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Chicago White Sox @ Chicago Cubs

8/18/2026, 8:05:00 PM ET · Wrigley Field

Chicago White Sox3
Chicago Cubs4
FINAL40,304 attendance

Chicago White Sox

6559 · last 5: 32

DateOppResultRuns
08-17@ CHCL 5712
08-16@ DETW 7512
08-15@ DETW 437
08-14@ DETW 9514
08-13vs CINL 8917

Chicago Cubs

7353 · last 5: 23

DateOppResultRuns
08-17vs CHWW 7512
08-16vs STLL 41115
08-15vs STLL 4812
08-14vs STLW 303
08-13@ WSHL 077

Probable pitchers

Expected to throw the bulk of the game.

Bryan Hudson

Chicago White Sox · LHP Confirmed

SplitGSIPERAWHIPOBAK%K/9HR/9
20265957.03.161.23.23922.2%8.40.63
2026 Away2525.03.241.40.26027.5%10.80.72
2026 Day2524.11.481.07.20420.0%7.40.37
20251615.04.801.87.24225.3%11.41.20
SplitBFHRBBOBASLGBRL%HH%K%
2026 vs LHB98310.268.4153.4%33.9%27.6%
2026 vs RHB14117.248.2963.8%38.1%18.4%
2025 vs LHB2825.304.65215.8%31.6%14.3%
2025 vs RHB4408.212.2730.0%42.1%34.1%

Kevin Gausman

Chicago Cubs · RHP Confirmed

SplitGSIPERAWHIPOBAK%K/9HR/9
202628155.14.521.27.25323.8%9.01.16
2026 Home311.111.912.47.37724.6%11.93.18
2026 Day1371.04.441.21.24825.1%9.41.01
202538223.23.501.04.20724.1%8.71.01
SplitBFHRBBOBASLGBRL%HH%K%
2026 vs LHB374929.254.3936.5%35.7%21.9%
2026 vs RHB2821114.262.4338.3%42.5%26.2%
2025 vs LHB3631022.193.3387.1%33.7%23.1%
2025 vs RHB3931026.243.3769.7%49.4%26.7%

Batting orders

Chicago White Sox

No batting order posted yet. Cards go up an hour or two before first pitch.

Chicago Cubs

No batting order posted yet. Cards go up an hour or two before first pitch.