INDEPENDENT MLB ANALYTICSINDEPENDENT ANALYTICS
ETLATYOBERLON
FinalFinal lineupsNL Central / AL Central

Cincinnati Reds 9, Chicago White Sox 8

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:10 PM ET · Rate FieldStats updated Aug 14, 1:54 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score30
Cincinnati Reds
75–86 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 30
9
9–8
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
83–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 57
8
T-Score57
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxChicago has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Martin leads in P-Score, WHIP and FIP.
Offense vs handSoxChicago has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
LineupSoxChicago's official lineup includes 5 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenSoxChicago has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Starter formRedsAbbott has a 3.90 ERA over his last five starts, while Martin is at 8.06.

Starting pitchers

CIN
Andrew Abbott LHP
Andrew Abbott
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.61
143rd
WHIP
1.45
177th
K/9
7.10
161st
BB/9
4.12
187th
P-Score45i
FIP
4.90
HR/9
1.41
150th
OPS/R
0.759
IP
166.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.48
Road ERA4.91
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.90
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
CWS
Davis Martin RHP
Davis Martin
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.95
95th
WHIP
1.32
118th
K/9
7.52
138th
BB/9
2.84
83rd
P-Score53i
FIP
3.82
HR/9
0.86
41st
OPS/R
0.707
IP
146.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.90
Road ERA4.68
Last 5 starts
ERA
8.06
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
4
How the starters differ
·Martin owns the lower FIP, 3.82 to 4.90.
·Martin allows the lower home-run rate: 0.86 vs 1.41 per nine.
·The WHIP gap favors Martin, 1.32 to 1.45.
·Abbott has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 0%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricAbbottMartinNote
ERA−11093Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.903.82
WAR1.42.6Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Abbott arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam45%92.2
Sweeper20%81.4
Changeup20%85.7
Curveball13%79.7
Cutter3%88.7
Martin arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%93.0
Sinker19%91.5
Changeup15%89.0
Curveball14%81.0
Slider13%85.6
Cutter13%87.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Reds vs RHP (Davis Martin)
27th
in MLB
0.693OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs LHP (Andrew Abbott)
6th
in MLB
0.748OPS
.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 Davis Martin
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Martin (BvP)
1Elly De La CruzSSS88.88330.835No MLB historyNo history
2Sal StewartR1B78.79232.789No MLB historyNo history
3JJ BledayLLF69.73524.773No MLB historyNo history
4Tyler StephensonRC71.72715.748No MLB historyNo history
5Eugenio SuárezRDH65.74026.748No MLB historyNo history
6Dane MyersRCF56.7218.678No MLB historyNo history
7Héctor RodríguezLRF45.6986.813No MLB historyNo history
8Matt McLainR2B50.61215.557No MLB historyNo history
9Ke'Bryan HayesR3B34.4195.407No MLB historyNo history
1Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283 / .883 · 30 HRvs hand .835 · No MLB history · No history88H-Score2Sal Stewart 1B · R.265 / .792 · 32 HRvs hand .789 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score3JJ Bleday LF · L.214 / .735 · 24 HRvs hand .773 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score4Tyler Stephenson C · R.241 / .727 · 15 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score5Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212 / .740 · 26 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score6Dane Myers CF · R.257 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .678 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score7Héctor Rodríguez RF · L.236 / .698 · 6 HRvs hand .813 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score8Matt McLain 2B · R.187 / .612 · 15 HRvs hand .557 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score9Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B · R.141 / .419 · 5 HRvs hand .407 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs LHP Andrew Abbott
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Abbott (BvP)
1Chase MeidrothR2B62.76516.964No MLB historyNo history
2Randal GrichukRDH71.87114.989No MLB historyNo history
3Miguel VargasR3B84.83733.964No MLB historyNo history
4Braden MontgomerySRF49.6646.478No MLB historyNo history
5Brenton DoyleRCF33.6255.643No MLB historyNo history
6Colson MontgomeryLSS62.69031.811No MLB historyNo history
7Edgar QueroSC36.5413.519No MLB historyNo history
8Sam AntonacciLLF60.7598.594No MLB historyNo history
9Luisangel AcuñaRSS29.5352.502No MLB historyNo history
1Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .964 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score2Randal Grichuk DH · R.286 / .871 · 14 HRvs hand .989 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .964 · No MLB history · No history84H-Score4Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .664 · 6 HRvs hand .478 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score5Brenton Doyle CF · R.233 / .625 · 5 HRvs hand .643 · No MLB history · No history33H-Score6Colson Montgomery SS · L.199 / .690 · 31 HRvs hand .811 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score7Edgar Quero C · S.203 / .541 · 3 HRvs hand .519 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score8Sam Antonacci LF · L.275 / .759 · 8 HRvs hand .594 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score9Luisangel Acuña SS · R.227 / .535 · 2 HRvs hand .502 · No MLB history · No history29H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCINCIN·CWSCWS
AVG.229 30th.236 25th
OPS.700 25th.726 9th
Home runs213 4th209 5th
Runs665 27th772 5th
OBP.305 30th.321 10th
SLG.395 24th.405 8th
PitchingCINCIN·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.83vs4.14
CINCWS
WHIP1.45vs1.31
CINCWS
K/98.1vs8.3
CINCWS
HR Allowed212vs179
CINCWS
BullpenCINCIN·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.49vs3.84
no league rank
Saves42vs40
CINCWS
ResultsCINCIN·CWSCWS
+12328th
Run differential
+3197th
75–86 Record83–78
5–5 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Cincinnati Reds (5–5)
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
L
Chicago White Sox (4–6)
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—2
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Reds?+
Andrew Abbott (3.92 ERA, 6–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Davis Martin (4.17 ERA, 9–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:10 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?+
Andrew Abbott is at 45; Davis Martin is at 53. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.