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Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Guardians 0

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:00 PM ET · Progressive FieldGame-day snapshot Oct 5, 2:00 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score56
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 56
3
3–0
FINAL · 9 innings
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 52
0
T-Score52
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Hagen SmithCWS
Starter
2.2003451
Bryan HudsonCWS
ReliefWin
0.100006
Grant TaylorCWS
ReliefSave
4.0200642
Parker MessickCLE
StarterLoss
4.1422687
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
CWSChicago White Sox000200100360
CLECleveland Guardians000000000030
Top hitters
Munetaka Murakami2-for-4 · 1 HR · 2 RBI
Colson Montgomery2-for-3 · 1 RBI
Miguel Vargas1-for-2 · 1 R · 2 BB
Tristan Peters1-for-2
Nathaniel Lowe1-for-2 · 1 BB

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxThe starters are close overall, but Smith owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handSoxChicago has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
LineupSoxChicago's official lineup includes 5 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
PowerSoxChicago has 211 home runs this season, 49 more than Cleveland.
Playoff contextHigh leverageBoth clubs enter within a few games in the division, increasing the standings impact of the series.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

CWS
Hagen Smith LHP
Hagen Smith
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
1.29
WHIP
0.96
K/9
13.18
BB/9
5.14
FIP
–
HR/9
0.32
OPS/R
–
IP
28.0
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
8
CLE
Parker Messick LHP
Parker Messick
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.56
10th
WHIP
1.06
20th
K/9
9.32
54th
BB/9
2.37
41st
P-Score75i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.82
33rd
OPS/R
–
IP
186.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.86
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Smith strikes out 3.9 more batters per nine innings.
·Smith enters with a 1.29 ERA compared with Messick's 2.56.
·Messick walks 2.8 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Smith allows the lower home-run rate: 0.32 vs 0.82 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Smith arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam48%93.8
Slider30%83.1
Cutter19%88.4
Changeup2%87.5
Messick arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam42%94.4
Changeup24%85.9
Sinker15%92.8
Curveball8%79.3
Slider7%87.0
Cutter5%90.6

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs LHP (Parker Messick)
6th
in MLB
0.751OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Guardians vs LHP (Hagen Smith)
27th
in MLB
0.675OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Oct 3, 11:00 AM ET
CWSCWS
.737
+12 ptsOPS edge
CLECLE
.725

Even matchup

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs LHP Parker Messick
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Messick (BvP)
1Chase MeidrothR2B62.765161.0231-for-9Very small sample
2Randal GrichukRDH72.880151.0262-for-6Very small sample
3Miguel VargasR3B85.83733.9260-for-3Very small sample
4Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.82535.7251-for-4Very small sample
5Tommy PhamRDH—.4291.4491-for-3Very small sample
6Brenton DoyleRCF37.6376.7910-for-3Very small sample
7Kyle TeelLC51.6975.5750-for-3Very small sample
8Braden MontgomerySRF49.6626.4301-for-4Very small sample
9Colson MontgomeryLSS60.68531.7782-for-6Very small sample
1Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand 1.023 · 1-for-9 · Very small sample62H-Score2Randal Grichuk DH · R.287 / .880 · 15 HRvs hand 1.026 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample72H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .926 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample85H-Score4Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .725 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample79H-Score5Tommy Pham DH · R.100 / .429 · 1 HRvs hand .449 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample—H-Score6Brenton Doyle CF · R.233 / .637 · 6 HRvs hand .791 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample37H-Score7Kyle Teel C · L.210 / .697 · 5 HRvs hand .575 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample51H-Score8Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .430 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample49H-Score9Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .778 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample60H-Score
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs LHP Hagen Smith
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Smith (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF53.7313.6091-for-3Very small sample
2José RamírezS3B60.68812.8351-for-2Very small sample
3Chase DeLauterLRF79.82016.8440-for-2Very small sample
4Jo AdellRRF63.69923.9710-for-1Very small sample
5Angel MartínezSLF60.75518.8300-for-1Very small sample
6David FryRRF42.6778.6130-for-1Very small sample
7Travis BazzanaL2B61.74315.5260-for-1Very small sample
8Austin HedgesRC49.7026.747No MLB historyNo history
9Brayan RocchioSSS54.70415.6190-for-4Very small sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .609 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample53H-Score2José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .835 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score3Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .844 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample79H-Score4Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .971 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample63H-Score5Angel Martínez LF · S.254 / .755 · 18 HRvs hand .830 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample60H-Score6David Fry RF · R.201 / .677 · 8 HRvs hand .613 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample42H-Score7Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .526 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample61H-Score8Austin Hedges C · R.247 / .702 · 6 HRvs hand .747 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .619 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample54H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCWSCWS·CLECLE
AVG.236 25th.239 22nd
OPS.726 9th.696 26th
Home runs211 5th162 27th
Runs776 5th678 24th
OBP.320 9th.316 17th
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
BullpenCWSCWS·CLECLE
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.62vs3.44
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.28vs1.23
no league rank
Saves41vs46
CWSCLE
ResultsCWSCWS·CLECLE
+34810th
Run differential
+28519th
84–78 Record85–77
7–3 Last 108–2
Last 10 games
Chicago White Sox (7–3)
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
Cleveland Guardians (8–2)
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—11
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Hagen Smith (1.29 ERA, 3–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Parker Messick (2.56 ERA, 12–9) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:00 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?+
P-Score is available for one starter only.
White Sox 3, Guardians 0 — Final Score, Oct 3, 2026 | PitcherStat