ALDS Game 1: Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox, October 3, 2026

ALDS Game 1

White SoxCWS
3-0
Final
GuardiansCLE

October 3, 2026, 1:00 PM ET | Progressive Field

Last 5 Form

Chicago White Sox

3-2

Last 5
L 4-5
@ KC
W 9-1
@ KC
W 6-1
vs COL
L 6-9
vs COL
W 4-2
vs COL

Cleveland Guardians

3-2

Last 5
L 0-1
@ BOS
W 1-0
@ BOS
W 12-9
@ KC
W 11-5
@ KC
L 2-3
@ KC

Starting Pitchers

Chicago White Sox

Hagen Smith headshot
Hagen Smith
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 27, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Chicago White Sox84-78.519#2#31.0
Cleveland Guardians85-77.525#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

Munetaka Murakami headshot
Munetaka Murakami

6 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Kyle Teel headshot
Kyle Teel

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Brenton Doyle headshot
Brenton Doyle

2 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Sean Newcomb headshot
Sean Newcomb

4.1 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

David Sandlin headshot
David Sandlin

6.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.50 ERA

Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke

5.1 IP, 7 SO, 1.69 ERA

Cleveland Guardians

Hitters

Brayan Rocchio headshot
Brayan Rocchio

5 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Patrick Bailey headshot
Patrick Bailey

3 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Angel Martínez headshot
Angel Martínez

3 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Joey Cantillo headshot
Joey Cantillo

5.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Foster Griffin headshot
Foster Griffin

6.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.50 ERA

Parker Messick headshot
Parker Messick

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 3.00 ERA

Top Performers

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

Grant Taylor headshot
Grant Taylor
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick
Parker Messick headshot
Parker Messick
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Munetaka Murakami headshot
Munetaka Murakami
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick

Line Score

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

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Chicago White Sox000200100360
Cleveland Guardians000000000030

Box Score

Batting

Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery led Chicago White Sox with 2 hits each.

Chicago White Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Chase Meidroth2B4000020
Randal GrichukLF2000010
Tristan PetersPH/LF2010000
Miguel Vargas3B2110200
Munetaka Murakami1B4122021
Tommy PhamDH2000110
Sam AntonacciPH/DH1000000
Brenton DoyleCF4000010
Kyle TeelC3100120
Braden MontgomeryRF3000010
Colson MontgomerySS3021000
Totals303634101

3 players led Cleveland Guardians with 1 hit each.

Cleveland Guardians batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Steven KwanCF3000100
José Ramírez3B3000110
Chase DeLauterRF4000000
Jo AdellDH4000040
Angel MartínezLF4000020
David Fry1B1000010
Nathaniel LowePH/1B2010110
Travis Bazzana2B4010010
Austin HedgesC1000110
Patrick BaileyPH/C1010000
Brayan RocchioSS2000110
Totals290305120

Pitching

Grant Taylor went 4.0 innings for Chicago White Sox (6 SO, 0 ER); Parker Messick went 4.1 innings for Cleveland Guardians (6 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Chicago White Sox
Hagen Smith2.2000340
Bryan Hudson0.1000000
Jordan Hicks0.2000120
Anthony Kay1.1100100
Grant Taylor4.0200060
Cleveland Guardians
Parker Messick4.1422261
Daniel Espino0.2100100
Erik Sabrowski1.2111120
Hunter Gaddis0.1000000
Tim Herrin1.0000010
Cade Smith1.0000010
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

  • T4

    Home Run Munetaka Murakami homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Miguel Vargas scores. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T7

    Double Colson Montgomery doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Angel Martínez. Kyle Teel scores. CWS 3, CLE 0

Play-by-Play

All 68 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout Travis Bazzana strikes out swinging. CWS 3, CLE 0

  • B9

    Strikeout Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging. CWS 3, CLE 0

  • B9

    Strikeout Angel Martínez strikes out swinging, catcher Kyle Teel to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 3, CLE 0

  • T9

    Strikeout Kyle Teel strikes out on a foul tip. CWS 3, CLE 0

  • T9

    Groundout Brenton Doyle grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. CWS 3, CLE 0

  • T9

    Flyout Sam Antonacci flies out sharply to center fielder Steven Kwan. CWS 3, CLE 0

