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# RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — New York Mets @ Chicago White Sox
Slate date: 2026-08-21
Generated: 2026-08-05 08:13:46 PM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~3.5K tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 7:40 PM ET
- Venue: Rate Field (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3
- Away: New York Mets [NYM] — record 48-66 (.421)
    Probable starter: TBD
- Home: Chicago White Sox [CWS] — record 59-53 (.527)
    Probable starter: TBD

## RECENT FORM — New York Mets [NYM] (last 3 completed games, most recent first)
Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 8 (2.7/gm), allowed 10 (3.3/gm), combined 18 (6.0/gm)

### 2026-08-04 — W 6-2 @ Cleveland Guardians
Innings: NYM 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 | CLE 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
R/H/E: NYM 6/9/1 — CLE 2/7/1
Decisions: W: Sean Manaea  |  L: Joey Cantillo
Conditions: Weather: 78 degrees, Clear.  |  Wind: 6 mph, In From CF.  |  First pitch: 6:41 PM.  |  T: 2:31.  |  Att: 24,636.
NYM batting: 6 R, 9 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 3 BB, 9 K, 1 SB, 10 LOB
  A.J. Ewing (LF): 2-5, 1 2B  | avg .265
  Francisco Lindor (SS): 0-5, 2 K  | avg .233
  Bo Bichette (3B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .256
  Francisco Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 3 K  | avg .255
  Carson Benge (RF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .264
  Luis Robert Jr. (CF): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .190
  Marcus Semien (2B): 0-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .210
  Jared Young (1B): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .244
  Luis Torrens (C): 3-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .229
NYM pitching:
  Sean Manaea: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 7 K, 100 pitches  | season ERA 4.33
  Daniel Duarte: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 16 pitches  | season ERA 1.35
  Nate Lavender: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 19 pitches  | season ERA 0.00
  Kodai Senga: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches  | season ERA 8.47
CLE batting: 2 R, 7 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 8 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 29 LOB
  Steven Kwan (CF): 1-4, 1 HBP  | avg .261
  Jo Adell (RF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .241
  Chase DeLauter (DH): 1-2, 1 R, 3 BB  | avg .279
  Rhys Hoskins (1B): 0-3, 2 K  | avg .177
    Nathaniel Lowe (1B): 0-2  | avg .264
  Angel Martínez (LF): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .226
  Travis Bazzana (2B): 1-4, 1 RBI, 2 K  | avg .245
  Gabriel Arias (3B): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .244
  Austin Hedges (C): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .272
  Brayan Rocchio (SS): 1-2, 2 BB  | avg .259
CLE pitching:
  Joey Cantillo: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 81 pitches  | season ERA 3.87
  Slade Cecconi: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 43 pitches  | season ERA 4.75
  Tim Herrin: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 3.75

### 2026-08-02 — L 0-2 vs Miami Marlins
Innings: MIA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 | NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R/H/E: MIA 2/5/0 — NYM 0/5/0
Decisions: W: Sandy Alcantara  |  L: Robert Stock  |  SV: Pete Fairbanks
Conditions: Weather: 82 degrees, Partly Cloudy.  |  Wind: 13 mph, Out To LF.  |  First pitch: 1:40 PM.  |  T: 2:39.  |  Att: 32,109.
MIA batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 7 K, 2 SB, 6 LOB
  Liam Hicks (DH): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .282
  Kyle Stowers (1B): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .234
  Otto Lopez (SS): 1-4, 1 R, 1 SB  | avg .321
  Xavier Edwards (2B): 1-4, 1 RBI  | avg .287
  Griffin Conine (LF): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .270
  Owen Caissie (RF): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .235
  Joe Mack (C): 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .245
  Javier Sanoja (3B): 0-3  | avg .264
  Esteury Ruiz (LF): 0-2, 1 BB, 1 SB  | avg .260
MIA pitching:
  Sandy Alcantara: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 102 pitches  | season ERA 3.68
  Michael Petersen: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 19 pitches  | season ERA 3.13
  Tyler Zuber: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches  | season ERA 4.19
  Pete Fairbanks: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 21 pitches  | season ERA 6.37
NYM batting: 0 R, 5 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 25 LOB
  A.J. Ewing (LF): 0-5  | avg .263
  Francisco Lindor (SS): 1-4, 1 2B  | avg .238
  Bo Bichette (3B): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .254
  Carson Benge (RF): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .264
  Luis Robert Jr. (CF): 1-4, 2 K  | avg .197
  Jared Young (1B): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .249
  Marcus Semien (2B): 1-3, 1 BB  | avg .212
  Jorge Polanco (DH): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .131
  Francisco Alvarez (C): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .255
NYM pitching:
  Robert Stock: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 70 pitches  | season ERA 1.80
  Brooks Raley: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches  | season ERA 1.96
  Luke Weaver: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches  | season ERA 1.84
  Huascar Brazobán: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 24 pitches  | season ERA 2.56
  Devin Williams: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches  | season ERA 4.30

