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Minnesota Twins 1, Chicago White Sox 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Rate FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 4, 10:35 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score50
Minnesota Twins
77–85 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 50
1
1–4
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 56
4
T-Score56
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherTwinsThe starters are close overall, but Matthews owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handTwinsMinnesota has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupTwinsThe confirmed Minnesota order includes 6 hitters with an OPS above .750 against right-handed pitching.
Starter formSoxFedde has a 1.32 ERA over his last five starts, while Matthews is at 2.90.
Recent formSoxChicago has won 5 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

MIN
Zebby Matthews RHP
Zebby Matthews
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.58
157th
WHIP
1.26
96th
K/9
7.47
119th
BB/9
2.57
68th
P-Score49i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.53
192nd
OPS/R
–
IP
112.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.90
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
CWS
Erick Fedde RHP
Erick Fedde
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.16
86th
WHIP
1.37
137th
K/9
6.42
198th
BB/9
3.28
124th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.61
165th
OPS/R
–
IP
123.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.32
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Matthews owns a 7.5 K/9 compared with Fedde's 6.4.
·The WHIP gap favors Matthews, 1.26 to 1.37.
·Matthews has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 0%.
·Matthews enters with a 6.93 road ERA; Fedde owns a 3.05 ERA at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricMatthewsFeddeNote
Career vs opponent2.51 ERA, 2 GS1.80 ERA, 2 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Matthews arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam36%95.2
Slider23%87.3
Changeup13%86.8
Cutter12%90.9
Curveball11%79.9
Sinker5%95.2
Fedde arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper38%82.2
Sinker31%94.0
Cutter18%91.2
Changeup11%88.8
Four-seam2%94.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Twins vs RHP (Erick Fedde)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Zebby Matthews)
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
Minnesota TwinsOfficial lineupvs RHP Erick Fedde
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Fedde (BvP)
1Luke KeaschallR2B57.78110.8001-for-2Very small sample
2Brooks LeeS3B58.72824.8000-for-2Very small sample
3Kody ClemensL2B70.75827.7890-for-1Very small sample
4Ryan JeffersRC73.81414.8200-for-2Very small sample
5Josh BellSDH66.73821.7410-for-3Very small sample
6Trevor LarnachLLF62.78813.8192-for-11Small sample
7Royce LewisR1B55.66715.6380-for-2Very small sample
8Kaelen CulpepperRSS41.7213.7040-for-2Very small sample
9Walker JenkinsLCF—.6864.8081-for-2Very small sample
1Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282 / .781 · 10 HRvs hand .800 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample57H-Score2Brooks Lee 3B · S.253 / .728 · 24 HRvs hand .800 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample58H-Score3Kody Clemens 2B · L.239 / .758 · 27 HRvs hand .789 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample70H-Score4Ryan Jeffers C · R.256 / .814 · 14 HRvs hand .820 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample73H-Score5Josh Bell DH · S.255 / .738 · 21 HRvs hand .741 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample66H-Score6Trevor Larnach LF · L.269 / .788 · 13 HRvs hand .819 · 2-for-11 · Small sample62H-Score7Royce Lewis 1B · R.227 / .667 · 15 HRvs hand .638 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample55H-Score8Kaelen Culpepper SS · R.274 / .721 · 3 HRvs hand .704 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample41H-Score9Walker Jenkins CF · L.226 / .686 · 4 HRvs hand .808 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample—H-Score
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Zebby Matthews
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Matthews (BvP)
1Sam AntonacciLLF60.7668.8071-for-3Very small sample
2Miguel VargasR3B85.83733.8010-for-2Very small sample
3Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.82535.8661-for-3Very small sample
4Andrew BenintendiLDH59.71515.7410-for-7Very small sample
5Colson MontgomeryLSS60.68531.6442-for-6Very small sample
6Braden MontgomerySRF49.6626.7550-for-3Very small sample
7Tristan PetersLCF60.77412.8020-for-2Very small sample
8Chase MeidrothR2B62.76516.6651-for-7Very small sample
9Kyle TeelLC51.6975.7441-for-4Very small sample
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277 / .766 · 8 HRvs hand .807 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score2Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .801 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample85H-Score3Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .866 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample79H-Score4Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240 / .715 · 15 HRvs hand .741 · 0-for-7 · Very small sample59H-Score5Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .644 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample60H-Score6Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .755 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample49H-Score7Tristan Peters CF · L.265 / .774 · 12 HRvs hand .802 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score8Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .665 · 1-for-7 · Very small sample62H-Score9Kyle Teel C · L.210 / .697 · 5 HRvs hand .744 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample51H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseMINMIN·CWSCWS
AVG.245 13th.236 25th
OPS.720 12th.726 9th
Home runs187 12th211 5th
Runs739 10th776 5th
OBP.317 14th.320 10th
SLG.403 10th.406 8th
PitchingMINMIN·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.56vs4.12
MINCWS
WHIP1.36vs1.31
MINCWS
K/98.7vs8.3
MINCWS
HR Allowed186vs180
MINCWS
BullpenMINMIN·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.34vs3.99
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.33vs1.29
no league rank
Saves45vs41
MINCWS
ResultsMINMIN·CWSCWS
+33814th
Run differential
+3759th
77–85 Record84–78
4–6 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Minnesota Twins (4–6)
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
Chicago White Sox (5–5)
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—8
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Twins?+
Zebby Matthews (4.58 ERA, 9–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Erick Fedde (4.16 ERA, 7–8) 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 Twins and Sox performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Sox 8–5 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Zebby Matthews is at 49; Erick Fedde is at 47. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.