Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians, Aug 9, 2026 Box Score

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3-5

Final

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August 9, 2026, 2:10 PM ET | Rate Field

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Cleveland Guardians

1-4

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Chicago White Sox

2-3

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Starting Pitchers

Cleveland Guardians

Joey Cantillo

Recorded starter

Chicago White Sox

Davis Martin

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 9, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Cleveland Guardians	58-61	.487	#4	#6	4.0
Chicago White Sox	61-56	.521	#1	N/A	-

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Cleveland GuardiansChicago White Sox

.696

OPS

.726

162

211

678

Runs

776

3.77

ERA

4.12

1.26

WHIP

1.31

1530

Strikeouts by pitchers

1337

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Cleveland Guardians

Hitters

Angel Martínez

6 H, 1 HR, 8 RBI

Nathaniel Lowe

4 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI

Angel Genao

7 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Parker Messick

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 2.57 ERA

Tim Herrin

3.1 IP, 4 SO, 2.70 ERA

Matt Festa

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 3.00 ERA

Chicago White Sox

Hitters

Chase Meidroth

5 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Colson Montgomery

4 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Munetaka Murakami

3 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Sean Newcomb

3.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Bryan Hudson

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Grant Taylor

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Colson Montgomery

Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick

Hagen Smith

Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick

Colin Holderman

Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Guardians 3: CLE 5 hits, CWS 6 hits; CLE 0 errors, CWS 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland Guardians	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	0
Chicago White Sox	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	x	5	6	1

Box Score

Batting

Steven Kwan and José Ramírez led Cleveland Guardians with 2 hits each.

Cleveland Guardians batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Steven KwanCF	5	1	2	0	0	2
Chase DeLauterRF	3	1	0	0	2	1
José Ramírez3B	3	0	2	1	1	0
Nathaniel Lowe1B	2	0	0	1	0	1
Rhys HoskinsPH/1B	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jo AdellLF	3	0	0	0	1	3
Travis BazzanaDH	3	0	0	0	1	0
Brayan RocchioSS	4	0	1	0	0	1
Patrick BaileyC	2	0	0	0	2	0
Angel Genao2B	3	1	0	0	1	1
Totals	30	3	5	2	8	9

Brenton Doyle led Chicago White Sox with 2 hits.

Chicago White Sox batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Brenton DoyleCF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Munetaka Murakami1B	4	0	1	1	1	2	0
Miguel Vargas3B	3	1	1	0	2	0	0
Randal GrichukLF	3	1	1	1	0	2	0
Andrew BenintendiPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tristan PetersLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Braden MontgomeryRF	3	1	0	0	1	3	0
Colson MontgomeryDH	3	1	1	3	0	1	1
Edgar QueroC	1	0	0	0	3	0	0
Sam Antonacci2B	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
Luisangel AcuñaSS	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Totals	28	5	6	5	9	10	1

Pitching

Tim Herrin went 1.2 innings for Cleveland Guardians (2 SO, 0 ER); Hagen Smith went 2.0 innings for Chicago White Sox (3 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Cleveland Guardians
Joey Cantillo	1.0	3	1	1	0	3	0
Tim Herrin	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0
Craig Yoho	0.1	2	4	4	4	0	1
Colin Holderman	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0
Erik Sabrowski	0.2	0	0	0	3	0	0
Hunter Gaddis	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0
Cade Smith	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Chicago White Sox
Davis Martin	1.0	2	2	1	1	1	0
Hagen Smith	2.0	0	0	0	4	3	0
Sean Newcomb	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0
Huascar Brazobán	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bryan Hudson	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jordan Hicks	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Trevor Richards	1.0	0	1	1	2	0	0

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

T1
Single José Ramírez singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Steven Kwan scores. Chase DeLauter to 3rd. Fielding error by right fielder Braden Montgomery. CLE 1, CWS 0
T1
Sac Fly Nathaniel Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Chase DeLauter scores. CLE 2, CWS 0
B1
Double Munetaka Murakami doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Brenton Doyle scores. CLE 2, CWS 1
B3
Double Randal Grichuk doubles (14) on a ground ball to left fielder Jo Adell. Miguel Vargas scores. CLE 2, CWS 2
B3
Home Run Colson Montgomery homers (26) on a fly ball to right field. Randal Grichuk scores. Braden Montgomery scores. CLE 2, CWS 5
T9
Sac Fly José Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Angel Genao scores. Chase DeLauter to 3rd. CLE 3, CWS 5

