Cincinnati Reds at Chicago White Sox
Final — 2026-08-12
MVP: Luis Castillo 7.0 IP, 10 K, 0 ER
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Chicago White Sox defeated Cincinnati Reds 5-0. Luis Castillo led the way with 7.0 IP, 10 K, 0 ER. Luis Castillo earned the win and Rhett Lowder took the loss.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | x | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Scoring Plays
Bot 3:
Romo homered to right (403 feet).
(0-1)
Bot 6:
Meidroth homered to left (360 feet), C. Montgomery scored.
(0-3)
Bot 8:
Romo singled to center, C. Montgomery scored, Peters to third.
(0-4)
Bot 8:
Peters scored on Marinaccio wild pitch, Romo to second on wild pitch by Marinaccio.
(0-5)
CIN — Batting
| Name | POS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De La Cruz | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .348 | .491 | .839 |
| Stewart | DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .332 | .472 | .804 |
| Bleday | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .220 | .334 | .450 | .784 |
| Suarez | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .204 | .283 | .411 | .694 |
| Toglia | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| Rodriguez | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .238 | .167 | .405 |
| Trevino | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 | .245 | .398 | .643 |
| Friedl | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .163 | .248 | .244 | .492 |
| McLain | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .194 | .295 | .342 | .637 |
| Myers | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .351 | .348 | .699 |
| Stephenson | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .247 | .329 | .408 | .737 |
| Marte | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .199 | .240 | .337 | .577 |
CWS — Batting
| Name | POS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonacci | 2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .367 | .409 | .776 |
| Murakami | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .368 | .533 | .901 |
| Benintendi | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .305 | .425 | .730 |
| Montgomery | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .316 | .369 | .685 |
| Montgomery | 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .296 | .440 | .736 |
| Meidroth | SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .276 | .351 | .412 | .763 |
| Peters | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .264 | .329 | .414 | .743 |
| Doyle | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .225 | .287 | .312 | .599 |
| Romo | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .215 | .293 | .508 |
| Grichuk | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .290 | .508 | .798 |
CIN — Pitching
| Name | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | WHIP | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowder | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 94-59 | 5.15 | 1.48 | L, 4-8 |
| Garcia | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14-9 | 3.04 | 0.97 | |
| Moll | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-11 | 4.18 | 1.42 | |
| Marinaccio | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23-11 | 5.37 | 1.46 |
CWS — Pitching
Venue: Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois (24,099)
Umpires: Home Plate Umpire: Jim Wolf, First Base Umpire: Alan Porter, Second Base Umpire: Alex Mackay, Third Base Umpire: Roberto Ortiz
Broadcast: CHSN | RDTV
Luis Castillo
7 innings pitched with 10 strikeouts and no earned runs.
Among the most impactful performances of the day.