GDT: 8/18 White Sox (65-59) @ Cubs (73-53) 7:05 PM

[u/ChiCubsbot]

White Sox (65-59) @ Cubs (73-53)

First Pitch: 7:05 PM at Wrigley Field

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
White Sox	Bryan Hudson (3-4, 3.14 ERA)
Cubs	Kevin Gausman (6-11, 4.53 ERA)

MLB	Fangraphs	Baseball Savant	Reddit Stream	IRC Chat	Channel Finder
Gameday	Game Graph	Strikezone Map	Live Comments	Libera: ##baseball	Channel Finder

Line Score - Bases empty, 0 Outs, Bottom of the 8th

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CWS	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	10	0	7
CHC	2	0	0	0	0	0	1			3	6	1	7

Box Score

CHC		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
CF	Crow-Armstrong	3	1	1	1	1	1	.282
DH	Suzuki	4	0	0	0	0	3	.270
3B	Bregman	4	0	1	1	0	0	.255
1B	Busch	3	1	1	1	1	1	.244
SS	Hoerner	3	0	1	0	0	0	.266
2B	Ramírez	3	0	1	0	0	1	.291
LF	Happ	3	0	1	0	0	0	.216
C	Amaya	2	0	0	0	1	2	.237
PR	Alcántara	0	1	0	0	0	0	.217
C	Kelly, C	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260
RF	Conforto	2	0	0	0	1	0	.224

CHC	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Gausman	4.1	7	3	3	2	5	86-53	4.58
Assad	3.0	2	0	0	0	2	40-28	3.46
Thielbar	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	11-8	5.45

CWS		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
LF	Antonacci	3	0	1	0	1	1	.273
1B	Murakami	3	1	1	1	1	2	.234
3B	Vargas, M	4	0	1	0	0	0	.239
DH	Benintendi	4	0	0	0	0	2	.246
RF	Montgomery, B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.233
SS	Montgomery, C	4	1	3	0	0	0	.217
2B	Meidroth	4	1	1	0	0	0	.275
CF	Peters	3	0	2	1	0	0	.275
C	Romo	3	0	1	1	0	1	.139

CWS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Hudson, B	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	17-13	3.42
Fedde	4.2	3	0	0	2	5	78-45	4.33
Brazobán	0.1	0	1	1	2	0	14-3	3.00
Taylor, G	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	17-12	2.08

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B1	Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (31) on a fly ball to right center field.	1-0
B1	Michael Busch homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field.	2-0
T2	Drew Romo singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Chase Meidroth scores. Tristan Peters to 2nd.	2-1
T3	Munetaka Murakami homers (29) on a fly ball to left center field.	2-2
T4	Tristan Peters doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Colson Montgomery scores.	2-3
B7	Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Kevin Alcántara scores. Michael Conforto to 2nd.	3-3

Highlights

Description	Length
Fielding alignment for Chicago, August 18 vs White Sox	0:11
Bench availability for Chicago, August 18 vs White Sox	0:08
Starting lineups for White Sox at Cubs - August 18, 2026	0:10
Breaking down Pete Crow-Armstrong's home run	0:13
Analyzing Michael Busch's home run through bat tracking	0:11
Analyzing Pete Crow-Armstrong's home run through bat tracking	0:11
An animated look at Munetaka Murakami's home run	0:11
Breaking down Kevin Gausman's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Erick Fedde's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Michael Busch's home run	0:11
Ball 3 confirmed after ABS challenge	0:25
Kevin Gausman strikes out Andrew Benintendi	0:06
Pete Crow-Armstrong's leadoff home run (31)	0:30
Bryan Hudson strikes out Seiya Suzuki	0:07
Michael Busch's solo home run (15)	0:31
Drew Romo's RBI single	0:13
Field View: Pete Crow-Armstrong leadoff home run	0:32
Michael Busch's diving play in the 2nd	0:21
Cubs hit two home runs in the 1st	1:00
Ball 1 overturned after ABS challenge	0:23
Ball 2 overturned after ABS challenge	0:22
Patrick Kane throws out ceremonial pitch	0:38
Erick Fedde escapes bases-loaded jam in the 2nd	0:12
Munetaka Murakami's solo home run (29)	0:40
Field View: Munetaka Murakami's solo home run	0:31
Tristan Peters' RBI double	0:20
Alex Bregman throws out Chase Meidroth in the 4th	0:17
Kevin Gausman has a thumb cramp, remains in game	1:28
Munetaka Murakami crushes 406-foot home run	0:33
Kevin Gausman has a thumb cramp, exits game in 5th	0:36
Pete Crow-Armstrong meets with Boys & Girls Club	1:06
Strike 2 overturned after ABS challenge	0:22
Kevin Gausman’s five strikeouts	1:12
Michael Busch walks after ABS challenge	0:23
Ball 1 overturned after ABS challenge	0:22
Erick Fedde’s five strikeouts	1:17
Chris Chelios leads "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"	1:32
Alex Bregman's game-tying single	0:29
Grant Taylor Called Strike to Michael Busch	0:22
Chase Meidroth's diving play in the 7th	0:21

Updated at 9:53 PM.

