Pickswise
CWS
Chicago White Sox65-59, 28-35
3–4
FinalWrigley Field, Chicago
CHC
Chicago Cubs73-53, 37-26
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Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Tuesday, 08/18/26

🔥 Win Probability

44.8%CWS
Win probability chart
CWS
CHC
55.3%CHC

Probable Pitchers

CWS
CWS
Pitchers
CHC
CHC
vs
Clay Holmes
Clay HolmesSP, #25
PLAYERW-LERAWHIPIPHKBBHR
C. Holmes5-52.561.0763.14749214

Season Leaders

CWS
CWS
Avg. Per Game
CHC
CHC
Chase Meidroth
C. Meidroth
.275 AVG.351 OBP.411 SLG

Batting Average

Pete Crow-Armstrong
P. Crow-Armstrong
.281 AVG.379 OBP.550 SLG
Miguel Vargas
M. Vargas
28 HR.239 AVG72 RBI

Home Runs

Pete Crow-Armstrong
P. Crow-Armstrong
30 HR.281 AVG78 RBI
Miguel Vargas
M. Vargas
72 RBI28 HR.239 AVG

Runs Batted In

Pete Crow-Armstrong
P. Crow-Armstrong
78 RBI30 HR.281 AVG

Season Series

Current SeriesCHC lead series 1-0
Aug 17
CWS
CWS5
@
CHC
CHC7
Final/10
Aug 18
CWS
CWS-
@
CHC
CHC-
Bot 9th
Aug 19
CWS
CWS-
@
CHC
CHC-
8/19
Preseason SeriesCHW win series 3-0
Feb 20
CWS
CWS8
@
CHC
CHC1
Final
Mar 1
CWS
CWS5
@
CHC
CHC1
Final
Mar 13
CHC
CHC2
@
CWS
CWS4
Final
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 2-2
May 15
CHC
CHC10
@
CWS
CWS5
Final
May 16
CHC
CHC3
@
CWS
CWS8
Final
May 17
CHC
CHC8
@
CWS
CWS9
Final/10
Aug 17
CWS
CWS5
@
CHC
CHC7
Final/10
Aug 18
CWS
CWS-
@
CHC
CHC-
Bot 9th
Aug 19
CWS
CWS-
@
CHC
CHC-
8/19

Injury Report

CHC
CHC
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
H. Milner
RPAbdomenAug 17
D. Palencia
RPRight ElbowAug 20
G. Hollowell
RPRight ShoulderAug 20
K. Gausman
SPLeft HandAug 23
M. Shaw
RFLeft HandAug 23
CWS
CWS
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
D. Thorpe
SPRight ElbowAug 17
P. Berroa
RPRight ElbowAug 18
C. Murphy
RPLeft ForearmAug 21
K. Bush
SPLeft ElbowAug 21
D. Martin
SPRight FingerAug 28

Standings

2026 American League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Chicago6559-L1.524
Minnesota62654.5W2.488
Cleveland61655W1.484
Detroit61655L1.484
Kansas City537413.5W3.417

2026 National League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Milwaukee7848-W3.619
Chicago73535W1.579
St. Louis656213.5W1.512
Pittsburgh626617W1.484
Cincinnati606618L1.476

Last 5 Games

CWS
CWS Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
8/17/26
@
CHC
CHC
L 7-5 F/10
8/16/26
@
DET
DET
W 7-5
8/15/26
@
DET
DET
W 4-3
8/14/26
@
DET
DET
W 9-5
8/13/26
vs
CIN
CIN
L 9-8
CHC
CHC Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
8/17/26
vs
CHW
CHW
W 7-5 F/10
8/16/26
vs
STL
STL
L 11-4
8/15/26
vs
STL
STL
L 8-4
8/14/26
vs
STL
STL
W 3-0
8/13/26
@
WSH
WSH
L 7-0