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Cleveland Guardians 3, Chicago White Sox 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:10 PM ET · Rate FieldStats updated Aug 9, 2:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score54
Cleveland Guardians
81–75 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 54
3
3–5
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
80–76 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 56
5
T-Score56
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handSoxChicago owns a .741 OPS vs LHP, 7th in MLB; Cleveland ranks 25th vs RHP.
Starter formGuardiansCantillo has a 2.63 ERA over his last five starts, while Martin is at 8.06.
PowerSoxChicago has 151 home runs this season, 37 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
Joey Cantillo LHP
Joey Cantillo
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.74
77th
WHIP
1.44
164th
K/9
9.76
40th
BB/9
4.62
202nd
P-Score51i
FIP
4.20
HR/9
0.99
68th
OPS/R
0.767
IP
154.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.82
Road ERA3.95
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.63
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
CWS
Davis Martin RHP
Davis Martin
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.84
84th
WHIP
1.29
104th
K/9
7.49
139th
BB/9
2.79
70th
P-Score52i
FIP
3.86
HR/9
0.87
38th
OPS/R
0.708
IP
145.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.09
Road ERA4.68
Last 5 starts
ERA
8.06
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Cantillo strikes out 2.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Martin walks 1.8 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Martin averages 0.6 more innings per start.
·Cantillo carries a 3.95 road ERA, compared with Martin's 3.09 mark at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricCantilloMartinNote
ERA−9796Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.203.86
WAR1.62.5Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Cantillo arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam33%92.2
Curveball30%80.0
Changeup24%80.9
Cutter8%87.0
Slider4%82.8
Martin arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%93.0
Sinker19%91.5
Changeup14%89.0
Curveball14%80.9
Cutter13%87.8
Slider13%85.6

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs RHP (Davis Martin)
25th
in MLB
0.702OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs LHP (Joey Cantillo)
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
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs RHP Davis Martin
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Martin (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF54.7233.774No MLB historyNo history
2Chase DeLauterLRF82.82615.807No MLB historyNo history
3José RamírezS3B62.69712.636No MLB historyNo history
4Nathaniel LoweL1B69.77017.885No MLB historyNo history
5Jo AdellRRF63.69622.593No MLB historyNo history
6Travis BazzanaL2B63.74315.834No MLB historyNo history
7Brayan RocchioSSS54.69013.733No MLB historyNo history
8Patrick BaileySC48.5918.703No MLB historyNo history
9Angel GenaoS2B45.5732.565No MLB historyNo history
1Steven Kwan LF · L.280 / .723 · 3 HRvs hand .774 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score2Chase DeLauter RF · L.292 / .826 · 15 HRvs hand .807 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score3José Ramírez 3B · S.236 / .697 · 12 HRvs hand .636 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score4Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.253 / .770 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score5Jo Adell RF · R.241 / .696 · 22 HRvs hand .593 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Travis Bazzana 2B · L.246 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .834 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score7Brayan Rocchio SS · S.250 / .690 · 13 HRvs hand .733 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score8Patrick Bailey C · S.205 / .591 · 8 HRvs hand .703 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score9Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .573 · 2 HRvs hand .565 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs LHP Joey Cantillo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Cantillo (BvP)
1Brenton DoyleRCF33.6134.643No MLB historyNo history
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B81.81733.699No MLB historyNo history
3Miguel VargasR3B89.84433.964No MLB historyNo history
4Randal GrichukRDH74.89114.989No MLB historyNo history
5Braden MontgomerySRF50.6456.478No MLB historyNo history
6Colson MontgomeryLSS66.70631.811No MLB historyNo history
7Edgar QueroSC38.5413.519No MLB historyNo history
8Sam AntonacciLLF61.7548.594No MLB historyNo history
9Luisangel AcuñaRSS30.5191.502No MLB historyNo history
1Brenton Doyle CF · R.233 / .613 · 4 HRvs hand .643 · No MLB history · No history33H-Score2Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.203 / .817 · 33 HRvs hand .699 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.251 / .844 · 33 HRvs hand .964 · No MLB history · No history89H-Score4Randal Grichuk DH · R.292 / .891 · 14 HRvs hand .989 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score5Braden Montgomery RF · S.212 / .645 · 6 HRvs hand .478 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score6Colson Montgomery SS · L.203 / .706 · 31 HRvs hand .811 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score7Edgar Quero C · S.203 / .541 · 3 HRvs hand .519 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score8Sam Antonacci LF · L.270 / .754 · 8 HRvs hand .594 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score9Luisangel Acuña SS · R.225 / .519 · 1 HRvs hand .502 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCLECLE·CWSCWS
AVG.239 23rd.235 25th
OPS.693 27th.724 10th
Home runs152 27th203 6th
Runs652 26th747 6th
OBP.316 16th.320 9th
SLG.377 29th.404 10th
PitchingCLECLE·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.77vs4.15
CLECWS
WHIP1.26vs1.32
CLECWS
K/99.6vs8.3
CLECWS
HR Allowed170vs174
CLECWS
BullpenCLECLE·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.58vs3.90
no league rank
Saves45vs40
CLECWS
ResultsCLECLE·CWSCWS
+22218th
Run differential
+2987th
81–75 Record80–76
4–6 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Cleveland Guardians (4–6)
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
Chicago White Sox (5–5)
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
11—2
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Joey Cantillo (3.87 ERA, 8–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Davis Martin (4.13 ERA, 9–6) 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?+
Joey Cantillo is at 51; Davis Martin is at 52. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.