Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs, May 16, 2026

CubsCHC
3-8
Final
White SoxCWS

May 16, 2026, 7:10 PM ET | Rate Field

Last 5 Form

Chicago Cubs

2-3

Last 5
L 2-5
@ ATL
L 1-4
@ ATL
W 2-0
@ ATL
W 10-5
@ CWS
L 3-8
@ CWS

Chicago White Sox

4-1

Last 5
W 6-5
vs KC
W 6-5
vs KC
W 6-2
vs KC
L 5-10
vs CHC
W 8-3
vs CHC

Starting Pitchers

Chicago Cubs

Jameson Taillon headshot
Jameson Taillon
Recorded starter

Chicago White Sox

Davis Martin headshot
Davis Martin
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 16, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Chicago Cubs29-17.630#1N/A-
Chicago White Sox23-22.511#2#21.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Chicago CubsChicago White Sox
.767
OPS
.726
220
HR
211
850
Runs
776
4.12
ERA
4.12
1.26
WHIP
1.31
1260
Strikeouts by pitchers
1337

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Chicago Cubs

Hitters

Alex Bregman headshot
Alex Bregman

8 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Ian Happ headshot
Ian Happ

4 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pete Crow-Armstrong headshot
Pete Crow-Armstrong

3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Ben Brown headshot
Ben Brown

4.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Trent Thornton headshot
Trent Thornton

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Shota Imanaga headshot
Shota Imanaga

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 2.57 ERA

Chicago White Sox

Hitters

Miguel Vargas headshot
Miguel Vargas

7 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Colson Montgomery headshot
Colson Montgomery

6 H, 3 HR, 3 RBI

Munetaka Murakami headshot
Munetaka Murakami

4 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Sean Newcomb headshot
Sean Newcomb

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Davis Martin headshot
Davis Martin

6.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.50 ERA

Anthony Kay headshot
Anthony Kay

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 3.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Munetaka Murakami headshot
Munetaka Murakami
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick
Davis Martin headshot
Davis Martin
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick
Miguel Vargas headshot
Miguel Vargas
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Chicago White Sox 8, Chicago Cubs 3: CHC 8 hits, CWS 8 hits; CHC 0 errors, CWS 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Chicago Cubs000001002380
Chicago White Sox30202100x881

Box Score

Batting

Alex Bregman and Miguel Amaya led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits each.

Chicago Cubs batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Nico HoernerSS5010000
Michael Busch1B4010000
Alex Bregman3B4020020
Ian HappDH4000030
Seiya SuzukiRF4000020
Michael ConfortoLF3110100
Matt Shaw2B4000010
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF3112111
Miguel AmayaC4121001
Totals35383292

3 players led Chicago White Sox with 2 hits each.

Chicago White Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Sam AntonacciLF4220010
Munetaka Murakami1B3323112
Miguel Vargas3B4113001
Colson MontgomerySS4111001
Chase Meidroth2B4000000
Andrew BenintendiDH3121001
Randal GrichukPH/DH1000010
Jarred KelenicRF3000020
Tristan PetersCF2000100
Drew RomoC3000010
Totals31888265

Pitching

Jameson Taillon went 5.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (2 SO, 8 ER); Davis Martin went 6.0 innings for Chicago White Sox (7 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Chicago Cubs
Jameson Taillon5.0888125
Ethan Roberts2.0000130
Ryan Rolison1.0000010
Chicago White Sox
Davis Martin6.0511071
Brandon Eisert1.0100200
Trevor Richards2.0222021
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B1

    Home Run Miguel Vargas homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. Sam Antonacci scores. Munetaka Murakami scores. CHC 0, CWS 3

  • B3

    Home Run Munetaka Murakami homers (16) on a fly ball to center field. CHC 0, CWS 4

  • B3

    Home Run Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Colson Montgomery homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. CHC 0, CWS 5

  • B5

    Home Run Munetaka Murakami homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. Sam Antonacci scores. CHC 0, CWS 7

  • T6

    Home Run Miguel Amaya homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. CHC 1, CWS 7

  • B6

    Home Run Andrew Benintendi homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • T9

    Home Run Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Michael Conforto scores. CHC 3, CWS 8

Play-by-Play

All 70 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Groundout Nico Hoerner grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CHC 3, CWS 8

  • T9

    Flyout Miguel Amaya flies out to right fielder Jarred Kelenic. CHC 3, CWS 8

  • T9

    Home Run Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Michael Conforto scores. CHC 3, CWS 8

  • T9

    Strikeout Matt Shaw strikes out on a foul tip. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • T9

    Double Michael Conforto doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jarred Kelenic. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • B8

    Strikeout Randal Grichuk strikes out swinging. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • B8

    Groundout Chase Meidroth grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • B8

    Groundout Colson Montgomery grounds out, second baseman Matt Shaw to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • T8

    Flyout Seiya Suzuki flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • T8

    Pop Out Ian Happ pops out to third baseman Miguel Vargas in foul territory. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • T8

    Strikeout Alex Bregman called out on strikes. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • B7

    Pop Out Miguel Vargas pops out to first baseman Michael Busch in foul territory. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • B7

    Strikeout Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • B7

    Strikeout Sam Antonacci strikes out swinging. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • T7

    Groundout Michael Busch grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • T7

