New York Mets vs Chicago White Sox Final — August 21, 2026
Last 10 games
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Rest & travelAbout these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Mets visited the White Sox on Friday, August 21 at 8:01 PM ET.
The total closed 7.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Mets +108, White Sox -128) prices the Mets at 46% and the White Sox at 54%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
New York Mets 4, Chicago White Sox 6
Chicago White Sox won by 2.
- Against the closing spread (Chicago White Sox -1.5): Chicago White Sox covered.
- Combined score 10 vs the closing total of 7.5: Over.
- Chicago White Sox closed at -128 on the moneyline (a 54% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Mets +1.5 (-177)
Mets +1.5 (-200)
White Sox -150 58%
White Sox -128 54%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 9 times since 2023: the Mets won 7 and the White Sox 2.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2025 | White Sox 9, Mets 4 White Sox won | ||
| May 27, 2025 | White Sox 4, Mets 6 Mets won | ||
| May 26, 2025 | White Sox 1, Mets 2 Mets won | ||
| Sep 1, 2024 | Mets 2, White Sox 0 Mets won | ||
| Aug 31, 2024 | Mets 5, White Sox 3 Mets won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
New York Mets
- New York Mets team stats
- New York Mets 7, Washington Nationals 1 (Sep 26)
- New York Mets 6, Washington Nationals 7 (Sep 25)
- New York Mets 1, Texas Rangers 3 (Sep 24)
Chicago White Sox
- Chicago White Sox team stats
- Chicago White Sox 0, Cleveland Guardians 2 (Oct 10)
- Cleveland Guardians 9, Chicago White Sox 5 (Oct 8)
- Cleveland Guardians 9, Chicago White Sox 3 (Oct 7)
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More MLB games on August 21, 2026
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- San Francisco Giants 4, Boston Red Sox 6 (Aug 21)
- Washington Nationals 2, Miami Marlins 3 (Aug 21)
- Tampa Bay Rays 3, Baltimore Orioles 5 (Aug 21)
- Athletics 0, Houston Astros 4 (Aug 21)
- Detroit Tigers 2, Kansas City Royals 5 (Aug 21)
- Los Angeles Angels 1, Texas Rangers 2 (Aug 21)
- Cleveland Guardians 9, Colorado Rockies 1 (Aug 21)
- Cincinnati Reds 0, Arizona Diamondbacks 9 (Aug 21)
- Minnesota Twins 2, San Diego Padres 6 (Aug 21)
- Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 (Aug 21)
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