Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox, September 14, 2026

White SoxCWS
7-3
Final
GuardiansCLE

September 14, 2026, 6:40 PM ET | Progressive Field

Last 5 Form

Chicago White Sox

2-3

Last 5
L 0-2
vs PIT
L 3-7
@ STL
W 6-5
@ STL
L 1-3
@ STL
W 7-3
@ CLE

Cleveland Guardians

2-3

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

Starting Pitchers

Chicago White Sox

Sean Newcomb headshot
Sean Newcomb
Recorded starter

Cleveland Guardians

Gavin Williams headshot
Gavin Williams
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 14, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Chicago White Sox77-73.513#1N/A-
Cleveland Guardians76-75.503#2#31.5
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

Chase Meidroth headshot
Chase Meidroth

3 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Miguel Vargas headshot
Miguel Vargas

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Randal Grichuk headshot
Randal Grichuk

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Hagen Smith headshot
Hagen Smith

6.0 IP, 9 SO, 0.00 ERA

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

Cleveland Guardians

Hitters

Travis Bazzana headshot
Travis Bazzana

6 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Steven Kwan headshot
Steven Kwan

8 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Jo Adell headshot
Jo Adell

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Joey Cantillo headshot
Joey Cantillo

4.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Matt Festa headshot
Matt Festa

3.1 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Parker Messick headshot
Parker Messick

5.1 IP, 5 SO, 1.69 ERA

Top Performers

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

Gavin Williams headshot
Gavin Williams
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick
Miguel Vargas headshot
Miguel Vargas
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Guardians 3: CWS 9 hits, CLE 7 hits; CWS 2 errors, CLE 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Chicago White Sox000006001792
Cleveland Guardians000001002371

Box Score

Batting

Andrew Benintendi led Chicago White Sox with 3 hits and 1 RBI.

Chicago White Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Sam AntonacciLF3010000
Randal GrichukPH/LF2010000
Brenton DoyleCF0000000
Kyle TeelC4112130
Miguel Vargas3B4222101
Munetaka Murakami1B3000130
Andrew BenintendiDH5131000
Luisangel AcuñaPR/DH0000000
Tristan PetersCF/LF3100110
Colson MontgomerySS4100030
Chase Meidroth2B4111010
Braden MontgomeryRF3000130
Totals357965141

7 players led Cleveland Guardians with 1 hit each.

Cleveland Guardians batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Steven KwanCF/LF3010100
José Ramírez3B4010010
Chase DeLauterDH3000100
Jo AdellRF4110010
Travis Bazzana2B4010000
Angel MartínezLF3000010
Daniel SchneemannCF1000000
Nathaniel Lowe1B2000010
David FryPH/1B2112011
Patrick BaileyC4110020
Brayan RocchioSS3010000
Totals33372271

Pitching

Sean Burke went 5.0 innings for Chicago White Sox (4 SO, 0 ER); Gavin Williams went 5.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (7 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Chicago White Sox
Sean Newcomb1.0100000
Sean Burke5.0410240
Hagen Smith2.0100030
Trevor Richards1.0120001
Cleveland Guardians
Gavin Williams5.0422370
Tim Herrin0.2331010
Daniel Espino0.1111011
Slade Cecconi2.1011240
Connor Brogdon0.2100010
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

  • T6

    Fielders Choice Colson Montgomery reaches on a fielder's choice. Andrew Benintendi scores. Tristan Peters to 3rd. Throwing error by first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. CWS 1, CLE 0

  • T6

    Single Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to left fielder Angel Martínez. Tristan Peters scores. Colson Montgomery to 2nd. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T6

    Double Kyle Teel doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Colson Montgomery scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Randal Grichuk out at home on the throw, left fielder Angel Martínez to shortstop Brayan Rocchio to catcher Patrick Bailey. CWS 4, CLE 0

  • T6

    Home Run Miguel Vargas homers (31) on a fly ball to left field. Kyle Teel scores. CWS 6, CLE 0

  • B6

    Field Error José Ramírez reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Colson Montgomery. Patrick Bailey scores. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • T9

    Single Andrew Benintendi singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jo Adell. Miguel Vargas scores. Munetaka Murakami out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Jo Adell to third baseman José Ramírez. CWS 7, CLE 1

  • B9

    Home Run David Fry homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Jo Adell scores. CWS 7, CLE 3

Play-by-Play

All 79 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Groundout Patrick Bailey grounds out softly, catcher Kyle Teel to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 7, CLE 3

  • B9

    Home Run David Fry homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Jo Adell scores. CWS 7, CLE 3

  • B9

    Groundout Daniel Schneemann grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Jo Adell to 2nd. CWS 7, CLE 1

  • B9

    Pop Out Travis Bazzana pops out to third baseman Miguel Vargas. CWS 7, CLE 1

  • B9

    Field Error Jo Adell reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Miguel Vargas. CWS 7, CLE 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging. CWS 7, CLE 1

  • T9

    Hit By Pitch Tristan Peters hit by pitch. Luisangel Acuña to 2nd. CWS 7, CLE 1

  • T9

    Single Andrew Benintendi singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jo Adell. Miguel Vargas scores. Munetaka Murakami out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Jo Adell to third baseman José Ramírez. CWS 7, CLE 1

