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FinalFinal lineupsAL West / AL Central

Seattle Mariners 12, Chicago White Sox 8

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Rate FieldStats availableFinal lineups locked
T-Score40
Seattle Mariners
70–81 · 3rd AL West · T-Score 40
12
12–8
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
77–73 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 55
8
T-Score55
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 handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
Team strengthSoxChicago leads 55–40 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

SEA
Emerson Hancock RHP
Emerson Hancock
Seattle Mariners
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.57
56th
WHIP
1.14
44th
K/9
8.18
103rd
BB/9
2.08
21st
P-Score57i
FIP
4.00
HR/9
1.30
129th
OPS/R
0.682
IP
138.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.25
Road ERA3.94
Last 5 starts
CWS
Sean Burke RHP
Sean Burke
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.47
46th
WHIP
1.20
65th
K/9
9.67
43rd
BB/9
3.24
117th
P-Score59i
FIP
3.66
HR/9
1.01
70th
OPS/R
0.637
IP
161.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.14
Road ERA2.78
Last 5 starts
How the starters differ
·Burke strikes out 1.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Hancock walks 1.2 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Hancock has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.29 more per nine innings.
·Hancock carries a 3.94 road ERA, compared with Burke's 4.14 mark at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricHancockBurkeNote
ERA−9286Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.003.66
WAR1.72.9Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Hancock arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam39%95.4
Sinker23%94.8
Sweeper16%77.2
Cutter12%85.8
Changeup5%87.1
Curveball4%76.1
Burke arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam37%94.8
Knuckle Curve20%79.2
Slider17%86.5
Sinker14%94.7
Cutter10%89.9
Changeup2%86.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Mariners vs RHP (Sean Burke)
18th
in MLB
0.714OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Emerson Hancock)
18th
in MLB
0.714OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Lineups not announced

Neither club has posted a batting order. Handedness composition, H-Score leaders and batter-vs-pitcher samples appear here as soon as the first order is filed — typically two to three hours before first pitch.

Team comparison

ResultsSEASEA·CWSCWS
+13224th
Run differential
+2569th
70–81 Record77–73
Last 10 games
Seattle Mariners (0–0)
Chicago White Sox (0–0)
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—0
0 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Mariners?+
Emerson Hancock is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Sean Burke 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 yet. Orders appear here when they are posted.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Emerson Hancock is at 57; Sean Burke is at 59. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.