### 2026-08-01 — L 2-6 vs Miami Marlins
Innings: MIA 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 | NYM 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R/H/E: MIA 6/10/0 — NYM 2/7/2
Decisions: W: Tyler Phillips  |  L: Zac Thornton  |  SV: Lake Bachar
Conditions: Weather: 87 degrees, Sunny.  |  Wind: 4 mph, Out To LF.  |  First pitch: 4:30 PM.  |  T: 2:46.  |  Att: 30,078.
MIA batting: 6 R, 10 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 5 BB, 6 K, 2 SB, 20 LOB
  Otto Lopez (SS): 1-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .322
  Heriberto Hernández (LF): 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .232
  Liam Hicks (C): 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB  | avg .283
  Xavier Edwards (2B): 0-5  | avg .288
  Leo Jiménez (3B): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .205
    Jakob Marsee (CF): 0-2, 1 K  | avg .197
  Kyle Stowers (1B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .237
  Javier Sanoja (3B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI  | avg .267
  Esteury Ruiz (RF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB, 1 HBP  | avg .264
  Griffin Conine (DH): 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .279
MIA pitching:
  Tyler Phillips: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 65 pitches  | season ERA 3.53
  John King: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 6 pitches  | season ERA 2.45
  Lake Bachar: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 35 pitches  | season ERA 3.84
NYM batting: 2 R, 7 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 0 BB, 5 K, 0 SB, 8 LOB
  A.J. Ewing (CF): 1-4  | avg .268
  Francisco Lindor (SS): 2-4, 1 K  | avg .238
  Bo Bichette (DH): 1-4  | avg .256
  Carson Benge (RF): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .266
  Jared Young (1B): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .247
  Marcus Semien (2B): 1-4, 1 R  | avg .211
  Brett Baty (3B): 0-3, 2 K  | avg .218
  Tyrone Taylor (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI  | avg .241
  Luis Torrens (C): 0-3  | avg .216
NYM pitching:
  Zac Thornton: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 94 pitches  | season ERA 2.88
  Daniel Duarte: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 29 pitches  | season ERA 1.42
  Jonathan Pintaro: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 43 pitches  | season ERA 4.40
  Kevin Herget: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 0.00

## RECENT FORM — Chicago White Sox [CWS] (last 3 completed games, most recent first)
Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 11 (3.7/gm), allowed 16 (5.3/gm), combined 27 (9.0/gm)

### 2026-08-04 — L 2-14 @ Boston Red Sox
Innings: CWS 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 | BOS 6 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 x
R/H/E: CWS 2/6/1 — BOS 14/15/0
Decisions: W: Patrick Sandoval  |  L: Davis Martin  |  SV: Brayan Bello
Conditions: Weather: 82 degrees, Clear.  |  Wind: 2 mph, Out To CF.  |  First pitch: 7:10 PM.  |  T: 2:40.  |  Att: 37,669.
CWS batting: 2 R, 6 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 16 LOB
  Chase Meidroth (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .273
  Munetaka Murakami (1B): 1-4, 3 K  | avg .244
  Miguel Vargas (3B): 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .236
  Randal Grichuk (LF): 1-4, 1 2B  | avg .259
  Colson Montgomery (DH): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .216
  Joey Bart (C): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .220
  Brenton Doyle (CF): 1-2  | avg .218
    Sam Antonacci (2B): 0-2  | avg .273
  Braden Montgomery (RF): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .235
  Luisangel Acuña (SS): 1-2  | avg .244
    Tristan Peters (CF): 0-2, 1 K  | avg .265
CWS pitching:
  Davis Martin: 5.0 IP, 10 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 91 pitches  | season ERA 4.13
  Erick Fedde: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 50 pitches  | season ERA 4.36
BOS batting: 14 R, 15 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 SB, 10 LOB
  Nick Sogard (1B): 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB  | avg .259
  Ceddanne Rafaela (CF): 1-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 HBP  | avg .289
    Eli White (CF): 0-1  | avg .231
  Wilyer Abreu (RF): 2-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .251
  Willson Contreras (1B): 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .286
    Anthony Seigler (2B): 0-1  | avg .235
  Masataka Yoshida (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI  | avg .268
  Caleb Durbin (3B): 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB  | avg .247
  Jarren Duran (LF): 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .203
  Andruw Monasterio (SS): 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI  | avg .263
  Connor Wong (C): 0-4  | avg .248
BOS pitching:
  Patrick Sandoval: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 89 pitches  | season ERA 3.38
  Greg Weissert: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches  | season ERA 3.86
  Erik Miller: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4 pitches  | season ERA 2.73
  Brayan Bello: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 28 pitches  | season ERA 5.10

