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Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians

MLBSeptember 16, 2026Progressive Field79°F, cloudy, wind 7 mph in from LF

White SoxChicagoCWS77-75

White Sox 3, Guardians 6

Final
GuardiansClevelandCLEWon78-75
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
CWS000030000381
CLE00200400–650

W Parker MessickL Hagen SmithSV Cade Smith

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Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Chase Meidroth flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin.
  2.  Randal Grichuk triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Steven Kwan.CWS 55%
  3.  Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging.CLE 52%
  4.  Tommy Pham grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman David Fry.

Bot 1st

  1.  Steven Kwan lines out to left fielder Randal Grichuk.
  2.  José Ramírez grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Miguel Vargas.
  3.  Jo Adell walks.
  4.  Travis Bazzana pops out to shortstop Luisangel Acuña.

Top 2nd

  1.  Kyle Teel strikes out swinging.
  2.  Brenton Doyle strikes out swinging.
  3.  Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging.

Bot 2nd

  1.  David Fry pops out to catcher Kyle Teel in foul territory.
  2.  Angel Genao flies out sharply to center fielder Brenton Doyle.
  3.  Austin Hedges strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd

  1.  Luisangel Acuña strikes out swinging.
  2.  Tristan Peters pops out to first baseman David Fry in foul territory.
  3.  Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan.
  4.  Randal Grichuk grounds into a force out, third baseman José Ramírez to second baseman Angel Genao. Chase Meidroth out at 2nd.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Petey Halpin singles on a line drive to right fielder Tristan Peters.CLE 61%
  2.  Brayan Rocchio strikes out swinging.
  3.  Steven Kwan reaches on a ground ball to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Official Scorer ruling pending. Petey Halpin to 3rd.CLE 64%
  4.  José Ramírez grounds out softly, pitcher Anthony Kay to first baseman Miguel Vargas. Steven Kwan to 2nd.CLE 58%
  5.  Jo Adell singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Petey Halpin scores. Steven Kwan scores.CLE 77%
  6.  Travis Bazzana lines out to right fielder Tristan Peters.

Top 4th

  1.  Miguel Vargas singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan.CLE 71%
  2.  Tommy Pham called out on strikes.
  3.  Kyle Teel lines out sharply to right fielder Jo Adell.
  4.  Brenton Doyle singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jo Adell. Miguel Vargas to 2nd.
  5.  Colson Montgomery hit by pitch. Miguel Vargas to 3rd. Brenton Doyle to 2nd.
  6.  Luisangel Acuña grounds into a force out, second baseman Angel Genao to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Colson Montgomery out at 2nd.CLE 80%

Bot 4th

  1.  David Fry called out on strikes.
  2.  Angel Genao walks.
  3.  Austin Hedges pops out to first baseman Miguel Vargas in foul territory.
  4.  Petey Halpin flies out to left fielder Randal Grichuk.

Top 5th

  1.  Tristan Peters bunt grounds out softly, pitcher Parker Messick to first baseman David Fry.
  2.  Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to center fielder Petey Halpin.
  3.  Randal Grichuk singles on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Chase Meidroth to 2nd.CLE 72%
  4.  Miguel Vargas flies out to right fielder Jo Adell.CLE 78%
  5.  Tommy Pham homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Chase Meidroth scores. Randal Grichuk scores.CWS 59%
  6.  Kyle Teel strikes out swinging.

Bot 5th

  1.  Brayan Rocchio lines out to left fielder Randal Grichuk.
  2.  Steven Kwan flies out to left fielder Randal Grichuk.
  3.  José Ramírez doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Brenton Doyle.
  4.  Jo Adell strikes out swinging.

Top 6th

  1.  Brenton Doyle called out on strikes.
  2.  Munetaka Murakami grounds out, second baseman Angel Genao to pitcher Parker Messick.
  3.  Luisangel Acuña grounds out, second baseman Angel Genao to first baseman David Fry.