    Flyout Nico Hoerner flies out to right fielder Jarred Kelenic. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • T7

    Single Miguel Amaya singles on a ground ball to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Matt Shaw to 3rd. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • T7

    Walk Pete Crow-Armstrong walks. Matt Shaw to 2nd. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • T7

    Forceout Matt Shaw grounds into a force out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Michael Conforto out at 2nd. Matt Shaw to 1st. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • T7

    Walk Michael Conforto walks. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • B6

    Grounded Into DP Drew Romo grounds into a double play, second baseman Matt Shaw to shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Tristan Peters out at 2nd. Drew Romo out at 1st. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • B6

    Walk Tristan Peters walks. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • B6

    Strikeout Jarred Kelenic strikes out swinging. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • B6

    Home Run Andrew Benintendi homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. CHC 1, CWS 8

  • T6

    Strikeout Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging. CHC 1, CWS 7

  • T6

    Strikeout Ian Happ strikes out swinging. CHC 1, CWS 7

  • T6

    Double Alex Bregman doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Michael Busch to 3rd. CHC 1, CWS 7

  • T6

    Single Michael Busch singles on a fly ball to left fielder Sam Antonacci. CHC 1, CWS 7

  • T6

    Groundout Nico Hoerner grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CHC 1, CWS 7

  • T6

    Home Run Miguel Amaya homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. CHC 1, CWS 7

  • B5

    Groundout Chase Meidroth grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, CWS 7

  • B5

    Flyout Colson Montgomery flies out sharply to right fielder Seiya Suzuki in foul territory. CHC 0, CWS 7

  • B5

    Flyout Miguel Vargas flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, CWS 7

  • B5

    Home Run Munetaka Murakami homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. Sam Antonacci scores. CHC 0, CWS 7

  • B5

    Single Sam Antonacci singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Conforto. CHC 0, CWS 5

  • T5

    Strikeout Pete Crow-Armstrong called out on strikes. CHC 0, CWS 5

  • T5

    Pop Out Matt Shaw pops out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CHC 0, CWS 5

  • T5

    Flyout Michael Conforto flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. CHC 0, CWS 5

  • B4

    Strikeout Drew Romo strikes out swinging. CHC 0, CWS 5

  • B4

    Groundout Tristan Peters grounds out, second baseman Matt Shaw to first baseman Michael Busch. Andrew Benintendi to 3rd. CHC 0, CWS 5

  • B4

    Strikeout Jarred Kelenic strikes out swinging. CHC 0, CWS 5

  • B4

    Double Andrew Benintendi doubles (6) on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 0, CWS 5

  • T4

    Forceout Seiya Suzuki grounds into a force out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Alex Bregman out at 2nd. CHC 0, CWS 5

  • T4

    Strikeout Ian Happ called out on strikes. CHC 0, CWS 5

  • T4

    Single Alex Bregman singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Miguel Vargas. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. CHC 0, CWS 5

  • T4

    Flyout Michael Busch flies out sharply to left fielder Sam Antonacci. CHC 0, CWS 5

  • T4

    Single Nico Hoerner singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tristan Peters. CHC 0, CWS 5

  • B3

    Groundout Chase Meidroth grounds out, second baseman Matt Shaw to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, CWS 5

  • B3

    Home Run Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Colson Montgomery homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. CHC 0, CWS 5

  • B3

    Groundout Miguel Vargas grounds out softly, pitcher Jameson Taillon to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, CWS 4

  • B3

    Home Run Munetaka Murakami homers (16) on a fly ball to center field. CHC 0, CWS 4

  • B3

    Groundout Sam Antonacci grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Jameson Taillon. CHC 0, CWS 3

  • T3

    Pop Out Miguel Amaya pops out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami in foul territory. CHC 0, CWS 3

  • T3

    Flyout Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters. CHC 0, CWS 3

  • T3

    Lineout Matt Shaw lines out to center fielder Tristan Peters. CHC 0, CWS 3

  • B2

    Groundout Drew Romo grounds out softly to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, CWS 3

  • B2

    Flyout Tristan Peters flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 0, CWS 3

  • B2

    Lineout Jarred Kelenic lines out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, CWS 3

  • T2

    Flyout Michael Conforto flies out sharply to right fielder Jarred Kelenic. CHC 0, CWS 3

  • T2

    Strikeout Seiya Suzuki called out on strikes. CHC 0, CWS 3

  • T2

    Strikeout Ian Happ strikes out swinging. CHC 0, CWS 3

  • B1

    Flyout Andrew Benintendi flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, CWS 3

  • B1

    Flyout Chase Meidroth flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, CWS 3

  • B1

    Flyout Colson Montgomery flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, CWS 3

  • B1

    Home Run Miguel Vargas homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. Sam Antonacci scores. Munetaka Murakami scores. CHC 0, CWS 3

  • B1

    Walk Munetaka Murakami walks. Sam Antonacci to 2nd. CHC 0, CWS 0

  • B1

    Single Sam Antonacci singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki, deflected by second baseman Matt Shaw. CHC 0, CWS 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Alex Bregman strikes out swinging. CHC 0, CWS 0

  • T1

    Groundout Michael Busch grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CHC 0, CWS 0

  • T1

    Groundout Nico Hoerner grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CHC 0, CWS 0