Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians
CWS
Chicago White Sox
76-75 · L1
CLE
Cleveland Guardians
74-78 · W1
Cleveland Guardians beat Chicago White Sox 6-3 at Progressive Field. Parker Messick earned the win; Hagen Smith took the loss. Cade Smith recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 5 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Jo Adell singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Petey Halpin scores. Steven Kwan scores.
Tommy Pham homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Chase Meidroth scores. Randal Grichuk scores.
Petey Halpin homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. David Fry scores. Austin Hedges scores.
José Ramírez doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Brayan Rocchio scores. Steven Kwan to 3rd.
Key Performers
Petey Halpin
CLE
2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
Tommy Pham
CWS
1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Jo Adell
CLE
1-3, 2 RBI
José Ramírez
CLE
2-4, 2 2B, 1 RBI
Batting
| CWS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Peters RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luisangel Acuña SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Randal Grichuk LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Chase Meidroth SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kyle Teel C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Tommy Pham DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Colson Montgomery 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brenton Doyle CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Sam Antonacci 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| CLE | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Genao 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Austin Hedges C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Nathaniel Lowe 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Travis Bazzana DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Petey Halpin CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jo Adell RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| David Fry 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| José Ramírez 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Steven Kwan LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Pitching
| CWS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kay | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66-40 | 4.41 |
| Smith, H (L, 3-2) | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30-18 | 1.14 |
| Newcomb, S (BS, 2) | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20-9 | 2.95 |
| Hicks, J | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-3 | 4.23 |
| Schultz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-13 | 5.88 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| CLE | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messick (W, 12-9) | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 86-62 | 2.57 |
| Gaddis (H, 29) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 2.75 |
| Sabrowski (H, 25) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-10 | 2.78 |
| Smith, C (S, 37) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15-11 | 2.09 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |