Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox

CHC 10 — 5 CWS
Final — 2026-05-15
MVP: Miguel Vargas 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Chicago Cubs defeated Chicago White Sox 10-5. Miguel Vargas led the way with 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI. Trent Thornton earned the win and Bryan Hudson took the loss.

123456789 RHE
CHC 100120240 10140
CWS 010021001 580
WP Trent Thornton (2-0)
LP Bryan Hudson (1-1)

Scoring Plays

Top 1: Happ singled to center, Bregman scored. (1-0)
Bot 2: Montgomery homered to right center (381 feet). (1-1)
Top 4: Kelly singled to center, Happ scored, Ballesteros to third. (2-1)
Top 5: Busch doubled to right, Hoerner scored. (3-1)
Top 5: Suzuki doubled to left, Busch scored, Happ to third. (4-1)
Bot 5: Peters grounded out to second, Meidroth scored, Benintendi to third. (4-2)
Bot 5: Romo doubled to right, Benintendi scored. (4-3)
Bot 6: Vargas homered to right (348 feet). (4-4)
Top 7: Kelly reached on infield single to third, Bregman scored, Shaw to second, Suzuki to third. (5-4)
Top 7: Crow-Armstrong singled to right, Suzuki scored, Kelly to second, Shaw thrown out at home. (6-4)
Top 8: Swanson scored on Hicks wild pitch. (7-4)
Top 8: Shaw walked, Busch scored, Suzuki to second, Bregman to third. (8-4)
Top 8: Kelly hit a ground rule double, Bregman scored and Suzuki scored, Shaw to third. (10-4)
Bot 9: Kelenic homered to center (446 feet). (10-5)

CHC — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Hoerner 2B6110000000 .264.340.399.739
Busch 1B4211001210 .231.352.356.708
Bregman 3B5320000100 .250.338.358.696
Happ LF4120001110 .241.381.481.862
Suzuki RF4221001120 .272.382.491.873
Ballesteros DH3010000010 .250.308.463.771
Kelly C5031004010 .299.385.402.787
Crow-Armstrong CF5010001020 .236.308.364.672
Swanson SS5111000010 .189.297.351.648
Shaw DH0000001100 .256.306.422.728

CWS — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Antonacci LF4000000110 .274.380.417.797
Murakami 1B4010000010 .227.368.526.894
Vargas 3B4121011000 .247.376.494.870
Montgomery SS4120011010 .237.335.519.854
Meidroth 2B2100000200 .277.352.394.746
Benintendi DH1100000100 .216.268.336.604
Kelenic RF4110011020 .250.341.361.702
Peters CF4000001000 .260.315.320.635
Romo C4021001000 .200.364.600.964
Grichuk DH2000000000 .224.250.490.740

CHC — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Cabrera 4.2333321 88-48 4.061.40
Rolison 0.1211101 10-4 4.091.27
Thornton 2.0000020 26-16 0.001.13W, 2-0
Assad 2.0311011 39-26 5.881.16

CWS — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Burke 4.1844150 91-64 4.101.10
Richards 0.2000010 7-4 6.001.05
Taylor 1.0000020 15-10 2.011.03
Hudson 1.0422000 23-16 1.711.26L, 1-1
Hicks 0.2144410 35-15 5.511.44
Schweitzer 1.1100100 21-12 9.001.50

Venue: Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois (38,723)

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire: Laz Diaz, First Base Umpire: Brian O'Nora, Second Base Umpire: Chris Segal, Third Base Umpire: Erich Bacchus

Broadcast: MARQ | CHSN | WCIU

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