Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox
August 17, 2026 • 8:05 PM • Wrigley Field
Status
Final
Chicago Cubs
CHC
7
Chicago White Sox
CWS
5
Last 5 Form
Probable Pitchers
Chicago Cubs
Starter
Chicago White Sox
Starter
Standings Snapshot
Full standingsChicago Cubs
72-53 (.576)
Div
#2
WC
#1
GB
5.0
Chicago White Sox
65-58 (.528)
Div
#1
WC
—
GB
-
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Chicago Cubs | Chicago White Sox |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .773 | .727 |
| HR | 196 | 181 |
| Runs | 746 | 660 |
| ERA | 4.17 | 4.14 |
| WHIP | 1.26 | 1.31 |
| Strikeouts | 1073 | 1157 |
Top Players
Chicago Cubs
Hitters
Pitchers
6.2 IP, 3 SO, 0 ERA
5.1 IP, 5 SO, 1.688 ERA
6.0 IP, 10 SO, 4.5 ERA
Chicago White Sox
Hitters
Pitchers
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Chicago Cubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Chase Meidroth (2B) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Munetaka Murakami (1B) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Vargas (3B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Randal Grichuk (DH) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew Benintendi (DH) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Braden Montgomery (RF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brenton Doyle (CF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tristan Peters (CF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Antonacci (LF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luisangel Acuña (SS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Rogers (C) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Castillo (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Schweitzer (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trevor Richards (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Hicks (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hagen Smith (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Seiya Suzuki (RF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Michael Busch (1B) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman (3B) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Taylor (PR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Miller (2B) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Happ (LF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner (SS) | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Ramírez (3B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Conforto (DH) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Alcántara (DH) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Amaya (DH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carson Kelly (C) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shota Imanaga (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Rolison (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Zeferjahn (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Peterson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Webb (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Luis Castillo | 4.2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyler Schweitzer | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Trevor Richards | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Hicks | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Hagen Smith | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Shota Imanaga | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Ryan Rolison | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Zeferjahn | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| David Peterson | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
bottom 1 • Home Run • 1-0
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (29) on a fly ball to right field.
bottom 1 • Home Run • 2-0
Seiya Suzuki homers (22) on a fly ball to center field.
top 4 • Home Run • 2-3
Randal Grichuk homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. Munetaka Murakami scores. Miguel Vargas scores.
bottom 5 • Single • 4-3
Nico Hoerner singles on a ground ball to third baseman Miguel Vargas. Seiya Suzuki scores. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Miguel Vargas.
top 8 • Home Run • 4-5
Andrew Benintendi homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field. Munetaka Murakami scores.
bottom 9 • Single • 5-5
Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Tyrone Taylor scores. Ian Happ to 3rd.
bottom 10 • Home Run • 7-5
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (30) on a fly ball to right field. Carson Kelly scores.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 10 • Home Run • 7-5
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (30) on a fly ball to right field. Carson Kelly scores.
top 10 • Groundout • 5-5
Tristan Peters grounds out softly, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Jacob Webb.
top 10 • Walk • 5-5
Braden Montgomery walks. Chase Meidroth to 3rd. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd.
top 10 • Strikeout • 5-5
Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging.
top 10 • Strikeout • 5-5
Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging.
top 10 • Walk • 5-5
Munetaka Murakami walks.
bottom 9 • Forceout • 5-5
Carson Kelly grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Miguel Vargas. Nico Hoerner out at 3rd.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 5-5
Miguel Amaya strikes out swinging.
bottom 9 • Intent Walk • 5-5
Jordan Hicks intentionally walks Pedro Ramírez. Nico Hoerner to 2nd.
bottom 9 • Single • 5-5
Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Tyrone Taylor scores. Ian Happ to 3rd.
bottom 9 • Walk • 4-5
Ian Happ walks. Tyrone Taylor to 2nd.
bottom 9 • Walk • 4-5
Alex Bregman walks.
bottom 9 • Flyout • 4-5
Michael Busch flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.
top 9 • Strikeout • 4-5
Chase Meidroth strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Grounded Into DP • 4-5
Jake Rogers grounds into a double play, shortstop Nico Hoerner to second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Luisangel Acuña out at 2nd. Jake Rogers out at 1st.
top 9 • Walk • 4-5
Luisangel Acuña walks.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 4-5
Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Double • 4-5
Pete Crow-Armstrong doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 4-5
Carson Kelly grounds out, shortstop Luisangel Acuña to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
bottom 8 • Lineout • 4-5
Kevin Alcántara lines out sharply to center fielder Tristan Peters.
top 8 • Flyout • 4-5
Sam Antonacci flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
top 8 • Lineout • 4-5
Tristan Peters lines out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
top 8 • Single • 4-5
Braden Montgomery singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ.
top 8 • Home Run • 4-5
Andrew Benintendi homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field. Munetaka Murakami scores.
top 8 • Strikeout • 4-3
Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging.
top 8 • Walk • 4-3
Munetaka Murakami walks.
bottom 7 • Pickoff 3B • 4-3
Catcher Jake Rogers picks off Alex Bregman at 3rd on throw to third baseman Miguel Vargas.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 4-3
Pedro Ramírez called out on strikes.
bottom 7 • Single • 4-3
Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Alex Bregman to 3rd.
bottom 7 • Sac Bunt • 4-3
Ian Happ out on a sacrifice bunt, catcher Jake Rogers to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Alex Bregman to 2nd.