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Cleveland Guardians 1, Chicago White Sox 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Rate FieldStats updated Jun 24, 3:03 AM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score55
Cleveland Guardians
81–75 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 55
1
1–2
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
80–76 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 56
2
T-Score56
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansCleveland has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Messick leads in P-Score, WHIP and FIP.
Offense vs handSoxChicago owns a .741 OPS vs LHP, 7th in MLB; Cleveland ranks 25th vs RHP.
Recent formGuardiansCleveland has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.
PowerSoxChicago has 108 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
Parker Messick LHP
Parker Messick
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.57
11th
WHIP
1.04
14th
K/9
9.39
49th
BB/9
2.37
39th
P-Score76i
FIP
3.11
HR/9
0.86
38th
OPS/R
0.568
IP
178.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.79
Road ERA2.21
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.76
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
85
CWS
Sean Burke RHP
Sean Burke
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.40
44th
WHIP
1.20
70th
K/9
9.59
44th
BB/9
3.29
120th
P-Score59i
FIP
3.63
HR/9
0.97
63rd
OPS/R
0.637
IP
167.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.14
Road ERA2.58
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.10
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
87
How the starters differ
·Messick allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.04 WHIP compared with 1.20.
·Messick enters with a 2.57 ERA compared with Burke's 3.40.
·Burke averages 1.4 more innings per start.
·Messick owns a 1.76 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 4.10 for Burke.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricMessickBurkeNote
ERA−6184Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP3.113.63
WAR4.53.0Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Messick arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam41%94.3
Changeup23%85.9
Sinker15%92.7
Curveball9%79.2
Slider6%86.9
Cutter5%90.5
Burke arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam37%94.9
Knuckle Curve20%79.2
Slider17%86.5
Sinker14%94.7
Cutter10%89.9
Changeup2%86.1

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs RHP (Sean Burke)
25th
in MLB
0.702OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs LHP (Parker Messick)
7th
in MLB
0.741OPS
.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 LHP Parker Messick
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Messick (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.238 24th.234 26th
OPS.692 28th.721 13th
Home runs152 27th199 6th
Runs649 26th733 6th
OBP.315 17th.319 12th
SLG.377 29th.402 13th
PitchingCLECLE·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.78vs4.11
CLECWS
WHIP1.26vs1.31
CLECWS
K/99.6vs8.3
CLECWS
HR Allowed169vs172
CLECWS
ResultsCLECLE·CWSCWS
+21018th
Run differential
+2868th
81–75 Record80–76
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?+
Parker Messick (2.67 ERA, 7–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Sean Burke (3.71 ERA, 5–4) 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?+
Parker Messick is at 76; Sean Burke is at 59. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.