Chicago White Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals

MLB Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO·September 12, 2026

CWS

Chicago White Sox CWS 74-68, 32-40 Away

September 12, 2026 11:15 pm

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St. Louis Cardinals STL 72-73, 34-38 Home

STL

Standings

American League Central National League Central American League National League League

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY
1	CWS White Sox	69	63	.523	-	42-28	32-40
2	CLE Guardians	68	66	.507	2	36-39	37-33
3	MIN Twins	64	69	.481	5.5	38-34	30-41
4	DET Tigers	62	71	.466	7.5	35-35	31-43
5	KC Royals	59	75	.440	11	37-35	26-46

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY
1	MIL Brewers	82	51	.617	-	48-25	41-30
2	CHC Cubs	76	58	.567	6.5	41-31	40-33
3	STL Cardinals	66	67	.496	16	34-38	38-35
4	PIT Pirates	65	70	.481	18	38-33	33-39
5	CIN Reds	63	71	.470	19.5	35-38	33-37

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY
1	TB Rays	79	54	.594	-	47-25	38-33
2	NYY Yankees	75	57	.568	3.5	37-31	44-31
3	BOS Red Sox	73	60	.549	6	36-34	44-31
4	CWS White Sox	69	63	.523	9.5	42-28	32-40
5	CLE Guardians	68	66	.507	11.5	36-39	37-33
6	HOU Astros	66	67	.496	13	37-38	36-33
7	TEX Rangers	66	67	.496	13	40-32	31-41
8	BAL Orioles	64	68	.485	14.5	35-38	34-37
9	SEA Mariners	64	70	.478	15.5	38-34	29-43
10	MIN Twins	64	69	.481	15	38-34	30-41
11	TOR Blue Jays	65	69	.485	14.5	37-35	35-38
12	DET Tigers	62	71	.466	17	35-35	31-43
13	KC Royals	59	75	.440	20.5	37-35	26-46
14	OAK Athletics	52	81	.391	27	26-44	32-43
15	LAA Angels	52	82	.388	27.5	30-44	24-46

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY
1	MIL Brewers	82	51	.617	-	48-25	41-30
2	LAD Dodgers	80	53	.602	2	45-28	42-29
3	ATL Braves	78	55	.586	4	48-24	36-35
4	CHC Cubs	76	58	.567	6.5	41-31	40-33
5	PHI Phillies	74	60	.552	8.5	40-31	41-31
6	SD Padres	72	62	.537	10.5	44-29	32-38
7	ARI Diamondbacks	71	63	.530	11.5	41-31	36-37
8	MIA Marlins	68	66	.507	14.5	43-30	29-43
9	STL Cardinals	66	67	.496	16	34-38	38-35
10	PIT Pirates	65	70	.481	18	38-33	33-39
11	CIN Reds	63	71	.470	19.5	35-38	33-37
12	WSH Nationals	62	73	.459	21	33-39	34-39
13	NYM Mets	60	73	.451	22	34-40	31-38
14	SF Giants	54	79	.406	28	34-36	25-49
15	COL Rockies	52	81	.391	30	30-40	25-47