  • B8

    Strikeout Jo Adell strikes out swinging. CWS 3, CLE 0

  • B8

    Groundout Chase DeLauter grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 3, CLE 0

  • B8

    Lineout José Ramírez lines out to left fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 3, CLE 0

  • T8

    Strikeout Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. CWS 3, CLE 0

  • T8

    Groundout Miguel Vargas grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. CWS 3, CLE 0

  • T8

    Flyout Tristan Peters flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter. CWS 3, CLE 0

  • B7

    Grounded Into DP Steven Kwan grounds into a double play, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Patrick Bailey out at 2nd. Steven Kwan out at 1st. CWS 3, CLE 0

  • B7

    Strikeout Brayan Rocchio strikes out swinging. CWS 3, CLE 0

  • B7

    Single Patrick Bailey singles on a line drive to left fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 3, CLE 0

  • T7

    Flyout Chase Meidroth flies out to left fielder Angel Martínez. CWS 3, CLE 0

  • T7

    Double Colson Montgomery doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Angel Martínez. Kyle Teel scores. CWS 3, CLE 0

  • T7

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

  • T7

    Walk Kyle Teel walks. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T7

    Flyout Brenton Doyle flies out to left fielder Angel Martínez. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • B6

    Groundout Travis Bazzana grounds out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • B6

    Double Nathaniel Lowe doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • B6

    Flyout Angel Martínez flies out to left fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Jo Adell called out on strikes. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T6

    Double Play White Sox challenged (catch or drop), call on the field was upheld: Tommy Pham flies into a double play, left fielder Angel Martínez to second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Miguel Vargas out at 1st. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T6

    Walk Miguel Vargas walks. Tristan Peters to 2nd. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T6

    Single Tristan Peters singles on a ground ball to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • B5

    Groundout Chase DeLauter grounds out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • B5

    Pop Out José Ramírez pops out to shortstop Colson Montgomery. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • B5

    Groundout Steven Kwan grounds out softly, pitcher Anthony Kay to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T5

    Grounded Into DP Chase Meidroth grounds into a double play, second baseman Travis Bazzana to shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Colson Montgomery out at 2nd. Chase Meidroth out at 1st. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T5

    Single Colson Montgomery singles on a ground ball to center fielder Steven Kwan. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T5

    Groundout Braden Montgomery grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • B4

    Lineout Brayan Rocchio lines out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • B4

    Walk Austin Hedges walks. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • B4

    Double Travis Bazzana doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Nathaniel Lowe to 3rd. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • B4

    Walk Nathaniel Lowe walks. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Angel Martínez strikes out swinging. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Jo Adell strikes out swinging. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T4

    Flyout Kyle Teel flies out to center fielder Steven Kwan. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T4

    Grounded Into DP Brenton Doyle grounds into a double play, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman David Fry. Tommy Pham out at 2nd. Brenton Doyle out at 1st. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T4

    Walk Tommy Pham walks. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T4

    Home Run Munetaka Murakami homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Miguel Vargas scores. CWS 2, CLE 0

  • T4

    Single Miguel Vargas singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B3

    Lineout Chase DeLauter lines out to left fielder Randal Grichuk. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B3

    Walk José Ramírez walks. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. Steven Kwan to 2nd. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B3

    Walk Steven Kwan walks. Brayan Rocchio to 2nd. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B3

    Walk Brayan Rocchio walks. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Austin Hedges strikes out on a foul tip. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B3

    Lineout Travis Bazzana lines out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Randal Grichuk called out on strikes. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Chase Meidroth called out on strikes. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T3

    Flyout Colson Montgomery flies out to left fielder Angel Martínez. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B2

    Strikeout David Fry strikes out swinging. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B2

    Lineout Angel Martínez lines out to left fielder Randal Grichuk. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B2

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

  • T2

    Flyout Braden Montgomery flies out to center fielder Steven Kwan. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T2

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

  • T2

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

  • B1

    Flyout Chase DeLauter flies out to center fielder Brenton Doyle. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • B1

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

  • B1

    Groundout Steven Kwan grounds out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T1

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

  • T1

    Single Munetaka Murakami singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Miguel Vargas to 2nd. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Walk Miguel Vargas walks. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Groundout Randal Grichuk grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman David Fry. CWS 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Chase Meidroth called out on strikes. CWS 0, CLE 0