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FinalFinal lineupsNL East / AL Central

New York Mets 10, Chicago White Sox 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Rate FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 22, 10:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score45
New York Mets
74–88 · 5th NL East · T-Score 45
10
10–5
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 59
5
T-Score59
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherMetsScott owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
LineupSoxChicago's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenSoxChicago owns a 3.80 bullpen ERA this season, compared with New's 4.41.
Recent formSoxChicago has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

NYM
Christian Scott RHP
Christian Scott
New York Mets
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.51
87th
WHIP
1.29
101st
K/9
11.16
13th
BB/9
3.72
166th
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.85
70th
OPS/R
–
IP
84.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.67
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
CWS
Luis Castillo RHP
Luis Castillo
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.99
201st
WHIP
1.37
189th
K/9
7.96
132nd
BB/9
2.81
104th
P-Score39i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.48
200th
OPS/R
–
IP
115.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.20
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Scott strikes out 3.2 more batters per nine innings.
·Scott enters with a 3.51 ERA compared with Castillo's 4.99.
·Scott allows the lower home-run rate: 0.85 vs 1.48 per nine.
·Scott allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.29 WHIP compared with 1.37.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricScottCastilloNote
Career vs opponent–– ERA, 6 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Scott arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam48%95.5
Sweeper23%81.4
Cutter19%89.6
Curveball5%81.9
Splitter4%84.7
Sinker2%92.2
Slider0%82.4
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

Mets vs RHP (Luis Castillo)
20th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Christian Scott)
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
New York MetsOfficial lineupvs RHP Luis Castillo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Castillo (BvP)
1A.J. EwingLCF59.70011.713No MLB historyNo history
2Francisco LindorSSS69.73221.7752-for-3Very small sample
3Bo BichetteR3B62.70218.6706-for-17Small sample
4Carson BengeLRF67.77620.780No MLB historyNo history
5Jared YoungL1B64.7599.793No MLB historyNo history
6Luis Robert Jr.RCF55.70711.6950-for-6Very small sample
7Brett BatyL3B57.68511.729No MLB historyNo history
8Marcus SemienR2B46.62015.6075-for-21Small sample
9Francisco AlvarezRC62.71016.7491-for-2Very small sample
1A.J. Ewing CF · L.252 / .700 · 11 HRvs hand .713 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score2Francisco Lindor SS · S.225 / .732 · 21 HRvs hand .775 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample69H-Score3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260 / .702 · 18 HRvs hand .670 · 6-for-17 · Small sample62H-Score4Carson Benge RF · L.282 / .776 · 20 HRvs hand .780 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score5Jared Young 1B · L.266 / .759 · 9 HRvs hand .793 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score6Luis Robert Jr. CF · R.221 / .707 · 11 HRvs hand .695 · 0-for-6 · Very small sample55H-Score7Brett Baty 3B · L.238 / .685 · 11 HRvs hand .729 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score8Marcus Semien 2B · R.215 / .620 · 15 HRvs hand .607 · 5-for-21 · Small sample46H-Score9Francisco Alvarez C · R.233 / .710 · 16 HRvs hand .749 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample62H-Score
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Christian Scott
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Scott (BvP)
1Sam AntonacciLLF60.7668.807No MLB historyNo history
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.82535.866No MLB historyNo history
3Miguel VargasR3B84.83733.801No MLB historyNo history
4Andrew BenintendiLDH60.71515.741No MLB historyNo history
5Braden MontgomerySRF49.6626.755No MLB historyNo history
6Colson MontgomeryLSS61.68531.644No MLB historyNo history
7Chase MeidrothR2B61.76516.665No MLB historyNo history
8Tristan PetersLCF60.77412.802No MLB historyNo history
9Drew RomoSC30.5347.520No MLB historyNo history
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277 / .766 · 8 HRvs hand .807 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score2Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .866 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .801 · No MLB history · No history84H-Score4Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240 / .715 · 15 HRvs hand .741 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score5Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score6Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score7Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .665 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score8Tristan Peters CF · L.265 / .774 · 12 HRvs hand .802 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score9Drew Romo C · S.144 / .534 · 7 HRvs hand .520 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseNYMNYM·CWSCWS
AVG.239 22nd.236 25th
OPS.706 24th.726 9th
Home runs204 7th211 5th
Runs699 20th776 5th
OBP.310 26th.320 9th
SLG.396 22nd.406 8th
PitchingNYMNYM·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.15vs4.12
NYMCWS
WHIP1.29vs1.31
NYMCWS
K/99.1vs8.3
NYMCWS
HR Allowed184vs180
NYMCWS
BullpenNYMNYM·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.41vs3.80
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.32vs1.27
no league rank
Saves31vs41
NYMCWS
ResultsNYMNYM·CWSCWS
+23822nd
Run differential
+3498th
74–88 Record84–78
6–4 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
New York Mets (6–4)
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
Chicago White Sox (6–4)
W
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—1
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Mets?+
Christian Scott (3.51 ERA, 4–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Luis Castillo (4.99 ERA, 4–9) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 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 Mets and Sox performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Sox 1–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Christian Scott is at 58; Luis Castillo is at 39. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.