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Texas Rangers 11, Chicago White Sox 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Rate FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 24, 11:00 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score44
Texas Rangers
80–82 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 44
11
11–2
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 58
2
T-Score58
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxUrquidy holds a modest edge in P-Score and K/9, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handSoxChicago owns a .716 OPS vs RHP, 17th in MLB; Texas ranks 28th vs RHP.
LineupSoxChicago's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formSoxChicago has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.
PowerSoxChicago has 174 home runs this season, 31 more than Texas.

Starting pitchers

TEX
Kumar Rocker RHP
Kumar Rocker
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.46
131st
WHIP
1.40
160th
K/9
8.11
99th
BB/9
3.57
153rd
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.26
121st
OPS/R
–
IP
121.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.21
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
CWS
José Urquidy RHP
José Urquidy
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.06
WHIP
1.50
K/9
9.56
BB/9
1.13
FIP
–
HR/9
1.13
OPS/R
–
IP
16.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
0.00
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Urquidy strikes out 1.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Urquidy walks 2.4 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Rocker enters with a 4.46 ERA compared with Urquidy's 5.06.
·Rocker averages 2.0 more innings per start.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricRockerUrquidyNote
Career vs opponent0.00 ERA, 1 GS– ERA, 7 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Rocker arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Slider37%83.1
Sinker30%94.3
Cutter14%90.2
Four-seam14%94.5
Changeup3%88.7
Splitter1%88.0
Urquidy arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup28%83.2
Four-seam21%92.3
Sinker21%92.9
Curveball15%77.2
Sweeper13%80.1
Splitter1%80.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rangers vs RHP (José Urquidy)
28th
in MLB
0.692OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Kumar Rocker)
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
Texas RangersOfficial lineupvs RHP José Urquidy
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Urquidy (BvP)
1Joc PedersonLDH74.81626.834No MLB historyNo history
2Corey SeagerLSS70.73620.7113-for-9Very small sample
3Wyatt LangfordRLF65.75417.788No MLB historyNo history
4Brandon NimmoLRF69.72914.6761-for-3Very small sample
5Ezequiel DuranRSS63.73917.7071-for-2Very small sample
6Evan CarterLCF43.6039.658No MLB historyNo history
7Jake BurgerR1B68.72328.659No MLB historyNo history
8Elias DíazRC47.6708.549No MLB historyNo history
9Cody FreemanR3B—.6371.498No MLB historyNo history
1Joc Pederson DH · L.235 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .834 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score2Corey Seager SS · L.227 / .736 · 20 HRvs hand .711 · 3-for-9 · Very small sample70H-Score3Wyatt Langford LF · R.238 / .754 · 17 HRvs hand .788 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260 / .729 · 14 HRvs hand .676 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample69H-Score5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260 / .739 · 17 HRvs hand .707 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score6Evan Carter CF · L.194 / .603 · 9 HRvs hand .658 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Jake Burger 1B · R.228 / .723 · 28 HRvs hand .659 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score8Elias Díaz C · R.234 / .670 · 8 HRvs hand .549 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score9Cody Freeman 3B · R.247 / .637 · 1 HRvs hand .498 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Kumar Rocker
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Rocker (BvP)
1Sam AntonacciLLF63.7668.8070-for-2Very small sample
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B82.82535.8661-for-2Very small sample
3Miguel VargasR3B88.83733.8010-for-2Very small sample
4Andrew BenintendiLDH61.71515.7410-for-2Very small sample
5Braden MontgomerySRF51.6626.7550-for-2Very small sample
6Colson MontgomeryLSS63.68531.644No MLB historyNo history
7Chase MeidrothR2B65.76516.6651-for-3Very small sample
8Tristan PetersLCF62.77412.8020-for-2Very small sample
9Drew RomoSC30.5347.5200-for-2Very small sample
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277 / .766 · 8 HRvs hand .807 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score2Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .866 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample82H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .801 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample88H-Score4Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240 / .715 · 15 HRvs hand .741 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample61H-Score5Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .755 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score6Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score7Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .665 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample65H-Score8Tristan Peters CF · L.265 / .774 · 12 HRvs hand .802 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample62H-Score9Drew Romo C · S.144 / .534 · 7 HRvs hand .520 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample30H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTEXTEX·CWSCWS
AVG.242 18th.236 25th
OPS.713 20th.726 9th
Home runs183 14th211 5th
Runs673 25th776 5th
OBP.317 14th.320 9th
SLG.396 21st.406 8th
PitchingTEXTEX·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.32vs4.12
TEXCWS
WHIP1.30vs1.31
TEXCWS
K/98.5vs8.3
TEXCWS
HR Allowed190vs180
TEXCWS
BullpenTEXTEX·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.14vs3.92
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.28vs1.28
no league rank
Saves43vs41
TEXCWS
ResultsTEXTEX·CWSCWS
+20725th
Run differential
+3458th
80–82 Record84–78
5–5 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Texas Rangers (5–5)
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
Chicago White Sox (6–4)
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—2
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rangers?+
Kumar Rocker (4.46 ERA, 4–10) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
José Urquidy (5.06 ERA, 2–1) 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 Rangers and Sox performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Sox 2–4 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
P-Score is available for one starter only.