Play-by-Play

All 79 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

T9
Flyout Rhys Hoskins flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CLE 3, CWS 5
T9
Sac Fly José Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Angel Genao scores. Chase DeLauter to 3rd. CLE 3, CWS 5
T9
Walk Chase DeLauter walks. CLE 2, CWS 5
T9
Lineout Steven Kwan lines out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CLE 2, CWS 5
T9
Walk Angel Genao walks. CLE 2, CWS 5
B8
Flyout Miguel Vargas flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter. CLE 2, CWS 5
B8
Strikeout Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. CLE 2, CWS 5
B8
Groundout Brenton Doyle grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. CLE 2, CWS 5
T8
Forceout Patrick Bailey grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Luisangel Acuña. Brayan Rocchio out at 2nd. CLE 2, CWS 5
T8
Single Brayan Rocchio singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brenton Doyle. CLE 2, CWS 5
T8
Pop Out Travis Bazzana pops out to shortstop Luisangel Acuña. CLE 2, CWS 5
T8
Strikeout Jo Adell strikes out swinging. CLE 2, CWS 5
B7
Strikeout Luisangel Acuña strikes out on a foul tip. CLE 2, CWS 5
B7
Flyout Sam Antonacci flies out to left fielder Jo Adell. CLE 2, CWS 5
B7
Walk Edgar Quero walks. CLE 2, CWS 5
B7
Pop Out Colson Montgomery pops out to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. CLE 2, CWS 5
T7
Flyout Rhys Hoskins flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CLE 2, CWS 5
T7
Single José Ramírez singles on a ground ball to third baseman Miguel Vargas. CLE 2, CWS 5
T7
Groundout Chase DeLauter grounds out, second baseman Sam Antonacci to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CLE 2, CWS 5
T7
Strikeout Steven Kwan called out on strikes. CLE 2, CWS 5
B6
Strikeout Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging. CLE 2, CWS 5
B6
Flyout Andrew Benintendi flies out to center fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 2, CWS 5
B6
Walk Miguel Vargas walks. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd. CLE 2, CWS 5
B6
Walk Munetaka Murakami walks. CLE 2, CWS 5
B6
Flyout Brenton Doyle flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter. CLE 2, CWS 5
T6
Flyout Angel Genao flies out to center fielder Brenton Doyle. CLE 2, CWS 5
T6
Lineout Patrick Bailey lines out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CLE 2, CWS 5
T6
Flyout Brayan Rocchio flies out to center fielder Brenton Doyle. CLE 2, CWS 5
B5
Pop Out Luisangel Acuña pops out to second baseman Angel Genao. CLE 2, CWS 5
B5
Walk Sam Antonacci walks. Colson Montgomery to 3rd. Edgar Quero to 2nd. CLE 2, CWS 5
B5
Walk Edgar Quero walks. Colson Montgomery to 2nd. CLE 2, CWS 5
B5
Hit By Pitch Colson Montgomery hit by pitch. CLE 2, CWS 5
B5
Strikeout Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging. CLE 2, CWS 5
B5
Strikeout Randal Grichuk strikes out swinging. CLE 2, CWS 5
T5
Flyout Travis Bazzana flies out to left fielder Randal Grichuk. CLE 2, CWS 5
T5
Strikeout Jo Adell strikes out swinging. CLE 2, CWS 5
T5
Strikeout Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging. CLE 2, CWS 5
B4
Flyout Miguel Vargas flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter. CLE 2, CWS 5
B4
Groundout Munetaka Murakami grounds out, pitcher Colin Holderman to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. CLE 2, CWS 5
B4
Flyout Brenton Doyle flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter. CLE 2, CWS 5
T4
Flyout José Ramírez flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CLE 2, CWS 5
T4
Strikeout Chase DeLauter strikes out swinging. CLE 2, CWS 5
T4
