The Cubs and White Sox game featured an unusually high number of ABS challenges, with 12 total challenges and nine overturned. The Cubs went 4-5 on challenges while the White Sox went 5-7, producing a 75% overturned rate, well above the league’s 54% mark. Beyond challenged calls, missed calls were far more significant. Home plate umpire Chris Segal missed a season-high 27 calls, with 18 going against the White Sox. Umpire Scorecard listed Segal at 89% accuracy, compared with a 94% average. Segal’s season accuracy ranked sixth-worst among qualified MLB umpires, and other lower-accuracy umpires had called fewer games.
"If you were watching yesterday's game between the Cubs and the White Sox, you may have noticed an unusually large volume of ABS challenges (12, to be exact). And nine of those twelve challenges were overturned. The Cubs went 4-5 on challenges and the Sox went 5-7. That's a 75% overturned rate for the game, which is WELL above the 54% mark across the league."
"Umpire Chris Segal missed a SEASON HIGH 27 calls in a game and 18 went against the White Sox.The White Sox still managed to win 9-8 in 10 innings. pic.twitter.com/afHBrrRJu5- Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) May 18, 2026"
"According to Umpire Auditor, home plate umpire Chris Segal missed a season-high 27 calls in the game, 18 of which went against the White Sox. And Umpire Scorecard had Segal with an 89% accuracy (average is 94%). That's just a brutally called game."
"His overall accuracy this season sits at 91.9%, which ranks sixth-worst in MLB among the 91 qualified umpires. And none of the five umps with a lower accuracy have called nearly as many games: Chris Segal: 9 games, 91.9% Jacob Metz: 5 games, 91.6% Felix Neon: 2 games, 91.48% CB Bucknor: 2 games, 91.3% Jen Pawol: 2 games, 90.4% Ron K"
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