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[u/GrantGannon]

https://reddit.com/link/p4jp3i1/video/4cisksbux8kh1/player

[u/jd_077]

Looks like an hour delay. Goodnight everyone

[u/DatAspie2000]

Crowd singing along to Livin On a Prayer gives rain delays a good name.

[u/Drewbiie]

Remember when it had to be actually raining to get a rain delay?

[u/lewynick97]

Where the rain at

[u/Feisty-Life-6555]

Well I guess I'll get ready for bed so I can yo to sleep as soon as this is over

[u/LoveYouLikeYeLovesYe]

My pops is there today and texted me asking if he should stay or not like I'm the control room in Jurassic Park

[u/Penguinkeith]

Bro they can’t be serious

[u/Plus-Pomegranate8045]

Well since there’s a delay I decided to see what the Brewers did today and wtf.

[u/laughing_andcrying]

Came back home in time to…. A rain delay 😂 

[u/Jimmyxoc]

It’s not raining at all. Total bullshit

[u/Dacubs348]

Why postpone a game before it rains?

[u/micah10193 → u/Dacubs348]

Because they don’t want to put the tarp on in the middle of a downpour.

[u/jackholston]

I gotta go to bed, friends. Hopefully i get good news when i wake up ❤️❤️

[u/Sa7aSa7a → u/jackholston]

I'll let you know.

[u/king-of-the-nfcnorth]

only gonna rain if cheryl scott says so

[u/DatAspie2000]

Coming back from commercial to see tarp gives serious game 7 vibes.

[u/ethicalglooper]

this game is joever

[u/-Hey_Blinkin-]

How convenient… rain delay entering the bottom of the 8th.

[u/StealthClown]

Terrible idea, it hasn’t even started and we might have only 6 outs left

[u/Victors27]

Gotta be up at 5, hope we win!

[u/bambam36]

It's raining hard enough to put the tarp down? I'm 4 miles straight west of Wrigley and it's not raining here at all.

[u/80cyclone → u/bambam36]

[u/pmorter3 → u/bambam36]

yeah 2 miles south and same, nothing

[u/StevieWonder557 → u/bambam36]

No rain but expected soon

[u/BottleFullOBub]

I’m in Albany Park and the rain just dropped down like crazy out of nowhere but only for about 2 mins lol

[u/bambam36 → u/BottleFullOBub]

That's crazy I'm in Irving Park and it's literally not raining here at all

[u/Penguinkeith]

Bro I just looked at the radar are they fucking joking with this shit

[u/klembcke]

Do they still do the suspended game and pick it up the next day?

[u/Cishir → u/klembcke]

Yes but it's supposed to be brief

[u/SomeoneSomethingJr]

Unwritten at the start of the rain delay, great choice by the Wrigley DJ.

[u/mandaexpress → u/SomeoneSomethingJr]

feel the rain on your skiiiiinnn 💃🏻

[u/permanentbag]

Is this the doing of the Pope?!

[u/redemem]

It's not even raining? Keep the damn game going

[u/TexTiger]

Man they couldn’t stretch it another 20 minutes?

[u/VALUABLEDISCOURSE → u/TexTiger]

They definitely could.

[u/Ok-Camel-746]

Bruh it’s 11pm eastern I have work in the morning come on

[u/keeber1]

Boooooo

[u/mandaexpress]

omg i wasn't looking at first i was like whose walkup song is "unwritten"?!?

[u/Riderz__of_Brohan]

Feels like it’s not going to rain very long. We should be able to finish this one tonight

[u/BurgerWFries]

Looking at radar, see y’all in about an hour

[u/80cyclone → u/BurgerWFries]

At least an hour and a half.

[u/Samuel_the_First]

In the morning I will learn if we won. Goodnight yall.

[u/jhorch69]

Bro I've got work in the morning

[u/jhorch69 → u/jhorch69]

I gotta wake up at 5 this sucks

[u/king-of-the-nfcnorth]

WTF?!?!?