Single Steven Kwan singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Patrick Bailey to 2nd. CLE 2, CWS 5
T4
Lineout Angel Genao lines out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CLE 2, CWS 5
T4
Walk Patrick Bailey walks. CLE 2, CWS 5
B3
Forceout Luisangel Acuña grounds into a force out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to second baseman Angel Genao. Sam Antonacci out at 2nd. CLE 2, CWS 5
B3
Walk Sam Antonacci walks. Edgar Quero to 2nd. CLE 2, CWS 5
B3
Walk Edgar Quero walks. CLE 2, CWS 5
B3
Home Run Colson Montgomery homers (26) on a fly ball to right field. Randal Grichuk scores. Braden Montgomery scores. CLE 2, CWS 5
B3
Walk Braden Montgomery walks. CLE 2, CWS 2
B3
Double Randal Grichuk doubles (14) on a ground ball to left fielder Jo Adell. Miguel Vargas scores. CLE 2, CWS 2
B3
Walk Miguel Vargas walks. CLE 2, CWS 1
B3
Strikeout Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. CLE 2, CWS 1
B3
Double White Sox challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Brenton Doyle doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Brenton Doyle out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Chase DeLauter to second baseman Angel Genao to third baseman José Ramírez. CLE 2, CWS 1
T3
Lineout Brayan Rocchio lines out to third baseman Miguel Vargas. CLE 2, CWS 1
T3
Walk Travis Bazzana walks. José Ramírez to 3rd. Jo Adell to 2nd. CLE 2, CWS 1
T3
Walk Jo Adell walks. José Ramírez to 2nd. CLE 2, CWS 1
T3
Pop Out Nathaniel Lowe pops out softly to catcher Edgar Quero in foul territory. CLE 2, CWS 1
T3
Walk José Ramírez walks. CLE 2, CWS 1
T3
Groundout Chase DeLauter grounds out, shortstop Luisangel Acuña to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CLE 2, CWS 1
B2
Strikeout Double Play Luisangel Acuña strikes out swinging and Sam Antonacci caught stealing 2nd, catcher Patrick Bailey to second baseman Angel Genao to catcher Patrick Bailey. CLE 2, CWS 1
B2
Hit By Pitch Sam Antonacci hit by pitch. CLE 2, CWS 1
B2
Groundout Edgar Quero grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. CLE 2, CWS 1
T2
Strikeout Steven Kwan called out on strikes. CLE 2, CWS 1
T2
Strikeout Angel Genao strikes out swinging. CLE 2, CWS 1
T2
Walk Patrick Bailey walks. CLE 2, CWS 1
T2
Strikeout Brayan Rocchio strikes out swinging. CLE 2, CWS 1
B1
Strikeout Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging. CLE 2, CWS 1
B1
Strikeout Braden Montgomery called out on strikes. CLE 2, CWS 1
B1
Strikeout Randal Grichuk strikes out on a foul tip. CLE 2, CWS 1
B1
Double Miguel Vargas doubles (26) on a fly ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Munetaka Murakami to 3rd. CLE 2, CWS 1
B1
Double Munetaka Murakami doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Brenton Doyle scores. CLE 2, CWS 1
B1
Single Brenton Doyle singles on a ground ball to center fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 2, CWS 0
T1
Lineout Travis Bazzana lines out sharply to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CLE 2, CWS 0
T1
Strikeout Jo Adell strikes out swinging. CLE 2, CWS 0
T1
Sac Fly Nathaniel Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Chase DeLauter scores. CLE 2, CWS 0
T1
Single José Ramírez singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Steven Kwan scores. Chase DeLauter to 3rd. Fielding error by right fielder Braden Montgomery. CLE 1, CWS 0
T1
Walk Chase DeLauter walks. Steven Kwan to 2nd. CLE 0, CWS 0
T1
Single Steven Kwan singles on a ground ball to left fielder Randal Grichuk. CLE 0, CWS 0

Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians, August 9, 2026

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