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FinalFinal lineupsAL Central

Cleveland Guardians 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:10 PM ET · Rate FieldStats updated Jun 25, 3:01 AM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score54
Cleveland Guardians
81–75 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 54
4
4–3
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
80–76 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 57
3
T-Score57
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansThe starters are close overall, but Bibee owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handSoxChicago has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
Starter formSoxFedde has a 3.42 ERA over his last five starts, while Bibee is at 4.81.
Recent formGuardiansCleveland has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Playoff contextHigh leverageBoth clubs enter within a few games in the division, increasing the standings impact of the series.

Starting pitchers

CLE
Tanner Bibee RHP
Tanner Bibee
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.35
123rd
WHIP
1.22
75th
K/9
7.02
165th
BB/9
2.67
63rd
P-Score53i
FIP
4.59
HR/9
1.43
153rd
OPS/R
0.650
IP
182.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.11
Road ERA4.22
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.81
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
90
CWS
Erick Fedde RHP
Erick Fedde
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.90
88th
WHIP
1.34
124th
K/9
6.31
195th
BB/9
3.25
116th
P-Score46i
FIP
5.12
HR/9
1.50
164th
OPS/R
0.812
IP
138.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.13
Road ERA4.87
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.42
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
85
How the starters differ
·The WHIP gap favors Bibee, 1.22 to 1.34.
·Bibee owns the lower FIP, 4.59 to 5.12.
·Fedde averages 3.7 more innings per start.
·Bibee enters with a 4.22 road ERA; Fedde owns a 3.13 ERA at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricBibeeFeddeNote
ERA−10196Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.595.12
WAR1.3-0.2Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Bibee arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter24%85.7
Four-seam24%94.0
Sinker21%93.2
Changeup15%80.8
Curveball11%78.0
Sweeper5%82.4
Fedde arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper38%82.1
Sinker30%94.0
Cutter19%91.3
Changeup12%88.8
Four-seam1%94.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs RHP (Erick Fedde)
25th
in MLB
0.702OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Tanner Bibee)
19th
in MLB
0.712OPS
.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 Tanner Bibee
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bibee (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 27th
OPS.692 28th.721 12th
Home runs152 27th199 6th
Runs649 26th733 6th
OBP.315 18th.319 13th
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
+21118th
Run differential
+2947th
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?+
Tanner Bibee (3.78 ERA, 2–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Erick Fedde (4.34 ERA, 2–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
2:10 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?+
Tanner Bibee is at 53; Erick Fedde is at 46. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.