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	RS	RA	DIFF
1	MIL Brewers	82	51	.617	-	48-25	41-30	660	493	+167
2	LAD Dodgers	80	53	.602	2	45-28	42-29	661	512	+149
3	TB Rays	79	54	.594	3	47-25	38-33	595	548	+47
4	ATL Braves	78	55	.586	4	48-24	36-35	624	512	+112
5	NYY Yankees	75	57	.568	6.5	37-31	44-31	595	491	+104
6	CHC Cubs	76	58	.567	6.5	41-31	40-33	695	576	+119
7	PHI Phillies	74	60	.552	8.5	40-31	41-31	608	585	+23
8	BOS Red Sox	73	60	.549	9	36-34	44-31	600	499	+101
9	SD Padres	72	62	.537	10.5	44-29	32-38	569	552	+17
10	ARI Diamondbacks	71	63	.530	11.5	41-31	36-37	605	600	+5
11	CWS White Sox	70	63	.526	12	42-28	32-40	641	597	+44
12	CLE Guardians	68	66	.507	14.5	36-39	37-33	543	547	-4
13	MIA Marlins	68	66	.507	14.5	43-30	29-43	582	563	+19
14	HOU Astros	66	67	.496	16	37-38	36-33	608	656	-48
15	STL Cardinals	66	68	.493	16.5	34-38	38-35	593	608	-15
16	TEX Rangers	66	68	.493	16.5	40-32	31-41	543	590	-47
17	BAL Orioles	65	68	.489	17	35-38	34-37	604	626	-22
18	TOR Blue Jays	65	69	.485	17.5	37-35	35-38	527	581	-54
19	MIN Twins	64	69	.481	18	38-34	30-41	611	664	-53
20	PIT Pirates	65	70	.481	18	38-33	33-39	657	633	+24
21	SEA Mariners	64	70	.478	18.5	38-34	29-43	526	583	-57
22	CIN Reds	63	71	.470	19.5	35-38	33-37	548	648	-100
23	DET Tigers	62	71	.466	20	35-35	31-43	592	522	+70
24	WSH Nationals	62	73	.459	21	33-39	34-39	697	691	+6
25	NYM Mets	60	73	.451	22	34-40	31-38	550	596	-46
26	KC Royals	59	75	.440	23.5	37-35	26-46	565	657	-92
27	SF Giants	54	79	.406	28	34-36	25-49	540	614	-74
28	OAK Athletics	52	81	.391	30	26-44	32-43	578	766	-188
29	COL Rockies	52	81	.391	30	30-40	25-47	636	768	-132
30	LAA Angels	52	82	.388	30.5	30-44	24-46	548	623	-75

Key Players

White Sox

MV

M. Vargas 3B

0.251 AVG

30 HR

78 RBI

CM

C. Montgomery SS

0.213 AVG

31 HR

82 RBI

HS

H. Smith SP

0 ERA

1 W

19 SO

Cardinals

AB

A. Burleson 1B

0.285 AVG

22 HR

104 RBI

JW

J. Walker RF

0.285 AVG

28 HR

100 RBI

SB

S. Blewett RP

0 ERA

0 W

2 SO

Stats Comparison

Overall Home vs Away

2026

League Percentile Ranking

Batting 4–2

.236 24th

AVG

17th .244

.307 19th

OBP

18th .307

.405 11th

SLG

25th .386

.712 14th

OPS

24th .693

1.31 5th

HR/G

21st 1.07

4.7 8th

R/G

10th 4.6

Pitching 4–1

4.15 13th

ERA

22nd 4.33

1.29 17th

WHIP

22nd 1.34

8.4 17th

K/9

24th 8.0

3.5 23rd

BB/9

18th 3.4

4.4 15th

RA/G

21st 4.6

2025

League Percentile Ranking

Batting 1–5

.232 27th

AVG

16th .245

.297 25th

OBP

20th .304

.373 28th

SLG

27th .379

.670 28th

OPS

24th .683

1.02 22nd

HR/G

29th 0.91

4.0 28th

R/G

18th 4.3

Pitching 3–2

4.26 20th

ERA

21st 4.29

1.34 26th

WHIP

23rd 1.31

8.2 22nd

K/9

29th 7.6

3.6 30th

BB/9

5th 2.8

4.6 21st

RA/G

22nd 4.7

Head-to-Head

White Sox leads 2-1

Final

CWS White Sox

5

STL Cardinals

1

Final/OT

CWS White Sox

6

STL Cardinals

5

Final

CWS White Sox

0

STL Cardinals

3

Recent Form

White Sox

L vs MIN 4-6

W vs MIN 4-1

L @ HOU 2-6

L @ HOU 0-2

W @ HOU 5-1

Cardinals

L @ SF 4-5

W @ COL 10-8

L @ COL 7-10

W @ COL 7-6

L @ LAD 2-3

Form Comparison

Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1

Busch Stadium

St. Louis, MO, US · 45,494 capacity

League: MLB
Season: MLB 2026
Date: September 12, 2026
Time: 11:15 pm