The White Sox are staring at a closing stretch that looks unusually friendly on paper, and the standings back it up.
Chicago enters the weekend at 66-61, and every opponent left on its 2026 regular-season schedule has a worse record. The run starts Friday with a three-game home series against the New York Mets, then continues Monday through Wednesday against the Texas Rangers.
The White Sox also begin the weekend with a 3.5-game cushion over the Minnesota Twins in the American League Central. After a Thursday off day, they head to Minnesota for a three-game series from Aug. 28-31, a matchup that carries real weight in the division race.
There are only two remaining opponents on Chicago’s schedule that are not sitting below .500. The St.
Louis Cardinals are 66-63, the lone team left with a winning record, and they’ll host the White Sox from Sept. 11-13.
Houston is 64-64 and is the other non-losing club still on the slate; the White Sox visit the Astros from Aug. 31 through Sept. 3.
That Houston series matters beyond the AL West picture. The Astros lead Texas by a game, and Chicago holds a 2.5-game lead over Houston for the second seed in the AL playoffs.
The rest of the schedule is lined up with teams that have struggled. The White Sox’s remaining opponents are the Mets, Rangers, Twins twice, Astros, Pirates, Cardinals, Guardians, Tigers, Royals and Rockies. The CHSN White Sox account summed it up bluntly: “This stat is crazy”
September starts with that trip to Houston, then the White Sox come home to face Minnesota and Pittsburgh. After the three games at St.
Louis, they go to Cleveland for another three-game set. The Guardians are 4.5 games behind Chicago in the AL Central.
Then comes a six-game road swing before the White Sox return home to host Detroit, a series that could end up deciding the division. Chicago’s sweep in Detroit last weekend pushed the lead to 5.5 games.
The final road trip sends the White Sox to Kansas City for three games, and they close the regular season at home with Colorado for three games from Sept. 25-27. The Royals have the third-worst record in the AL, while the Rockies have the worst record in the NL and the second-worst winning percentage in MLB in 2026.
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