### 2026-08-02 — W 9-1 @ Tampa Bay Rays
Innings: CWS 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 | TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
R/H/E: CWS 9/9/2 — TB 1/11/2
Decisions: W: Anthony Kay  |  L: Griffin Jax
Conditions: Weather: 72 degrees, Dome.  |  Wind: 0 mph, None.  |  First pitch: 1:40 PM.  |  T: 2:40.  |  Att: 23,559.
CWS batting: 9 R, 9 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 12 K, 1 SB, 11 LOB
  Sam Antonacci (LF): 0-5, 1 R  | avg .274
  Munetaka Murakami (1B): 1-5, 1 2B, 2 K  | avg .244
    Luisangel Acuña (SS): 0-0, 1 R  | avg .241
  Miguel Vargas (1B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .237
  Colson Montgomery (3B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 4 K  | avg .215
  Andrew Benintendi (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .246
  Tristan Peters (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .267
  Chase Meidroth (2B): 2-3, 2 R, 1 BB  | avg .273
  Everson Pereira (RF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 K  | avg .225
  Drew Romo (C): 0-4, 3 K  | avg .134
CWS pitching:
  Anthony Kay: 6.1 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 89 pitches  | season ERA 4.01
  Grant Taylor: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches  | season ERA 2.40
  Duncan Davitt: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches  | season ERA 4.50
TB batting: 1 R, 11 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 5 K, 0 SB, 20 LOB
  Yandy Díaz (DH): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .301
    Richie Palacios (PH): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .225
  Jonathan Aranda (1B): 1-5, 1 K  | avg .280
  Junior Caminero (3B): 2-4  | avg .282
  Ryan Vilade (2B): 2-4  | avg .257
  Chandler Simpson (LF): 3-3  | avg .296
  Jonny DeLuca (RF): 1-4  | avg .263
  Ben Williamson (SS): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .248
  Cedric Mullins (CF): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .201
  Nick Fortes (C): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB  | avg .278
TB pitching:
  Griffin Jax: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 82 pitches  | season ERA 3.63
  Craig Kimbrel: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches  | season ERA 4.81
  Steven Matz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 13 pitches  | season ERA 5.97
  Alex Cook: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 34 pitches  | season ERA 7.36
  Chris Roycroft: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 5 pitches  | season ERA 8.24

### 2026-08-01 — L 0-1 @ Tampa Bay Rays
Innings: CWS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | TB 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x
R/H/E: CWS 0/5/0 — TB 1/5/1
Decisions: W: Drew Rasmussen  |  L: Noah Schultz  |  SV: Bryan Baker
Conditions: Weather: 72 degrees, Dome.  |  Wind: 0 mph, None.  |  First pitch: 4:10 PM.  |  T: 2:14.  |  Att: 23,309.
CWS batting: 0 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 16 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB
  Sam Antonacci (LF): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .279
  Munetaka Murakami (1B): 1-4, 3 K  | avg .244
  Miguel Vargas (3B): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .238
  Colson Montgomery (SS): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .215
  Andrew Benintendi (DH): 0-2, 2 K  | avg .246
    Randal Grichuk (DH): 1-2, 1 K  | avg .259
  Braden Montgomery (RF): 1-3, 2 K  | avg .239
  Tristan Peters (CF): 0-2  | avg .266
    Everson Pereira (CF): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .211
  Chase Meidroth (2B): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .270
  Edgar Quero (C): 2-3  | avg .194
CWS pitching:
  Jordan Hicks: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 8 pitches  | season ERA 3.09
  Noah Schultz: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 67 pitches  | season ERA 5.82
  Seranthony Domínguez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches  | season ERA 3.99
  Trevor Richards: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches  | season ERA 3.40
TB batting: 1 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 BB, 8 K, 1 SB, 8 LOB
  Yandy Díaz (DH): 2-4  | avg .304
  Chandler Simpson (LF): 1-3  | avg .290
  Junior Caminero (3B): 0-3, 2 K, 1 HBP  | avg .280
  Victor Mesa Jr. (RF): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .211
  Jonny DeLuca (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .263
  Ryan Vilade (1B): 0-3, 3 K  | avg .252
  Ben Williamson (2B): 0-3  | avg .248
  Nick Fortes (C): 1-3, 1 RBI  | avg .277
  Taylor Walls (SS): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .212
TB pitching:
  Drew Rasmussen: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 96 pitches  | season ERA 2.91
  Cam Booser: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 16 pitches  | season ERA 2.05
  Kevin Kelly: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 2.13
  Garrett Cleavinger: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 6 pitches  | season ERA 3.27
  Bryan Baker: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 6 pitches  | season ERA 1.45

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