CWS 5, CHC 7 | Aug 17, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, August 18, 2026•Wrigley Field•76°F, Clear

CWS

White Sox

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Jacob Webb

LOSS

Hagen Smith

The Cubs defeated the White Sox 7-5.

★Randal Grichuk3 RBI

★Alex Bregman3-for-4, 0 RBI

★Pete Crow-Armstrong2 HR, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 10: Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (30) on a fly ball to right field. Carson Kelly scores.

Weather: 76°F, ClearWind: 6 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 12:05 AM UTCT: 3:21Att: 40,354Venue: Wrigley Field

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93.9%B

12 missed calls

+29.6% CHC

+0.83 runs CHC

Win Probability

CHC WinCWS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
CWS	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	4	2
CHC	2	0	0	0	2

Game 824641 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Chase Meidroth2B	5	0	0	0	0	4	.275/.351/.411	89.9	.546	.516
Munetaka Murakami1B	2	2	0	0	3	1	.233/.371/.539	107.9	.911	.1608
Miguel Vargas3B	4	1	1	0	1	2	.239/.345/.489	103.2	.421	.406
Andrew BenintendiDH	2	1	1	2	0	1	.246/.309/.429	103	.720	.1244
Braden MontgomeryRF	4	0	1	0	1	1	.238/.331/.374	91.8	.533	.496
Tristan PetersCF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.271/.334/.427	98	.266	.276
Sam AntonacciLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.273/.364/.401	92.5	.038	.058
Luisangel AcuñaSS	3	0	0	0	1	1	.237/.269/.269	96.7	.180	.205
Jake RogersC	2	0	0	0	2	1	.173/.288/.309	92.8	.537	.519
Bench
Randal GrichukDH	3	1	1	3	0	1	.277/.305/.548	102.9	.366	.630
Brenton DoyleCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.215/.273/.295
Totals	33	5	4	5	8	14	-	-	-	-

HR:Grichuk (4th off Imanaga, 2 on, 0 out); Benintendi (8th off Zeferjahn, 1 on, 1 out)

TB:10

RBI:Grichuk 3; Benintendi 2

GIDP:Rogers

Team LOB:8

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	5	2	4	3	1	1	.281/.379/.550	101.2	.631

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Luis Castillo	4.2	8	4	3	1	1	2	99-63	91.7	4.99
Tyler Schweitzer	1.2	2	0	0	1	2	0	28-17	89.3	2.59
Trevor Richards	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	19-12	87.4	3.18
Jordan HicksBS	1.1	1	1	1	3	2	0	30-16	96.6	3.32
Hagen SmithL	0.0	1	2	1	0	0	1	4-2	85.7	1.93
Totals	9.0	14	7	5	5	6	3	180-110	-	-

IBB:Hicks

Inherited runners-scored:Schweitzer 1-0; Richards 1-0; Hicks 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Castillo 99-63; Schweitzer 28-17; Richards 19-12; Hicks 30-16; Smith 4-2

Groundouts-flyouts:Castillo 6-8; Schweitzer 3-0; Richards 1-1; Hicks 1-1; Smith 0-0

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Shota Imanaga	6.0	2	3	3	3	10	1	96-57	86.6	3.77

Bot 1 • CHC

0-1

Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (29) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 101.2 mph💣 376 ftLA: 28°

0-2

Seiya Suzuki homers (22) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 110.6 mph💣 440 ftLA: 24°

Top 4 • CWS

3-2

Randal Grichuk homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. Munetaka Murakami scores. Miguel Vargas scores.

EV: 102.9 mph💣 404 ftLA: 24°

Bot 5 • CHC

3-4

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 • CWS

5-4

Andrew Benintendi homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field. Munetaka Murakami scores.

EV: 103.0 mph💣 378 ftLA: 24°

Bot 9 • CHC

5-5

Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Tyrone Taylor scores. Ian Happ to 3rd.

EV: 79.6 mph197 ftLA: 16°

Bot 10 • CHC

5-7

Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (30) on a fly ball to right field. Carson Kelly scores.

EV: 98.7 mph💣 391 ftLA: 30°

HR:Crow-Armstrong (1st off Castillo, 0 on, 0 out); Suzuki (1st off Castillo, 0 on, 0 out); Crow-Armstrong (10th off Smith, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:Bregman; Crow-Armstrong

TB:25

RBI:Crow-Armstrong 3; Suzuki; Hoerner 2

SB:Crow-Armstrong

Team LOB:13

HBP:Antonacci (by Imanaga)

Inherited runners-scored:Zeferjahn 1-0; Peterson 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Imanaga 96-57; Rolison 15-7; Zeferjahn 24-13; Peterson 22-15; Webb 22-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Imanaga 2-6; Rolison 0-2; Zeferjahn 0-2; Peterson 1-1; Webb 1-0

Bench
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	3	0	1	0	.255/.347/.407	101.1	.533	.501
Michael ConfortoDH	2	0	0	0	0	0	.226/.318/.447	80.9	.133	.124
Kevin AlcántaraDH	2	0	0	0	0	1	.217/.280/.348	105.3	.551	.641
Shota ImanagaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan RolisonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan ZeferjahnP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
David PetersonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jacob WebbP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Chicago White Sox

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Chicago White Sox

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