Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/26/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-160) Chicago (+132)

Rate Field is the location where the Chicago White Sox (68-63) will attempt to beat the Texas Rangers (66-66) on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the Rangers at -160 and the White Sox are sitting at +132. The over/under is set at 8.5. The men taking the mound are MacKenzie Gore and Sean Burke.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 27th in MLB. They have 532 runs and have an on-base percentage of .316. The Rangers have tallied 191 doubles as a squad and have smacked 145 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 512 runs batted in and 1,061 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average is sitting at .242. Texas owns a slugging percentage of .395 and have been called out on strikes 1,124 times, while taking a walk on 424 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 157 home runs and also 569 runs (12th in MLB). Texas has given up 1,098 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 537 earned runs. The Rangers have compiled a team ERA of 4.18 so far this season (18th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,115 batters. They have walked 390 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.07 as a squad so far this season.

The Rangers have dispatched 427 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 174 runners for the season with 30.5% of those runners crossing the plate. The relievers have a total of 66 holds this year (19th in MLB). Rangers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 117 times as well as having 129 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 37 saves this year and have blown 16 of their 53 save opportunities. The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 69.8% and have entered the game in 121 save situations.

The Texas Rangers have a tally of 3,472 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,013 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which has them ranked 6th in the majors, and they have turned 82 double plays. The Rangers have turned 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of 10,416 innings, which has them ranked 17th in baseball.

Gore (33-50 career record) has a FIP of 4.15 while he has faced 2,921 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 650 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 275 walks. His earned run average is 4.21 (317 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.366. Gore has thrown 677 innings and has accumulated 750 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The White Sox hold a slugging % of .408 and they earn 4.73 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They have put up 205 doubles, while taking a walk 457 times as well as earning 620 runs. Chicago has a total of 175 HRs for the year to go along with 593 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,198 occasions (6th in MLB) and have a total of 1,041 base knocks. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated an OBP of .317 and a team batting average of .237 so far this year.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.305 and have a FIP of 4.24 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (1,105 strikeouts vs 472 free passes). They have a ranking of 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,055. They have surrendered 148 homers and they allow 4.51 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 586 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.14 (538 earned runs given up).

They rank 24th in MLB with a save percentage of 55.9%, and they have dispatched 442 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 136 times in high leverage situations and also on 145 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 113 save situations, the White Sox have 53 holds and also 26 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 59 save chances and they have earned 33 saves. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.8% out of their 208 inherited base runners.

Out of their 10,530 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (12th in pro baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 88 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in pro baseball). The White Sox have recorded 1,082 assists, 70 errors and have notched a total of 3,510 putouts so far this season.

During his MLB career, Burke has surrendered 263 base knocks while he has tallied 313 punch outs in 299 frames. He has conceded 119 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.254 and a FIP of 3.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.79 and he has gone up against 1,268 opposing batters so far in his career. Burke (13-17 mark in his career) holds a 3.58 ERA and has allowed 7.9 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (-160)

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