CWS 3, CHC 4 | Aug 18, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, August 19, 2026•Wrigley Field•77°F, Partly Cloudy

CWS

White Sox

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Jacob Webb

LOSS

Trevor Richards

The Cubs edged the White Sox 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Colson Montgomery3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Kevin Alcántara scores. Michael Conforto to 2nd.

Weather: 77°F, Partly CloudyWind: 9 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 12:05 AM UTCT: 2:59Att: 40,304Venue: Wrigley Field

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93.1%B

12 missed calls

+17.4% CWS

+0.72 runs CWS

Win Probability

CHC WinCWS Win

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

Game 824639 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Sam AntonacciLF	3	0	1	0	2	1	.273/.367/.401	101.4	.414	.383
Munetaka Murakami1B	4	1	1	1	1	2	.234/.372/.545	111.1	.634	.1123
Miguel Vargas3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.239/.344/.487	107.1	.365	.349
Andrew BenintendiDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.243/.306/.424	96	.094	.086
Braden MontgomeryRF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.233/.325/.367	101.8	.190	.186
Colson MontgomerySS	4	1	3	0	0	0	.217/.295/.436	105.4	.477	.495
Chase Meidroth2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.275/.350/.410	98.3	.198	.181
Tristan PetersCF	4	0	2	1	0	0	.274/.336/.431	103.3	.540	.513
Jake RogersC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173/.288/.309	-	-	-
Bench
Drew RomoC	3	0	1	1	0	1	.139/.217/.304	95.8	.489	.470
Randal GrichukPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.275/.303/.545	-
Totals	35	3	10	3	3	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Murakami (3rd off Gausman, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Peters; Montgomery

TB:15

RBI:Peters; Murakami; Romo

SB:Antonacci

GIDP:Benintendi; Vargas

Team LOB:8

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	3	1	1	1	2	1	.282/.381/.555	99.9	.152

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Bryan Hudson	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	2	17-13	89.1	3.42
Erick Fedde	4.2	3	0	0	2	5	0	78-45	89.2	4.33
Huascar BrazobánH	0.1	0	1	1	2	0	0	14-3	93.6	3.00
Grant TaylorBS	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	17-12	93	2.08
Trevor RichardsL	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	26-18	88.3	3.24
Totals	8.2	8	4	4	5	9	2	152-91	-	-

IBB:Richards

Inherited runners-scored:Brazobán 2-0; Taylor 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Hudson 17-13; Fedde 78-45; Brazobán 14-3; Taylor 17-12; Richards 26-18

Groundouts-flyouts:Hudson 2-0; Fedde 4-5; Brazobán 0-1; Taylor 1-0; Richards 0-4

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kevin Gausman	4.1	7	3	3	2	5	1	86-53	87.7	4.58

Bot 1 • CHC

0-1

Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (31) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 95.8 mph💣 379 ftLA: 39°

0-2

Michael Busch homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 102.9 mph💣 421 ftLA: 27°

Top 2 • CWS

1-2

Drew Romo singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Chase Meidroth scores. Tristan Peters to 2nd.

EV: 95.8 mph247 ftLA: 12°

Top 3 • CWS

2-2

Munetaka Murakami homers (29) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 111.1 mph💣 440 ftLA: 39°

Top 4 • CWS

3-2

Tristan Peters doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Colson Montgomery scores.

EV: 103.3 mph240 ftLA: 14°

Bot 7 • CHC

3-3

Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Kevin Alcántara scores. Michael Conforto to 2nd.

EV: 97.6 mph266 ftLA: 15°

Bot 9 • CHC

3-4

Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Carson Kelly scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd.

EV: 92.8 mph200 ftLA: 11°

Bench
Miguel AmayaC	2	0	0	0	1	2	.237/.345/.373	69.1	-	-
Kevin GausmanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Javier AssadP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb ThielbarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jacob WebbP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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