Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Guardians

ALDS - Game 1

84-78, 36-45 Away

5th,0 outs

85-77, 41-40 Home


CHW
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	2	3	0
0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	1	0

P. Messick

4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

B. Montgomery

0-1

White Sox Hitting

hitters
C. Meidroth2B
R. GrichukLF
M. Vargas3B
M. Murakami1B
T. PhamDH
B. DoyleCF
K. TeelC
B. MontgomeryRF
C. MontgomerySS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.444	.500	.778
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400
1	1	1	0	0	1	0	.100	.250	.100
2	1	2	2	1	0	0	.300	.333	.600
1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.571
14	2	3	2	1	2	6

Batting
HRMurakami (1, 4th inning off Messick 1 on, 0 Out)
RBIMurakami 2 (3)
GIDPDoyle
Team LOB2
Team RISP0-1 (Pham 0-1)

Guardians Hitting

hitters
S. KwanCF
J. Ramirez3B
C. DeLauterRF
J. AdellDH
A. MartinezLF
D. Fry1B
aN. LowePH-1B
T. Bazzana2B
A. HedgesC
B. RocchioSS
team

AB	H	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000
1	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000
2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	1	0	.000	1.000	.000
2	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
1	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000
1	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000
13	1	5	6

a-Walked for Fry in the 4th.

Batting
2BBazzana (1, Kay)
Team LOB6
Team RISP0-2 (Rocchio 0-1, DeLauter 0-1)

Fielding
DP1 (Rocchio-Bazzana-Fry)

White Sox Pitching

pitchers
H. Smith
B. Hudson
J. Hicks
A. Kay
team

IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
2.2	0	3	4	51-27	0.00
0.1	0	0	0	6-3	0.00
0.2	0	1	2	17-10	0.00
0.1	1	1	0	11-5	0.00
4.0	1	5	6	85-45

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedHicks 2/3; Kay 1/3; Hudson 0/1; Smith 5/11
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesHicks-1-4-5-0; Kay-0-0-3-2; Hudson-0-0-2-1; Smith-10-6-7-4
Ground Balls-Fly BallsKay 0-1; Hudson 0-1; Smith 1-3
Game ScoresH Smith 59

Guardians Pitching

pitchers
P. Messick
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.0	3	2	2	2	6	1	78-50	4.50
4.0	3	2	2	2	6	1	78-50

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMessick 10/16
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMessick-13-12-17-8
Ground Balls-Fly BallsMessick 2-3
Game ScoresP Messick 52

Scoring Summary

Inning				CHW	CLE
		4th	Murakami homered to right (440 feet), Vargas scored.	2	0

White Sox
Guardians

Game 1

White Sox
Guardians

Game 2

6/10

Guardians
White Sox

Game 3

8/10

Guardians
White Sox

Game 4

9/10

White Sox
Guardians

Game 5

11/10

Progressive Field

10:30 PM, 3 October 2026

Current Weather

Cleveland, Ohio

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Cory Blaser
First Base Umpire - Gabe Morales
Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Third Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti
Left Field Umpire - Vic Carapazza
Right Field Umpire - Tom Hanahan

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	85	77	.525	-	L1
Chicago	84	78	.519	1	W1
Minnesota	77	85	.475	8	W1
Detroit	76	86	.469	9	L1
Kansas City	69	93	.426	16	W1

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Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Guardians

P. Messick

B. Montgomery

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