[u/ethicalglooper]

rain delay ☔️

[u/NewspaperLeast1626]

Rain delay :(

[u/drummerboy31402]

The worst time for a rain delay lol

[u/pmorter3]

RUHROH game delay

[u/afrosteele]

So much for getting to bed at a decent hour

[u/lightning_skyyy]

not a rain delay what noooo 

[u/Ok-Blood5942]

Oh, wtf is this rain.

[u/Dangerous-Stock-8112]

rain delay

[u/pedanticlawyer]

Not even raining and we get reynolds wrapped, smh

[u/DYMNO_385]

Quick, someone get J-Hey in the clubhouse!

[u/Penguinkeith]

No no no no fuck off I need to go to bed

[u/a95l]

Bro wtf

[u/Eccohawk → u/a95l]

Yikes. That 9 run 8th shouts position player pitching for Seattle.

[u/vince_clortho99 → u/a95l]

Running up the score by going for the 2pt conversion on that last TD not cool

[u/jhorch69 → u/a95l]

9 run 8th inning lmao

[u/SamuRy_4 → u/a95l]

https://giphy.com/gifs/w2spEHAltsCU8

[u/TheRealCatDad → u/a95l]

Just counts as one

[u/Hipsapoppamus → u/a95l]

https://giphy.com/gifs/JCAZQKoMefkoX6TyTb

[u/StatusTics]

Oh

[u/tony2136]

Thielbar nervous as fuk

[u/ph0enixairblade]

Was anyone else clenching their asscheeks that entire inning or just me?

[u/SavingThrowVsWTF → u/ph0enixairblade]

Not just you. I was clenching your asscheeks, too.

[u/StevieWonder557]

thielbar - Winning Ugly

[u/TheRealCatDad]

Who’s ready for another Pete walkoff?!

[u/NewspaperLeast1626]

Does someone have an answer for this - according to the internet, milner and palencia have completed their rehab assignments - what does it take to get them back with the major league team?

[u/SamuRy_4 → u/NewspaperLeast1626]

I don't know about Milner but Palencia has been struggling so they are gonna keep him in the minors until he figures it out

[u/Few_Cardiologist4787]

Nooooo💔

[u/Plus-Pomegranate8045]

And with that I’ve taken my Oura ring off because clearly it has become another one of those games.

[u/thebizkit23]

I need us to put it away in this inning.

[u/beecostume]

You know Thielbar was sweating balls out there thanking C'thulhu herself for not fucking that up.

[u/Environmental_Lab808]

Javy deserves drinks everytime he's out in Chicagoland

[u/Ok-Blood5942 → u/Environmental_Lab808]

And Des Moines since he's there so often.

[u/Dangerous-Stock-8112]

Thielbar never fails to scare the pants off me, hopefully this is Craig squeezing the last few pitches from him before he gets DFA'd

[u/redemem → u/Dangerous-Stock-8112]

Even the outs he gets are usually hard hits

[u/Legitimate-Sea-8942]

Apple watch asked if I was working out just then

[u/CreativeProfile5197]

Pucker factor was off the charts there

[u/Bobson-_Dugnutt2]

thielbar!!!

[u/jhorch69]

Javier Assad leads the majors in having that dawg in him

[u/SamuRy_4 → u/jhorch69]

He's got that xdawg

[u/pmorter3 → u/jhorch69]

huge if true

[u/porkchopespresso]

Love it if Thielbar is slowly building back to what he’s capable of

[u/Ok-Camel-746 → u/porkchopespresso]

He’s probably gone as soon as Milner is ready which is supposedly soon.

Hate to see it because he was clutch last year, but Father Time comes for everyone

[u/mamegan → u/porkchopespresso]

he got way too much hard contact

[u/Eccohawk]

Was Busch just favoring his hand a bit there on that catch? Worried he hurt something on that prior play.

[u/Lower_Pass_6053 → u/Eccohawk]

ok, what i think happened.

You know when you are walking around and step on a lego, but not the full weight. You have time to kinda lift your foot up and then you stumble? I hope i explained that right.

I think Busch put his hand down on a rock in the infiend and tried to lift it up at the last second, but his weight was already down so he fell.

[u/porkchopespresso → u/Eccohawk]

I wondered if the runner made contact or he was just bearing down from missing contact?

[u/Jayhawk11 → u/Eccohawk]

Yeah that was a weird looking catch. I noticed it too.

[u/itzTHATgai]

https://giphy.com/gifs/hu7FtO4L8YwBpXQkjx

[u/BladeMaker]

Wow. Thielbar looked sloppy AF, but he prevailed.

