Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox, September 16, 2026

White SoxCWS
3-6
Final
GuardiansCLE

September 16, 2026, 1:10 PM ET | Progressive Field

Last 5 Form

Chicago White Sox

2-3

Last 5
W 6-5
@ STL
L 1-3
@ STL
W 7-3
@ CLE
L 6-7
@ CLE
L 3-6
@ CLE

Cleveland Guardians

3-2

Last 5
L 3-4
@ MIN
W 9-2
@ MIN
L 3-7
vs CWS
W 7-6
vs CWS
W 6-3
vs CWS

Starting Pitchers

Chicago White Sox

Anthony Kay headshot
Anthony Kay
Recorded starter

Cleveland Guardians

Parker Messick headshot
Parker Messick
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 16, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Chicago White Sox77-75.507#2#30.5
Cleveland Guardians78-75.510#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Chicago White SoxCleveland Guardians
.726
OPS
.696
211
HR
162
776
Runs
678
4.12
ERA
3.77
1.31
WHIP
1.26
1337
Strikeouts by pitchers
1530

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.

Chicago White Sox

Hitters

Miguel Vargas headshot
Miguel Vargas

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Randal Grichuk headshot
Randal Grichuk

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Chase Meidroth headshot
Chase Meidroth

6 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

David Sandlin headshot
David Sandlin

5.2 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke

5.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Anthony Kay headshot
Anthony Kay

4.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cleveland Guardians

Hitters

Travis Bazzana headshot
Travis Bazzana

6 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Jo Adell headshot
Jo Adell

6 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Steven Kwan headshot
Steven Kwan

6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Joey Cantillo headshot
Joey Cantillo

4.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cade Smith headshot
Cade Smith

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Tanner Bibee headshot
Tanner Bibee

6.2 IP, 7 SO, 2.70 ERA

Top Performers

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

Parker Messick headshot
Parker Messick
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Petey Halpin headshot
Petey Halpin
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Tommy Pham headshot
Tommy Pham
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Cleveland Guardians 6, Chicago White Sox 3: CWS 8 hits, CLE 5 hits; CWS 1 error, CLE 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Chicago White Sox000030000381
Cleveland Guardians00200400x650

Box Score

Batting

Chase Meidroth led Chicago White Sox with 3 hits.

Chicago White Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Chase Meidroth2B/SS5130000
Randal GrichukLF5120010
Miguel Vargas1B/3B4010010
Tommy PhamDH4113011
Kyle TeelC3000120
Brenton DoyleCF4010020
Colson Montgomery3B1000010
Munetaka Murakami1B1000100
Luisangel AcuñaSS3000010
Sam AntonacciPH/2B1000000
Tristan PetersRF4000010
Totals353832101

José Ramírez and Petey Halpin led Cleveland Guardians with 2 hits each.

Cleveland Guardians batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Steven KwanLF3100100
José Ramírez3B4021000
Jo AdellRF3012120
Travis BazzanaDH4000000
David Fry1B3100110
Nathaniel Lowe1B0000000
Angel Genao2B3000110
Austin HedgesC3100110
Petey HalpinCF4223001
Brayan RocchioSS3100110
Totals30656661

Pitching

Anthony Kay went 4.0 innings for Chicago White Sox (3 SO, 0 ER); Parker Messick went 6.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (8 SO, 3 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Chicago White Sox
Anthony Kay4.0220230
Hagen Smith1.2122220
Sean Newcomb0.0222201
Jordan Hicks0.1000010
Noah Schultz2.0000000
Cleveland Guardians
Parker Messick6.0733081
Hunter Gaddis1.0100000
Erik Sabrowski0.2000200
Cade Smith1.1000020
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

  • B3

    Single Jo Adell singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Petey Halpin scores. Steven Kwan scores. CWS 0, CLE 2

  • T5

    Home Run Tommy Pham homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Chase Meidroth scores. Randal Grichuk scores. CWS 3, CLE 2

  • B6

    Home Run Petey Halpin homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. David Fry scores. Austin Hedges scores. CWS 3, CLE 5

  • B6

    Double José Ramírez doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Brayan Rocchio scores. Steven Kwan to 3rd. CWS 3, CLE 6

Play-by-Play

All 74 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout Randal Grichuk strikes out swinging. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • T9

    Lineout Chase Meidroth lines out to second baseman Angel Genao. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • T9

    Strikeout Tristan Peters strikes out swinging. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • B8

    Groundout Brayan Rocchio grounds out, pitcher Noah Schultz to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • B8

    Lineout Petey Halpin lines out to center fielder Brenton Doyle. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • B8

    Groundout Austin Hedges grounds out sharply, shortstop Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • T8

    Flyout Sam Antonacci flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • T8

    Walk Munetaka Murakami walks. Kyle Teel to 2nd. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • T8

    Pop Out Brenton Doyle pops out to second baseman Angel Genao. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • T8

    Walk Kyle Teel walks. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • T8

    Flyout Tommy Pham flies out to right fielder Jo Adell. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • B7

    Lineout Angel Genao lines out to center fielder Brenton Doyle. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • B7

    Lineout David Fry lines out to left fielder Randal Grichuk. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • B7

    Pop Out Travis Bazzana pops out softly to third baseman Miguel Vargas. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • T7

    Groundout Miguel Vargas grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman David Fry. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • T7

    Pop Out Randal Grichuk pops out to first baseman David Fry. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • T7

