Saturday, May 2, 2026 · Petco Park · Final

Chicago White Sox logo Chicago White Sox

56-51 · L10 7-3

4–0
San Diego Padres logo San Diego Padres

55-53 · L10 5-5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CWS 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 7 0
SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
WP Sean Burke (7-4) LP Michael King (6-7) SV Seranthony Domínguez (12)

Stars of the game

Sean Burke Jeremiah Estrada Grant Taylor

Season matchup

CWS leads 16 of 19 categories

CWS Metric SD
Offense
4.80 7th Runs scored per game 4.19 24th
.725 14th Team On-Base Plus Slugging .694 25th
139 5th Team Home Runs 118 20th
.239 19th Team Batting Average .234 25th
14.7 7th Total position-player WAR 10.9 20th
Pitching
4.41 14th Runs allowed per game 4.36 10th
4.13 11th Team Earned Run Average 4.17 14th
1.30 15th Team Walks + Hits per Inning 1.33 19th
912 17th Team Strikeouts 888 20th
9.5 10th Rotation WAR 5.1 24th
6.4 2nd Bullpen WAR 5.8 4th
Roster
8.3 10th Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 6.4 25th
21.3% 22nd Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 17.7% 17th
56.5% 19th Share of position-player WAR from the top three 58.7% 18th
26.0 28th Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 30.0 3rd
Results
.523 7th Winning percentage .509 11th
42 7th Run differential -18 18th
.539 8th Pythagorean winning percentage .482 18th
.571 5th Winning percentage in one-run games .467 20th
.611 5th Home winning percentage .547 10th
.434 22nd Road winning percentage .473 15th

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Andrew Benintendi DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .245 .732
2 Munetaka Murakami 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 .897
3 Miguel Vargas 3B 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 .245 .837
4 Colson Montgomery SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 .771
5 Chase Meidroth 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .277 .729
6 Sam Antonacci LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .278 .778
Derek Hill LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .742
7 Edgar Quero C 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .183 .482
8 Jarred Kelenic RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .599
9 Tristan Peters CF 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 .285 .791
Team 30 4 7 0 4 3 9 .233 .570
2B:
Antonacci
CS:
Montgomery
GIDP:
Benintendi, Quero
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Sean Burke W 6.0 4 0 0 1 8 0 88-66 3.20 1.13
Bryan Hudson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6-5 2.08 1.20
Grant Taylor 1.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 30-16 2.63 1.07
Seranthony Domínguez SV 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6-5 4.50 1.32
Team 9.0 6 0 0 3 11 0 130-92 0.00 1.00

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Ramón Laureano LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .203 .660
2 Fernando Tatis RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .760
3 Jackson Merrill CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .225 .658
4 Manny Machado 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .202 .721
5 Xander Bogaerts SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 .645
6 Gavin Sheets 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 .729
7 Miguel Andujar DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .259 .726
8 Luis Campusano C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284 .914
9 Jake Cronenworth 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .204 .581
Team 32 0 6 0 0 3 11 .188 .445
GIDP:
Tatis
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Michael King L 6.0 7 4 4 3 5 0 92-52 3.24 1.17
Bradgley Rodriguez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-6 2.09 1.12
Kyle Hart 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14-9 5.50 1.11
Jeremiah Estrada 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13-9 3.48 1.11
Team 9.0 7 4 4 3 9 0 128-76 4.00 1.11
Win% = SD win prob.
Bot 9th · SD batting
4–0

Strikeout. Luis Campusano strikes out swinging.

0%
4–0

Flyout. Miguel Andujar flies out to right fielder Jarred Kelenic.

5%
4–0

Strikeout. Edgar Quero challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Gavin Sheets called out on strikes.

12% ▼8
4–0

Walk. Xander Bogaerts walks. Jackson Merrill to 3rd. Manny Machado to 2nd.

19% ▲10
4–0

Walk. Manny Machado walks.

9%
4–0

Single. Jackson Merrill singles on a ground ball to second baseman Chase Meidroth.

4%
Top 9th · CWS batting
4–0

Strikeout. Edgar Quero called out on strikes.

2%
4–0

Strikeout. Sam Antonacci strikes out swinging.

2%
4–0

Strikeout. Chase Meidroth strikes out on a foul tip.

2%
Bot 8th · SD batting
4–0

Grounded Into DP. Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds into a double play, second baseman Chase Meidroth to shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Ramón Laureano out at 2nd. Fernando Tatis Jr. out at 1st.

2%
4–0

Single. Ramón Laureano singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters.

5%
4–0

Strikeout. Jake Cronenworth called out on strikes.

3%
Top 8th · CWS batting
4–0

Flyout. Colson Montgomery flies out to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr.

4%
4–0

Groundout. Miguel Vargas grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Gavin Sheets.

4%
4–0

Strikeout. Munetaka Murakami called out on strikes.

4%
Bot 7th · SD batting
4–0

Groundout. Luis Campusano grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

4%
4–0

Groundout. Miguel Andujar grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

4%
4–0

Groundout. Gavin Sheets grounds out, first baseman Munetaka Murakami to pitcher Bryan Hudson.