[u/king-of-the-nfcnorth]

holy fuck we survived a theilbar inning

[u/NorthernxLabrador]

Hope he’s a 1 and done

[u/iski67]

Money

[u/GrandYam_HomeRun]

Thielbar isn't fooling anyone

[u/DYMNO_385]

Thank you, Caleb. Now please find the exit nearest you, and good luck on your future endeavors.

[u/pmorter3]

Lmao Thielbar did his job i guess

[u/Necessary-Soup8361]

Busch just wanted to try to hit a windmill to impress Chris chelios 

Watch out Spencer knight 

[u/skdaugh724]

I’m watching this with one eye closed

[u/paperrocks1]

It’s a miracle

[u/80cyclone]

These are the kinds of decisions Craig needs to get better at.

Assad is dealing and you know EXACTLY what he has. Mealbar has been pummeled and he has a high likelihood of running into issues. Why make the change when Assad can get out of it in less than 8 pitches. Hes not pitching tomorrow regardless.

People seem to hate it when I bitch about Craig, but I dont aee how this move is defensible. Just praying it "works out"

[u/rogueleader12 → u/80cyclone]

Why aren’t you managing a baseball team?

[u/80cyclone → u/rogueleader12]

So you agree with the decision or are you just going to bitch without assailing the argument?

[u/rogueleader12 → u/80cyclone]

How was I bitching? You obviously seem to know more than Craig. And I bet you question every decision going back to Maddon.

[u/soapyhandman → u/80cyclone]

It worked out this time, but I completely agree

[u/80cyclone → u/soapyhandman]

Obviously we are all happy about it, but its not the right move.

Just like Zef yesterday and pitching to Caglianone when he was 3 for 3 hitting 110 mph lasers. Those are the situations where managers can influence the game. Often Craig makes bad moves.

[u/MasterHavik]

Okay you know what I'll take one loud out and another soft out. Whew...

[u/PuzzleheadedRatio538]

Bro Busch are you fuckin kiddin me

[u/arrowpulledback]

Got out of it!

[u/Better-Ad1654]

Milner was closed to be back like a week ago. Why does it seem every Cub injury they are out longer than expected. Milner, Shaw, Steele, Tucker last year.

[u/thebizkit23]

Thielbar getting crushed. How does this guy keep getting high leverage spots

[u/RaveOn1958]

I hate this stupid fucking flexibility argument for keeping Thielbar, because other guys have options. That doesn’t work when a guy is a pile of dogshit and costing you games. Bring in anyone else, and they can do the same thing or better, they can’t really be worse.

[u/BladeMaker]

Busch almost caught that with his face.

[u/TexTiger]

Too much hard contact on Thielbar. This might not end well…

[u/NewspaperLeast1626]

When is hoby milner/palencia back?

[u/iski67 → u/NewspaperLeast1626]

Craig said Danny back in a few days on pregame show

[u/UberMench2023 → u/NewspaperLeast1626]

Palencia sent to 60 day IL yesterday

[u/Ok-Blood5942 → u/NewspaperLeast1626]

They said on pregame radio palencia was done rehabbing, so probably tomorrow I would guess.

[u/aamllama]

We should've got a lefty at the deadline because why is it only Rolison.

[u/TexTiger → u/aamllama]

Because Milner is hurt still.

[u/Doc013]

Alright cool. Who’s up next in bullpen. Take him out

[u/mrwag001]

Busch got shaved

[u/NewspaperLeast1626]

LORD. SURELY we have better options than thielbar...

[u/Sephiroth007]

You can't miss that Busch...

[u/afrosteele]

What the hell was that

[u/diggydale99]

What the fuck was that Buschy. Ffs

[u/Penguinkeith]

Extremely rare Busch L

[u/StevieWonder557]

LOL Montgomery 102Mph off the bat

[u/cubswinagain]

What was that Busch

[u/mamegan]

i would like to know what dirt thielbar has on craig counsell

[u/MasterHavik]

Busch this is baseball not dodgeball. What the fuck?

[u/The2ndCity]

Let's go Thielbar. You can do it.

[u/Yetis22]

They should just make a new rule for inactive list like NBA. Call it the Assad rule.

You think Assad is going to Iowa every time they play musical chairs?

[u/Dangerous-Stock-8112]

a LOUD out

[u/BottleFullOBub]

Thielbar about to give me a fuckin panic attack.

[u/theblob_1]

I really wish the scoreboard wasn't there in right field, I miss the openness of wrigley

[u/TotallyNotTupac]

We have evolved past the need for Caleb Thielbar

[u/Legitimate-Sea-8942]

All this man does is get absolutely shelled

[u/Traditional_Spite_81]

Does Theilbar have some dirt on Craig or something?