Bot 6th

  1.  Travis Bazzana grounds out, first baseman Munetaka Murakami to pitcher Hagen Smith.
  2.  David Fry walks.
  3.  Angel Genao strikes out swinging.CWS 64%
  4.  Austin Hedges walks. David Fry to 2nd.
  5.  Petey Halpin homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. David Fry scores. Austin Hedges scores.CLE 82%
  6.  Brayan Rocchio walks.
  7.  Kyle Teel challenged (pitch result): Steven Kwan walks. Brayan Rocchio to 2nd.
  8.  José Ramírez doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Brayan Rocchio scores. Steven Kwan to 3rd.CLE 92%
  9.  Jo Adell strikes out swinging.

Top 7th

  1.  Tristan Peters grounds out to first baseman David Fry.
  2.  Chase Meidroth doubles (29) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan.
  3.  Randal Grichuk pops out to first baseman David Fry.
  4.  Miguel Vargas grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman David Fry.

Bot 7th

  1.  Travis Bazzana pops out to third baseman Miguel Vargas.
  2.  David Fry lines out to left fielder Randal Grichuk.
  3.  Angel Genao lines out to center fielder Brenton Doyle.

Top 8th

  1.  Tommy Pham flies out to right fielder Jo Adell.
  2.  Kyle Teel walks.
  3.  Brenton Doyle pops out to second baseman Angel Genao.
  4.  Munetaka Murakami walks. Kyle Teel to 2nd.
  5.  Sam Antonacci flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin.

Bot 8th

  1.  Austin Hedges grounds out, shortstop Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
  2.  Petey Halpin lines out to center fielder Brenton Doyle.
  3.  Brayan Rocchio grounds out, pitcher Noah Schultz to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

Top 9th

  1.  Tristan Peters strikes out swinging.
  2.  Chase Meidroth lines out to second baseman Angel Genao.
  3.  Randal Grichuk strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  CWS 0, CLE 2Jo Adell singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Petey Halpin scores. Steven Kwan scores.CLE 77%

Top 5th

  1.  CWS 3, CLE 2Tommy Pham homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Chase Meidroth scores. Randal Grichuk scores.CWS 59%

Bot 6th

  1.  CWS 3, CLE 5Petey Halpin homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. David Fry scores. Austin Hedges scores.CLE 82%
  2.  CWS 3, CLE 6José Ramírez doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Brayan Rocchio scores. Steven Kwan to 3rd.CLE 92%

Win probability

Bot 6th · Biggest swing #1 · CWS 3–5 CLE

Petey Halpin homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. David Fry scores. Austin Hedges scores.

See it in the scoring summary
CLE 82%CLE +42 pts

Game leaders

White SoxChicago

GuardiansCleveland

Team stats

  • CWS 8HitsCLE 5
  • CWS 1Home runsCLE 1
  • CWS 2WalksCLE 6
  • CWS 10StrikeoutsCLE 6
  • CWS 15Left on baseCLE 12
  • CWS 1ErrorsCLE 0
All team stats
  • CWS 8.0IpCLE 9.0
  • CWS 5HCLE 8
  • CWS 6RCLE 3
  • CWS 4ErCLE 3
  • CWS 6BbCLE 2
  • CWS 6SoCLE 10
  • CWS 1HrCLE 1
  • CWS 140PCLE 136
  • CWS 3RCLE 6
  • CWS 12bCLE 2
  • CWS 13bCLE 0
  • CWS 3RbiCLE 6
  • CWS 35AbCLE 30
  • CWS 5ACLE 7
  • CWS 24PoCLE 27
  • CWS 30TcCLE 34

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Chase Meidroth SS5130000.271
Randal Grichuk LF5120001.290
Miguel Vargas 3B4010001.249
Tommy Pham DH4113101.056
Kyle Teel C3000012.196
Brenton Doyle CF4010002.220
Colson Montgomery 3B1000001.203
Munetaka Murakami 1B1000010.202
Luisangel Acuña SS3000001.230
Sam Antonacci 2B1000000.271
Tristan Peters RF4000001.273
Totals353831210

2B: Meidroth.3B: Grichuk.HR: Pham.RBI: Pham 3.LOB: 15.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Anthony Kay4.022023664.41
Hagen Smith L1.212222301.14
Sean Newcomb0.022220202.95
Jordan Hicks0.10000164.23
Noah Schultz2.000000185.88

Video

0:13Breaking down Petey Halpin's home run0:04Breaking down Parker Messick's pitches0:08Parker Messick against the White Sox0:09Bullpen availability for Chicago, September 16 vs Guardians
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