September 16, 2026 · 1:10 PM EDT
W: Parker MessickL: Hagen SmithS: Cade Smith
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
 CLE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 5 | 0 |
Biggest lead CWS by 1 · CLE by 3 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CLGuardians | 85 | 77 | .525 | — |
| 2CWWhite Sox | 84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 |
3MI Twins | 77 | 85 | .475 | 8.0 |
4DE Tigers | 76 | 86 | .469 | 9.0 |
5KC Royals | 69 | 93 | .426 | 16.0 |
48 balls in play · 13 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
Catcher's view. Count is after the pitch.
4 of 12 went over the line, 8 went under.
Chase MeidrothTotal bases · line 1.54Over
Parker MessickOuts recorded · line 17.518Over
Steven KwanTotal bases · line 1.50UnderParker MessickStrikeouts · line 6.58Over
Miguel VargasTotal bases · line 1.51Under
Jo AdellTotal bases · line 1.51Under
Anthony KayOuts recorded · line 14.512Under
Angel GenaoTotal bases · line 1.50UnderSteven KwanHits + runs + RBIs · line 1.51UnderAnthony KayStrikeouts · line 3.53Under
Colson MontgomeryTotal bases · line 0.50Under
Petey HalpinHits + runs + RBIs · line 0.57Over| CMChase MeidrothSS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RG Randal GrichukLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MVMiguel Vargas3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TP Tommy PhamDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
KT Kyle TeelC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
BD Brenton DoyleCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CMColson Montgomery3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
LA Luisangel AcuñaSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TP Tristan PetersRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MM Munetaka Murakami1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
SA Sam Antonacci2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
2B: Meidroth
3B: Grichuk
HR: Pham
RBI: Pham 3
LOB: 15
| AKAnthony Kay | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 66 |
HS Hagen SmithL | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
JH Jordan Hicks | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
NS Noah Schultz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
SN Sean NewcombBS | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 140 |
| SKSteven KwanLF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JR José Ramírez3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JAJo AdellRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
TB Travis BazzanaDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF David Fry1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| AGAngel Genao2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
AH Austin HedgesC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PHPetey HalpinCF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
BR Brayan RocchioSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
NL Nathaniel Lowe1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
2B: Ramírez 2
HR: Halpin
RBI: Ramírez, Adell 2, Halpin 3
LOB: 12
CS Cade SmithS | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
ES Erik SabrowskiH | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
HG Hunter GaddisH | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| PMParker MessickW | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 86 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 136 |
Top 1 · CWS batting
FlyoutChase Meidroth flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin.91.0 mph · 49° · 261 ftTripleRandal Grichuk triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Steven Kwan.107.3 mph · 25° · 405 ftStrikeoutMiguel Vargas strikes out swinging.GroundoutTommy Pham grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman David Fry.104.4 mph · -6° · 18 ftBottom 1 · CLE batting
LineoutSteven Kwan lines out to left fielder Randal Grichuk.90.9 mph · 18° · 279 ftGroundoutJosé Ramírez grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Miguel Vargas.89.9 mph · 3° · 81 ftWalkJo Adell walks.Pop OutTravis Bazzana pops out to shortstop Luisangel Acuña.91.1 mph · 64° · 148 ftThe Guardians beat the White Sox 6-3 at Progressive Field.
Parker Messick got the win, Hagen Smith took the loss and Cade Smith earned the save. Petey Halpin went 2-for-4 for the Guardians, while Tommy Pham went 1-for-4 for the White Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
