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Cleveland Guardians 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:10 PM ET · Rate FieldGame-day snapshot Jun 25, 3:01 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score54
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 54
4
4–3
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 59
3
T-Score59
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansBibee leads Fedde in P-Score (51 vs 46), WHIP and K/9.
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
3.78
128th
WHIP
1.14
78th
K/9
7.65
164th
BB/9
2.74
63rd
P-Score51i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.51
149th
OPS/R
–
IP
95.1
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
4.34
86th
WHIP
1.42
137th
K/9
6.03
198th
BB/9
3.62
124th
P-Score46i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.69
165th
OPS/R
–
IP
74.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.42
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
85
How the starters differ
·Bibee allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.14 WHIP compared with 1.42.
·Bibee owns a 7.7 K/9 compared with Fedde's 6.0.
·Bibee enters with a 3.78 ERA compared with Fedde's 4.34.
·Bibee works deeper into games, 5.6 IP per start versus 4.9.

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)
24th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Tanner Bibee)
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 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.239 23rd.236 25th
OPS.696 26th.726 9th
Home runs162 27th211 5th
Runs678 24th776 5th
OBP.316 18th.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
+27518th
Run differential
+3498th
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?+
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 51; Erick Fedde is at 46. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.