    Double Chase Meidroth doubles (29) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • T7

    Groundout Tristan Peters grounds out to first baseman David Fry. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • B6

    Strikeout Jo Adell strikes out swinging. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • B6

    Double José Ramírez doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Brayan Rocchio scores. Steven Kwan to 3rd. CWS 3, CLE 6

  • B6

    Walk Kyle Teel challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Steven Kwan walks. Brayan Rocchio to 2nd. CWS 3, CLE 5

  • B6

    Walk Brayan Rocchio walks. CWS 3, CLE 5

  • B6

    Home Run Petey Halpin homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. David Fry scores. Austin Hedges scores. CWS 3, CLE 5

  • B6

    Walk Austin Hedges walks. David Fry to 2nd. CWS 3, CLE 2

  • B6

    Strikeout Angel Genao strikes out swinging. CWS 3, CLE 2

  • B6

    Walk David Fry walks. CWS 3, CLE 2

  • B6

    Groundout Travis Bazzana grounds out, first baseman Munetaka Murakami to pitcher Hagen Smith. CWS 3, CLE 2

  • T6

    Groundout Luisangel Acuña grounds out, second baseman Angel Genao to first baseman David Fry. CWS 3, CLE 2

  • T6

    Groundout Munetaka Murakami grounds out, second baseman Angel Genao to pitcher Parker Messick. CWS 3, CLE 2

  • T6

    Strikeout Brenton Doyle called out on strikes. CWS 3, CLE 2

  • B5

    Strikeout Jo Adell strikes out swinging. CWS 3, CLE 2

  • B5

    Double José Ramírez doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Brenton Doyle. CWS 3, CLE 2

  • B5

    Flyout Steven Kwan flies out to left fielder Randal Grichuk. CWS 3, CLE 2

  • B5

    Lineout Brayan Rocchio lines out to left fielder Randal Grichuk. CWS 3, CLE 2

  • T5

    Strikeout Kyle Teel strikes out swinging. CWS 3, CLE 2

  • T5

    Home Run Tommy Pham homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Chase Meidroth scores. Randal Grichuk scores. CWS 3, CLE 2

  • T5

    Flyout Miguel Vargas flies out to right fielder Jo Adell. CWS 0, CLE 2

  • T5

    Single Randal Grichuk singles on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Chase Meidroth to 2nd. CWS 0, CLE 2

  • T5

    Single Chase Meidroth singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Petey Halpin. CWS 0, CLE 2

  • T5

    Bunt Groundout Tristan Peters bunt grounds out, pitcher Parker Messick to first baseman David Fry. CWS 0, CLE 2

  • B4

    Flyout Petey Halpin flies out to left fielder Randal Grichuk. CWS 0, CLE 2

  • B4

    Pop Out Austin Hedges pops out to first baseman Miguel Vargas in foul territory. CWS 0, CLE 2

  • B4

    Walk Angel Genao walks. CWS 0, CLE 2

  • B4

    Strikeout David Fry called out on strikes. CWS 0, CLE 2

  • T4

    Forceout Luisangel Acuña grounds into a force out, second baseman Angel Genao to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Colson Montgomery out at 2nd. CWS 0, CLE 2

  • T4

    Hit By Pitch Colson Montgomery hit by pitch. Miguel Vargas to 3rd. Brenton Doyle to 2nd. CWS 0, CLE 2

  • T4

    Single Brenton Doyle singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jo Adell. Miguel Vargas to 2nd. CWS 0, CLE 2

  • T4

    Lineout Kyle Teel lines out sharply to right fielder Jo Adell. CWS 0, CLE 2

  • T4

    Strikeout Tommy Pham called out on strikes. CWS 0, CLE 2

  • T4

    Single Miguel Vargas singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. CWS 0, CLE 2

  • B3

    Lineout Travis Bazzana lines out to right fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 0, CLE 2

  • B3

    Single Jo Adell singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Petey Halpin scores. Steven Kwan scores. CWS 0, CLE 2

  • B3

    Groundout José Ramírez grounds out softly, pitcher Anthony Kay to first baseman Miguel Vargas. Steven Kwan to 2nd. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B3

    Fielders Choice Steven Kwan reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Chase Meidroth. Petey Halpin to 3rd. Petey Halpin advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by second baseman Chase Meidroth. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Brayan Rocchio strikes out swinging. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B3

    Single Petey Halpin singles on a line drive to right fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T3

    Forceout Randal Grichuk grounds into a force out, third baseman José Ramírez to second baseman Angel Genao. Chase Meidroth out at 2nd. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T3

    Single Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T3

    Pop Out Tristan Peters pops out to first baseman David Fry in foul territory. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Luisangel Acuña strikes out swinging. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Austin Hedges strikes out swinging. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B2

    Flyout Angel Genao flies out sharply to center fielder Brenton Doyle. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B2

    Pop Out David Fry pops out to catcher Kyle Teel in foul territory. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Brenton Doyle strikes out swinging. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Kyle Teel strikes out swinging. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B1

    Pop Out Travis Bazzana pops out to shortstop Luisangel Acuña. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B1

    Walk Jo Adell walks. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B1

    Groundout José Ramírez grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Miguel Vargas. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B1

    Lineout Steven Kwan lines out to left fielder Randal Grichuk. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Groundout Tommy Pham grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman David Fry. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Triple Randal Grichuk triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Flyout Chase Meidroth flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin. CWS 0, CLE 0