  • T9

    Walk Munetaka Murakami walks. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • T9

    Walk Miguel Vargas walks. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Kyle Teel strikes out on a foul tip. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • B8

    Groundout Chase DeLauter grounds out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • B8

    Forceout José Ramírez grounds into a force out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Steven Kwan out at 2nd. José Ramírez to 1st. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • B8

    Single Steven Kwan singles on a pop up to shortstop Colson Montgomery. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • B8

    Groundout Brayan Rocchio grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • T8

    Groundout Randal Grichuk grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman David Fry. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Chase Meidroth strikes out swinging. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Patrick Bailey called out on strikes. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • B7

    Strikeout David Fry strikes out swinging. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Angel Martínez strikes out swinging. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • B7

    Double Travis Bazzana doubles (20) on a ground ball to left fielder Randal Grichuk. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Colson Montgomery called out on strikes. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • T7

    Flyout Tristan Peters flies out to center fielder Steven Kwan. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • T7

    Flyout Andrew Benintendi flies out sharply to center fielder Steven Kwan. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • B6

    Flyout Jo Adell flies out sharply to left fielder Randal Grichuk. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • B6

    Walk Chase DeLauter walks. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • B6

    Field Error José Ramírez reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Colson Montgomery. Patrick Bailey scores. CWS 6, CLE 1

  • B6

    Groundout Steven Kwan grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Patrick Bailey to 3rd. CWS 6, CLE 0

  • B6

    Groundout Brayan Rocchio grounds out, pitcher Sean Burke to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Patrick Bailey to 2nd. CWS 6, CLE 0

  • B6

    Single Patrick Bailey singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CWS 6, CLE 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. CWS 6, CLE 0

  • T6

    Home Run Miguel Vargas homers (31) on a fly ball to left field. Kyle Teel scores. CWS 6, CLE 0

  • T6

    Double Kyle Teel doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Colson Montgomery scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Randal Grichuk out at home on the throw, left fielder Angel Martínez to shortstop Brayan Rocchio to catcher Patrick Bailey. CWS 4, CLE 0

  • T6

    Single Randal Grichuk singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Colson Montgomery to 3rd. Chase Meidroth to 2nd. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T6

    Single Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to left fielder Angel Martínez. Tristan Peters scores. Colson Montgomery to 2nd. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T6

    Fielders Choice Colson Montgomery reaches on a fielder's choice. Andrew Benintendi scores. Tristan Peters to 3rd. Throwing error by first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. CWS 1, CLE 0

  • T6

    Walk Tristan Peters walks. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T6

    Single Andrew Benintendi singles on a ground ball to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B5

    Lineout Nathaniel Lowe lines out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B5

    Flyout Angel Martínez flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B5

    Forceout Travis Bazzana grounds into a force out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to shortstop Colson Montgomery. Jo Adell out at 2nd. Travis Bazzana to 1st. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B5

    Single Jo Adell singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T5

    Single Miguel Vargas singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman José Ramírez. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T5

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

  • T5

    Lineout Sam Antonacci lines out to center fielder Steven Kwan. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B4

    Grounded Into DP Chase DeLauter grounds into a double play, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Steven Kwan out at 2nd. Chase DeLauter out at 1st. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B4

    Strikeout José Ramírez strikes out swinging. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B4

    Walk Steven Kwan walks. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T4

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

  • T4

    Forceout Chase Meidroth grounds into a force out, third baseman José Ramírez to catcher Patrick Bailey. Munetaka Murakami out at home. Andrew Benintendi to 3rd. Colson Montgomery to 2nd. Chase Meidroth to 1st. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T4

    Hit By Pitch Colson Montgomery hit by pitch. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Tristan Peters strikes out swinging. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T4

    Single Andrew Benintendi singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Munetaka Murakami to 3rd. Andrew Benintendi to 2nd. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T4

    Hit By Pitch Munetaka Murakami hit by pitch. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B3

    Caught Stealing 2B Brayan Rocchio caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Kyle Teel to shortstop Colson Montgomery. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B3

    Single Brayan Rocchio singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Patrick Bailey strikes out swinging. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T3

    Flyout Miguel Vargas flies out to center fielder Steven Kwan. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Kyle Teel called out on strikes. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T3

    Forceout Sam Antonacci grounds into a force out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Braden Montgomery out at 2nd. Sam Antonacci to 1st. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T3

    Walk Braden Montgomery walks. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B2

    Flyout Angel Martínez flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B2

    Groundout Travis Bazzana grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Jo Adell called out on strikes. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T2

    Pop Out Chase Meidroth pops out to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T2

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

  • T2

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

  • B1

    Grounded Into DP Chase DeLauter grounds into a double play, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. José Ramírez out at 2nd. Chase DeLauter out at 1st. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B1

    Single José Ramírez singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B1

    Flyout Steven Kwan flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Flyout Andrew Benintendi flies out to right fielder Jo Adell. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Miguel Vargas pops out to shortstop Brayan Rocchio on the infield fly rule. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Walk Kyle Teel walks. Sam Antonacci to 2nd. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Single Sam Antonacci singles on a ground ball to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. CWS 0, CLE 0