CWS 8, CHC 1 | Feb 20, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Friday, February 20, 2026•Sloan Park•60°F, Sunny

CWS

White Sox

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Jonathan Cannon

LOSS

Jameson Taillon

The White Sox cruised past the Cubs 8-1 in a dominant performance.

★Korey Lee3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Braden Montgomery triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Brett Bateman. Darren Baker scores.

Weather: 60°F, SunnyWind: 7 mph, VariesFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 2:53Att: 14,419Venue: Sloan Park

Ump Audit

Willie Traynor

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94.7%B

9 missed calls

+8.3% CWS

+0.23 runs CHC

Win Probability

CHC WinCWS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	8	12	1
CHC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Game 832042 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Drew RomoC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	107.1	-	-
Darren Baker2B	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000/1.000/.000	-	-	-
Braden MontgomeryRF	2	0	1	1	0	1	.500/.500/1.500	103	-	-
Ryan Galanie1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	70.5	-	-
William Bergolla Jr.SS	2	1	2	0	0	0	1.000/1.000/2.000	103.1	-	-
Oliver Dunn3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	91.8	-	-
Korey LeeDH	4	1	3	0	1	0	.750/.800/.750	107.8	-	-
Jacob BurkeCF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	91	-	-
Caden ConnorLF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	100.4	-	-
Bench
Curtis Mead3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.000/.000	93.9	-	-
Kyle TeelC	3	1	0	0	1	2	.000/.250/.000
Totals	38	8	12	7	7	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Hays (1st off Taillon, 0 on, 2 out); Antonacci (2nd off Taillon, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:Murakami; Jr. 2

3B:Montgomery

TB:23

RBI:Peters; Murakami 2; Montgomery; Antonacci 2; Hays

SB:Lee; Antonacci

GIDP:Antonacci

Team LOB:10

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jordan NwoguLF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	77.6	-

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jonathan CannonW	1.2	2	1	1	1	3	1	41-25	90.6	5.40
Riley GowensH	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	92	0.00
Tyson MillerH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-6	83.7	0.00
Tyler Schweitzer	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	23-15	90.2	0.00
Jairo Iriarte	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	15-11	92	0.00
Ben Peoples	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	17-12	92.9	0.00
Zach Franklin	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	30-15	89.4	0.00
Jackson Kelley	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-8	80.5	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	1	1	4	12	1	154-95	-	-

HBP:Ramírez (by Cannon)

Inherited runners-scored:Gowens 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Cannon 41-25; Gowens 4-3; Miller 11-6; Schweitzer 23-15; Iriarte 15-11; Peoples 17-12; Franklin 30-15; Kelley 13-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Cannon 1-1; Gowens 1-0; Miller 1-1; Schweitzer 3-0; Iriarte 1-0; Peoples 0-1; Franklin 1-0; Kelley 0-2

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jameson TaillonL	1.2	4	4	4	1	1	2	34-20	85.4	21.60

Top 1 • CWS

1-0

Austin Hays homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 105.6 mph💣 428 ftLA: 29°

Bot 1 • CHC

1-1

Seiya Suzuki homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 103.7 mph💣 399 ftLA: 26°

Top 2 • CWS

4-1

Tristan Peters singles on a line drive to center fielder Seiya Suzuki. Korey Lee scores.

EV: 89.7 mph194 ftLA: 13°

3-1

Sam Antonacci homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Derek Hill scores.

EV: 109.5 mph💣 417 ftLA: 30°

Top 4 • CWS

6-1

Munetaka Murakami doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Seiya Suzuki. Tanner Murray scores. Kyle Teel scores. Austin Hays to 3rd.

EV: 105.5 mph408 ftLA: 28°

Top 8 • CWS

7-1

Braden Montgomery triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Brett Bateman. Darren Baker scores.

EV: 103.0 mph360 ftLA: 19°

Top 9 • CWS

8-1

Korey Lee singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jefferson Rojas. William Bergolla Jr. scores. Korey Lee to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Jefferson Rojas.

EV: 70.2 mph1 ftLA: -52°

Inherited runners-scored:Schultz 1-0; Kipp 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Taillon 34-20; Schultz 26-17; Hodge 25-8; Kipp 16-10; Hollowell 15-12; Noland 33-19; Mills 17-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Taillon 2-2; Schultz 2-0; Hodge 0-0; Kipp 1-2; Hollowell 0-0; Noland 5-1; Mills 2-0

Bench
Jonathon Long1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.333/.333/.333	93	-	-
Alex Bregman3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	89.4	-	-
Seiya SuzukiCF	2	1	1	1	0	1	.500/.500/2.000	103.7	-	-
Miguel AmayaC	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000/.500/.000	95.7	-	-
Dylan CarlsonRF	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000/.500/.000	100.2	-	-
Chas McCormickLF	2	0	1	0	0	0	.500/.500/.500	103.1	-	-
Pedro Ramírez3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.500/.000	111.8	-	-
BJ MurrayDH	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	112.3	-	-
Scott Kingery2B	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.000/.000	79	-	-
Jameson TaillonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Connor SchultzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Porter HodgeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Grant KippP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gavin HollowellP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Connor NolandP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Zane MillsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-