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Texas Rangers 4, Chicago White Sox 10

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Rate FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 26, 11:10 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
4
4–10
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 57
10
T-Score57
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxBurke holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handSoxChicago owns a .751 OPS vs LHP, 6th in MLB; Texas ranks 28th vs RHP.
LineupSoxChicago's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Starter formRangersGore has a 2.10 ERA over his last five starts, while Burke is at 3.58.
Recent formRangersTexas has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

TEX
MacKenzie Gore LHP
MacKenzie Gore
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.26
144th
WHIP
1.23
129th
K/9
9.95
67th
BB/9
3.21
150th
P-Score50i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.11
75th
OPS/R
–
IP
145.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.10
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
CWS
Sean Burke RHP
Sean Burke
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.27
42nd
WHIP
1.11
73rd
K/9
9.74
43rd
BB/9
2.59
121st
P-Score60i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.05
73rd
OPS/R
–
IP
146.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.58
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Burke enters with a 3.27 ERA compared with Gore's 4.26.
·Burke allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.11 WHIP compared with 1.23.
·Gore has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 40%.
·Gore carries a 5.79 road ERA, compared with Burke's 3.86 mark at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricGoreBurkeNote
Career vs opponent–– ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Gore arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%95.1
Curveball18%81.5
Changeup13%86.2
Slider10%85.7
Cutter6%89.9
Sinker5%95.1
Burke arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam37%94.8
Knuckle Curve20%79.1
Slider17%86.5
Sinker14%94.7
Cutter10%89.8
Changeup2%86.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rangers vs RHP (Sean Burke)
28th
in MLB
0.692OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs LHP (MacKenzie Gore)
6th
in MLB
0.751OPS
.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 Sean Burke
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Burke (BvP)
1Joc PedersonLDH71.81626.8340-for-2Very small sample
2Corey SeagerLSS70.73620.711No MLB historyNo history
3Wyatt LangfordRLF65.75417.7881-for-3Very small sample
4Brandon NimmoLRF69.72914.676No MLB historyNo history
5Ezequiel DuranRSS63.73917.707No MLB historyNo history
6Evan CarterLCF43.6039.658No MLB historyNo history
7Justin FoscueR2B67.81611.512No MLB historyNo history
8Elias DíazRC47.6708.5490-for-1Very small sample
9Cody FreemanR3B—.6371.498No MLB historyNo history
1Joc Pederson DH · L.235 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .834 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample71H-Score2Corey Seager SS · L.227 / .736 · 20 HRvs hand .711 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score3Wyatt Langford LF · R.238 / .754 · 17 HRvs hand .788 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample65H-Score4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260 / .729 · 14 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260 / .739 · 17 HRvs hand .707 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Evan Carter CF · L.194 / .603 · 9 HRvs hand .658 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Justin Foscue 2B · R.271 / .816 · 11 HRvs hand .512 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score8Elias Díaz C · R.234 / .670 · 8 HRvs hand .549 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample47H-Score9Cody Freeman 3B · R.247 / .637 · 1 HRvs hand .498 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs LHP MacKenzie Gore
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Gore (BvP)
1Miguel VargasR3B88.83733.926No MLB historyNo history
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B82.82535.725No MLB historyNo history
3Randal GrichukRDH75.880151.0262-for-4Very small sample
4Chase MeidrothR2B65.765161.023No MLB historyNo history
5Braden MontgomerySRF51.6626.430No MLB historyNo history
6Brenton DoyleRCF39.6376.791No MLB historyNo history
7Jake RogersRC45.5634.821No MLB historyNo history
8Tristan PetersLCF62.77412.581No MLB historyNo history
9Luisangel AcuñaRSS30.5372.502No MLB historyNo history
1Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .926 · No MLB history · No history88H-Score2Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .725 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score3Randal Grichuk DH · R.287 / .880 · 15 HRvs hand 1.026 · 2-for-4 · Very small sample75H-Score4Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand 1.023 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score5Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .430 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score6Brenton Doyle CF · R.233 / .637 · 6 HRvs hand .791 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score7Jake Rogers C · R.161 / .563 · 4 HRvs hand .821 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score8Tristan Peters CF · L.265 / .774 · 12 HRvs hand .581 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score9Luisangel Acuña SS · R.229 / .537 · 2 HRvs hand .502 · No MLB history · No history30H-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 10th
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 ERA4.20vs4.11
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.30vs1.32
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)
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
Chicago White Sox (5–5)
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—2
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rangers?+
MacKenzie Gore (4.26 ERA, 7–9) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Sean Burke (3.27 ERA, 7–6) 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?+
MacKenzie Gore is at 50; Sean Burke is at 60. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.