.741No MLB historyNo history
4Braden MontgomerySRF47.6626.755No MLB historyNo history
5Colson MontgomeryLSS58.68531.644No MLB historyNo history
6Chase MeidrothR2B60.76516.665No MLB historyNo history
7Tristan PetersLCF57.77412.802No MLB historyNo history
8Brenton DoyleRCF35.6376.452No MLB historyNo history
9Drew RomoSC26.5347.520No MLB historyNo history
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277 / .766 · 8 HRvs hand .807 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score2Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .866 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score3Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240 / .715 · 15 HRvs hand .741 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score4Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score5Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score6Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .665 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score7Tristan Peters CF · L.265 / .774 · 12 HRvs hand .802 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score8Brenton Doyle CF · R.233 / .637 · 6 HRvs hand .452 · No MLB history · No history35H-Score9Drew Romo C · S.144 / .534 · 7 HRvs hand .520 · No MLB history · No history26H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCINCIN·CWSCWS
AVG.229 30th.236 25th
OPS.699 25th.726 9th
Home runs213 4th211 5th
Runs666 27th776 5th
OBP.305 30th.320 10th
SLG.394 25th.406 8th
PitchingCINCIN·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.83vs4.12
CINCWS
WHIP1.44vs1.31
CINCWS
K/98.1vs8.3
CINCWS
HR Allowed214vs180
CINCWS
BullpenCINCIN·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.32vs3.76
no league rank
Saves42vs41
CINCWS
ResultsCINCIN·CWSCWS
+23229th
Run differential
+4068th
75–87 Record84–78
6–4 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Cincinnati Reds (6–4)
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
Chicago White Sox (4–6)
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—2
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Reds?+
Rhett Lowder (5.26 ERA, 4–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Luis Castillo (5.30 ERA, 3–9) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:40 PM ET at Rate Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Reds and Sox performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Sox 2–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Rhett Lowder is at 36; Luis Castillo is at 38. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.