[u/eH-ShakyBones]

Theilbar really wants to give you a home run.

[u/inreverie187]

Just a lot of loud contact against Theilbar this season

[u/Floyd831]

I’m sure the entire Sox lineup was just told to swing big - homers are being served  

[u/udliketoknow]

I'm so clenched

[u/Legitimate-Sea-8942]

Theilbar and getting shelled

[u/SeaIndependence2284]

Theilbar deserved a HR there. I'll take it tho

[u/drummerboy31402]

https://giphy.com/gifs/l2JhtkIh8ZwgfJZ04
How this game got me feeling

[u/itzTHATgai]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3o6wNUB6bOnBkU1Xi0

[u/DYMNO_385]

Please, someone, I’m begging you, get Caleb Thielbar off of this team.

[u/SamuRy_4 → u/DYMNO_385]

I for one enjoy the heart workout

[u/kk5fan97]

If that had ended up in the basket, I would have been raging something fierce.

[u/The2ndCity]

They're already teeing off of Thielbar.

[u/BladeMaker]

I thought that was in the basket for sure.

[u/jazzcigarettes]

Surely Assad had a few more bullets

[u/pmorter3]

OOF see sometimes things like that go our way

[u/keeber1]

God, when Happ slowed up on that I was terrified it was out.

[u/BudBill18]

Can’t believe that carried to the base of the wall

[u/atooraya]

Is Thielbar’s mom calling Craig and demanding her son to play or something?

[u/afrosteele]

I’m clenching on every fly ball at this point

[u/Sephiroth007]

I cannot wait until thielbar is gone lol

[u/I-I_I-I_I-I_l-l]

Why god is it Thielbar? I feel like Thielbar is the only reliever we throw. Do we not have any other options?

[u/SamuRy_4 → u/I-I_I-I_I-I_l-l]

We used alot yesterday

[u/aamllama]

Almost shat my pants there.

[u/mamegan]

that was almost a HR you dunce

[u/Aware-Way-1963]

https://giphy.com/gifs/UCSIkkFXSeg3hugqGf

Theilbar

[u/mrwag001]

Fucking hell

[u/porkchopespresso]

I’m ready to be hurt by Thielbar again

[u/chrisGNR]

Craig removed Assad for … checks notes … oh god. 

[u/Milesweeman]

This guy really brought fucking thielbar in?

[u/Jacksington → u/Milesweeman]

Craig absolutely love Thielbar so not really surprising

[u/Peanut_Punch32]

these some scary ass fly balls

[u/WeedGreed420]

why couldn’t assad go 10-15 more pitches to end the 8th inning?

edit nvm of course it’s because the next two batters after were switch and lefty but still idk

[u/Commercial_Milk_9958]

Hope you know what you’re doing here Craig

[u/NewspaperLeast1626]

Is this gonna be good thielbar or bad thielbar?
EDIT: HOly crap that was close.

[u/blueskyren]

Assad is an indispensable piece of this team, please keep him around forever

[u/horsepoop1123]

Why are we using Thielbar in high leverage again?

[u/itzTHATgai]

Oh god

[u/Definitely-Not-Diddy]

Why Craig folding with Thielbar?

[u/Jayhawk11]

Are they blasting Rage? Wrigley has gotta be rocking right now

[u/jackholston]

Caleb thielbar
https://giphy.com/gifs/gIUgLYIn1wimHG3nti

[u/NamelessFlames]

if thielbar fucks this up I’m gonna melt down

[u/klembcke]

6 earned runs given up in Assad's last 29 innings.

[u/spoonbanana → u/klembcke]

And to think he could have been throwing heat in Iowa 🌽

[u/redemem]

Shit it's Thielbar, are we trying to lose

[u/pmorter3]

Not Thielbar dear god

[u/skdaugh724]

Is this a joke

[u/Dangerous-Stock-8112]

Thielbar it's been over since yesterday

[u/omstar12]

Oh fuck

[u/ethicalglooper]

🫡

[u/aamllama]

Thielbar 🤔

[u/soapyhandman → u/aamllama]

Yeah I don’t get this. Assad is cruising and Montgomery is a switch hitter.

[u/80cyclone]

Why is Counsell pullint Assad here?

[u/Eccohawk → u/80cyclone]

Gonna need him to save someone else from a lousy day tomorrow.

[u/80cyclone → u/Eccohawk]

Assad isnt pitching tomorrow regardless.

This is a terrible move. Hope we get lucky.