5%
Top 7th · CWS batting
4–0

Flyout. Andrew Benintendi flies out sharply to center fielder Jackson Merrill.

7%
4–0

Sac Bunt. Tristan Peters out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Gavin Sheets to second baseman Jake Cronenworth. Sam Antonacci scores. Edgar Quero to 2nd.

6%
3–0

Lineout. Jarred Kelenic lines out to second baseman Jake Cronenworth.

8%
3–0

Single. Edgar Quero singles on a ground ball to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. Chase Meidroth scores. Sam Antonacci to 3rd.

6%
2–0

Double. Sam Antonacci doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. Chase Meidroth to 3rd.

10%
2–0

Single. Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to left fielder Ramón Laureano.

16%
Bot 6th · SD batting
2–0

Strikeout. Xander Bogaerts called out on strikes.

19%
2–0

Strikeout. Manny Machado strikes out swinging.

20%
2–0

Groundout. Jackson Merrill grounds out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

23%
Top 6th · CWS batting
2–0

Flyout. Colson Montgomery flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill.

26%
2–0

Single. Miguel Vargas singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. Tristan Peters scores. Andrew Benintendi scores.

24% ▼25
0–0

Groundout. Munetaka Murakami grounds out softly to first baseman Gavin Sheets. Tristan Peters to 3rd. Andrew Benintendi to 2nd.

49%
0–0

Single. Andrew Benintendi singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Manny Machado. Tristan Peters to 2nd.

44%
0–0

Walk. Tristan Peters walks.

50%
0–0

Groundout. Jarred Kelenic grounds out, first baseman Gavin Sheets to pitcher Michael King.

53%
Bot 5th · SD batting
0–0

Strikeout. Fernando Tatis Jr. strikes out swinging.

50%
0–0

Lineout. Ramón Laureano lines out sharply to center fielder Tristan Peters.

56%
0–0

Single. Jake Cronenworth singles on a line drive to right fielder Jarred Kelenic. Miguel Andujar to 2nd.

62%
0–0

Pop Out. Luis Campusano pops out to third baseman Miguel Vargas.

57%
0–0

Single. Miguel Andujar singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci.

61%
Top 5th · CWS batting
0–0

Grounded Into DP. Edgar Quero grounds into a double play, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Gavin Sheets. Sam Antonacci out at 2nd. Edgar Quero out at 1st.

57%
0–0

Single. Sam Antonacci singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jackson Merrill.

50%
0–0

Strikeout. Chase Meidroth strikes out swinging.

53%
Bot 4th · SD batting
0–0

Pop Out. Gavin Sheets pops out to third baseman Miguel Vargas in foul territory.

50%
0–0

Strikeout. Xander Bogaerts called out on strikes.

51%
0–0

Strikeout. Manny Machado strikes out swinging.

53%
Top 4th · CWS batting
0–0

Groundout. Colson Montgomery grounds out, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Gavin Sheets.

56%
0–0

Flyout. Miguel Vargas flies out to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging.

53%
Bot 3rd · SD batting
0–0

Groundout. Jackson Merrill grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

50%
0–0

Groundout. Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

51%
0–0

Pop Out. Ramón Laureano pops out to second baseman Chase Meidroth.

53%
Top 3rd · CWS batting
0–0

Grounded Into DP. Andrew Benintendi grounds into a double play, first baseman Gavin Sheets to shortstop Xander Bogaerts. Tristan Peters out at 2nd. Andrew Benintendi out at 1st.

56%
0–0

Single. Tristan Peters singles on a soft bunt ground ball to pitcher Michael King.

50%
0–0

Lineout. Jarred Kelenic lines out sharply to center fielder Jackson Merrill.

53%
Bot 2nd · SD batting
0–0

Groundout. Jake Cronenworth grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

50%
0–0

Strikeout. Luis Campusano strikes out swinging.

55%
0–0

Single. Miguel Andujar singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tristan Peters. Gavin Sheets to 2nd.

59%
0–0

Walk. Gavin Sheets walks.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. Xander Bogaerts strikes out swinging.

53%
Top 2nd · CWS batting
0–0

Strikeout. Edgar Quero strikes out swinging.

55%
0–0

Flyout. Sam Antonacci flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill.

53%
0–0

Walk. Chase Meidroth walks.

50%
0–0

Walk. Colson Montgomery walks.

46%
Bot 1st · SD batting
0–0

Groundout. Manny Machado grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

50%
0–0

Single. Jackson Merrill singles on a line drive to right fielder Jarred Kelenic.

52%
0–0

Groundout. Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

51%
0–0

Strikeout. Ramón Laureano called out on strikes.

53%
Top 1st · CWS batting
0–0

Strikeout. Miguel Vargas strikes out on a foul tip.

55%
0–0

Groundout. Munetaka Murakami grounds out to first baseman Gavin Sheets.

54%
0–0

Strikeout. Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging.

52%