CWS 5, CLE 6 | Jul 2, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, July 2, 2026•Progressive Field•91°F, Clear

CWS

White Sox

CLE

Guardians

Final

WIN

Tim Herrin

LOSS

Grant Taylor

The Guardians edged the White Sox 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Brayan Rocchio3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 9: Brayan Rocchio homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Daniel Schneemann scores.

Weather: 91°F, ClearWind: 8 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 10:40 PM UTCT: 2:57Att: 22,556Venue: Progressive Field

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97.7%A+

4 missed calls

+14.9% CWS

+0.41 runs CLE

Win Probability

CLE WinCWS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	5	10	0
CLE	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0

Game 824416 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Junior PerezLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.294/.625	-	-	-
Miguel Vargas3B	5	1	1	0	0	2	.244/.355/.484	102.2	.406	.595
Kyle TeelC	4	0	1	2	1	2	.233/.343/.367	111.9	.411	.464
Andrew BenintendiDH	4	0	1	0	0	0	.243/.297/.432	104.5	.180	.163
Colson MontgomerySS	4	0	1	0	0	1	.221/.310/.479	99.5	.514	.474
Braden MontgomeryRF	3	1	1	0	1	0	.243/.321/.432	101.4	.190	.173
Chase Meidroth2B	4	1	1	2	0	0	.272/.343/.387	100.6	.345	.392
Tristan PetersCF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.286/.343/.438	97.9	.229	.263
Jacob Gonzalez1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.253/.337/.380	98.9	.391	.379
Bench
Sam AntonacciLF	4	1	2	1	0	1	.299/.394/.433	101.7	.382	.404
Randal GrichukPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.263/.296/.559
Totals	37	5	10	5	2	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Meidroth (6th off Cecconi, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:Peters; Teel; Montgomery; Antonacci; Vargas

TB:18

RBI:Meidroth 2; Teel 2; Antonacci

CS:Antonacci

Team LOB:7

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Travis Bazzana2B	3	1	2	1	2	1	.251/.346/.420	104.5	.452

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Davis Martin	3.1	6	2	2	5	0	0	73-37	89.4	3.08
Chris Murphy	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15-11	85.3	4.00
Sean NewcombH	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	27-12	92.4	2.66
Brandon EisertH	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	12-8	87.6	5.32
Grant TaylorLBS	1.1	1	2	2	2	2	1	29-16	91.9	3.02
Totals	8.1	9	6	6	9	4	2	156-84	-	-

WP:Martin

Inherited runners-scored:Murphy 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Martin 73-37; Murphy 15-11; Newcomb 27-12; Eisert 12-8; Taylor 29-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Martin 5-3; Murphy 1-4; Newcomb 1-1; Eisert 0-2; Taylor 1-1

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Slade Cecconi	5.0	9	5	5	1	3	1	100-63	89	4.44

Game Notes

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T7Replay review: White Sox challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Andrew Benintendi grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. Kyle Teel to 2nd.

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T8Replay review: Guardians challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jacob Gonzalez grounds out, third baseman Gabriel Arias to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.

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T2Wild pitch by Slade Cecconi

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B3Wild pitch by Davis Martin

Bot 3 • CLE

0-1

Travis Bazzana doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Patrick Bailey scores.

EV: 100.9 mph292 ftLA: 19°

0-2

Brayan Rocchio walks. Travis Bazzana scores. Kyle Manzardo to 3rd. Kahlil Watson to 2nd.

Top 5 • CWS

3-2

Kyle Teel doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Kahlil Watson. Sam Antonacci scores. Miguel Vargas scores.

EV: 106.6 mph258 ftLA: 17°

1-2

Sam Antonacci doubles (12) on a fly ball to left fielder Cooper Ingle. Tristan Peters scores.

EV: 94.7 mph339 ftLA: 36°

Top 6 • CWS

5-2

Chase Meidroth homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. Braden Montgomery scores.

EV: 100.6 mph💣 349 ftLA: 23°

Bot 6 • CLE

5-3

Chase DeLauter grounds out to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. Gabriel Arias scores. Steven Kwan to 3rd. Travis Bazzana to 2nd.

EV: 100.0 mph5 ftLA: -41°

Bot 7 • CLE

5-4

David Fry homers (6) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 102.9 mph💣 387 ftLA: 28°

Bot 9 • CLE

5-6

Brayan Rocchio homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Daniel Schneemann scores.

EV: 98.4 mph💣 380 ftLA: 38°

Bench
Kyle Manzardo1B	1	0	0	0	2	0	.230/.324/.393	95	.469	.452
Rhys Hoskins1B	1	0	0	0	1	1	.181/.318/.352	93.6	-	-
Cooper IngleLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.071/.235/.071	91.8	.112	.101
Slade CecconiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel EspinoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Shawn ArmstrongP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HerrinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-