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Texas Rangers 7, Chicago White Sox 11

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Rate FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 25, 11:05 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score44
Texas Rangers
80–82 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 44
7
7–11
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 57
11
T-Score57
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRangersdeGrom owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handRangersTexas has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
LineupRangersThe confirmed Texas order includes 6 hitters with an OPS above .750 against left-handed pitching.
Recent formRangersTexas has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
PowerSoxChicago has 175 home runs this season, 30 more than Texas.

Starting pitchers

TEX
Jacob deGrom RHP
Jacob deGrom
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.77
116th
WHIP
1.13
49th
K/9
11.16
7th
BB/9
2.27
56th
P-Score64i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.21
94th
OPS/R
–
IP
126.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.16
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
CWS
Anthony Kay LHP
Anthony Kay
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.96
134th
WHIP
1.33
145th
K/9
7.35
149th
BB/9
3.18
118th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.13
112th
OPS/R
–
IP
127.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.10
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·deGrom strikes out 3.8 more batters per nine innings.
·deGrom allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.13 WHIP compared with 1.33.
·Kay has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 20%.
·deGrom enters with a 5.35 road ERA; Kay owns a 3.74 ERA at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricdeGromKayNote
Career vs opponent9.64 ERA, 1 GS3.60 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

deGrom arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam42%97.3
Slider35%91.3
Changeup14%89.7
Curveball7%80.7
Sinker3%96.5
Kay arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper24%82.7
Four-seam22%95.9
Sinker18%95.3
Cutter16%91.7
Changeup14%86.1
Slider6%86.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rangers vs LHP (Anthony Kay)
4th
in MLB
0.763OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Jacob deGrom)
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 LHP Anthony Kay
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Kay (BvP)
1Justin FoscueR2B67.816111.0081-for-3Very small sample
2Corey SeagerLSS70.73620.767No MLB historyNo history
3Wyatt LangfordRLF65.75417.7180-for-2Very small sample
4Brandon NimmoLRF69.72914.8591-for-1Very small sample
5Ezequiel DuranRSS63.73917.8551-for-2Very small sample
6Jake BurgerR1B68.72328.9290-for-2Very small sample
7Logan O'HoppeRDH38.5784.655No MLB historyNo history
8Cody FreemanR3B—.6371.822No MLB historyNo history
9Danny JansenRC42.6778.586No MLB historyNo history
1Justin Foscue 2B · R.271 / .816 · 11 HRvs hand 1.008 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample67H-Score2Corey Seager SS · L.227 / .736 · 20 HRvs hand .767 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score3Wyatt Langford LF · R.238 / .754 · 17 HRvs hand .718 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample65H-Score4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260 / .729 · 14 HRvs hand .859 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample69H-Score5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260 / .739 · 17 HRvs hand .855 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score6Jake Burger 1B · R.228 / .723 · 28 HRvs hand .929 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample68H-Score7Logan O'Hoppe DH · R.219 / .578 · 4 HRvs hand .655 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score8Cody Freeman 3B · R.247 / .637 · 1 HRvs hand .822 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Danny Jansen C · R.203 / .677 · 8 HRvs hand .586 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Jacob deGrom
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs deGrom (BvP)
1Sam AntonacciLLF63.7668.8072-for-2Very small sample
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B82.82535.8661-for-2Very small sample
3Miguel VargasR3B88.83733.8011-for-3Very small sample
4Braden MontgomerySRF51.6626.7550-for-2Very small sample
5Colson MontgomeryLSS63.68531.6440-for-3Very small sample
6Chase MeidrothR2B65.76516.6652-for-3Very small sample
7Tristan PetersLCF62.77412.8021-for-2Very small sample
8Brenton DoyleRCF39.6376.556No MLB historyNo history
9Drew RomoSC30.5347.5200-for-1Very small sample
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277 / .766 · 8 HRvs hand .807 · 2-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 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample88H-Score4Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .755 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score5Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .644 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample63H-Score6Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .665 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample65H-Score7Tristan Peters CF · L.265 / .774 · 12 HRvs hand .802 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample62H-Score8Brenton Doyle CF · R.233 / .637 · 6 HRvs hand .556 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score9Drew Romo C · S.144 / .534 · 7 HRvs hand .520 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample30H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTEXTEX·CWSCWS
AVG.242 18th.236 25th
OPS.713 20th.726 10th
Home runs183 14th211 5th
Runs673 25th776 5th
OBP.317 15th.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 ERA4.20vs3.99
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.30vs1.29
no league rank
Saves43vs41
TEXCWS
ResultsTEXTEX·CWSCWS
+21125th
Run differential
+3379th
80–82 Record84–78
6–4 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Texas Rangers (6–4)
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
Chicago White Sox (5–5)
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—2
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rangers?+
Jacob deGrom (3.77 ERA, 9–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Anthony Kay (3.96 ERA, 9–6) 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?+
Jacob deGrom is at 64; Anthony Kay is at 47. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.