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Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Guardians 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Progressive FieldGame-day snapshot Jul 3, 6:41 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 1, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score58
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 58
3
3–4
FINAL
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 53
4
T-Score53
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansWilliams owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handSoxChicago has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
Recent formGuardiansCleveland has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
PowerSoxChicago has 120 home runs this season, 39 more than Cleveland.
Playoff contextHigh leverageBoth clubs enter within a few games in the division, increasing the standings impact of the series.

Starting pitchers

CWS
Anthony Kay LHP
Anthony Kay
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.50
133rd
WHIP
1.43
143rd
K/9
7.31
148th
BB/9
3.49
118th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.24
111th
OPS/R
–
IP
80.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.87
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
CLE
Gavin Williams RHP
Gavin Williams
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.81
76th
WHIP
1.17
37th
K/9
10.36
3rd
BB/9
3.01
101st
P-Score68i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.33
145th
OPS/R
–
IP
101.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.04
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Williams strikes out 3.0 more batters per nine innings.
·Williams allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.17 WHIP compared with 1.43.
·Williams enters with a 3.81 ERA compared with Kay's 4.50.
·Kay has produced a quality start in 20% of outings versus 0%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Kay arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper23%82.7
Four-seam22%95.9
Sinker18%95.3
Cutter17%91.7
Changeup14%86.1
Slider6%86.3
Williams arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper29%86.7
Four-seam27%96.0
Curveball23%82.0
Sinker16%96.1
Cutter6%91.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Gavin Williams)
17th
in MLB
0.716OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Guardians vs LHP (Anthony Kay)
27th
in MLB
0.675OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Gavin Williams
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Williams (BvP)
1Sam Antonacci—–––No MLB historyNo history
2Miguel Vargas—–––No MLB historyNo history
3Kyle Teel—–––No MLB historyNo history
4Andrew Benintendi—–––No MLB historyNo history
5Colson Montgomery—–––No MLB historyNo history
6Braden Montgomery—–––No MLB historyNo history
7Chase Meidroth—–––No MLB historyNo history
8Tristan Peters—–––No MLB historyNo history
9Jacob Gonzalez—–––No MLB historyNo history
1Sam Antonacci– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Miguel Vargas– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Kyle Teel– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score4Andrew Benintendi– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Colson Montgomery– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Braden Montgomery– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Chase Meidroth– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Tristan Peters– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Jacob Gonzalez– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs LHP Anthony Kay
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Kay (BvP)
1Travis Bazzana—–––No MLB historyNo history
2David Fry—–––No MLB historyNo history
3Chase DeLauter—–––No MLB historyNo history
4Rhys Hoskins—–––No MLB historyNo history
5Kyle Manzardo—–––No MLB historyNo history
6Brayan Rocchio—–––No MLB historyNo history
7Gabriel Arias—–––No MLB historyNo history
8Austin Hedges—–––No MLB historyNo history
9Steven Kwan—–––No MLB historyNo history
1Travis Bazzana– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2David Fry– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Chase DeLauter– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score4Rhys Hoskins– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Kyle Manzardo– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Brayan Rocchio– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Gabriel Arias– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Austin Hedges– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Steven Kwan– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCWSCWS·CLECLE
AVG.236 25th.239 23rd
OPS.726 10th.696 26th
Home runs211 5th162 27th
Runs776 5th678 24th
OBP.320 10th.316 18th
SLG.406 8th.380 27th
PitchingCWSCWS·CLECLE
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.12vs3.77
CWSCLE
WHIP1.31vs1.26
CWSCLE
K/98.3vs9.6
CWSCLE
HR Allowed180vs175
CWSCLE
ResultsCWSCWS·CLECLE
+3388th
Run differential
+26718th
84–78 Record85–77
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Chicago White Sox (4–6)
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
Cleveland Guardians (6–4)
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—11
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Anthony Kay (4.50 ERA, 6–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Gavin Williams (3.81 ERA, 9–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 PM ET at Progressive Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Guardians.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Sox and Guardians performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Guardians 11–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Anthony Kay is at 47; Gavin Williams is at 68. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.