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Cleveland Guardians 5, Chicago White Sox 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Rate FieldGame-day snapshot Jun 23, 3:03 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score55
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 55
5
5–6
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 57
6
T-Score57
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansWilliams leads Kay in P-Score (65 vs 47), WHIP and K/9.
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 107 home runs this season, 33 more than Cleveland.
Playoff contextHigh leverageBoth clubs enter within a few games in the division, increasing the standings impact of the series.

Starting pitchers

CLE
Gavin Williams RHP
Gavin Williams
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.82
77th
WHIP
1.14
37th
K/9
10.33
3rd
BB/9
2.89
101st
P-Score65i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.40
147th
OPS/R
–
IP
96.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.12
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
87
CWS
Anthony Kay LHP
Anthony Kay
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.24
134th
WHIP
1.39
145th
K/9
7.43
149th
BB/9
3.54
118th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.30
112th
OPS/R
–
IP
76.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.45
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
85
How the starters differ
·Williams strikes out 2.9 more batters per nine innings.
·Williams allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.14 WHIP compared with 1.39.
·Williams has produced a quality start in 33% of outings versus 0%.
·Williams enters with a 5.05 road ERA; Kay owns a 3.74 ERA at home.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Williams arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper29%86.7
Four-seam27%96.1
Knuckle Curve22%82.0
Sinker16%96.1
Cutter6%91.8
Kay arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper24%82.7
Four-seam22%95.9
Sinker18%95.3
Cutter16%91.7
Changeup14%86.1
Slider6%86.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs LHP (Anthony Kay)
27th
in MLB
0.675OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Gavin Williams)
17th
in MLB
0.716OPS
.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 SoxProjected — not officialvs RHP Gavin Williams
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Williams (BvP)
1Andrew Benintendi—–––No MLB historyNo history
2Braden Montgomery—–––No MLB historyNo history
3Chase Meidroth—–––No MLB historyNo history
4Colson Montgomery—–––No MLB historyNo history
5Drew Romo—–––No MLB historyNo history
1Andrew Benintendi– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Braden Montgomery– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Chase Meidroth– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score4Colson Montgomery– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Drew Romo– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCLECLE·CWSCWS
AVG.239 22nd.236 25th
OPS.696 26th.726 10th
Home runs162 27th211 5th
Runs678 24th776 5th
OBP.316 17th.320 9th
SLG.380 27th.406 8th
PitchingCLECLE·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.77vs4.12
CLECWS
WHIP1.26vs1.31
CLECWS
K/99.6vs8.3
CLECWS
HR Allowed175vs180
CLECWS
ResultsCLECLE·CWSCWS
+28519th
Run differential
+3379th
85–77 Record84–78
6–4 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Cleveland Guardians (6–4)
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
Chicago White Sox (4–6)
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
11—2
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Gavin Williams (3.82 ERA, 9–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Anthony Kay (4.24 ERA, 6–2) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:40 PM ET at Rate Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Guardians and Sox performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Sox 2–11 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Gavin Williams is at 65; Anthony Kay is at 47. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.