CLE 8, CWS 2 | Aug 7, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Friday, August 7, 2026•Rate Field•87°F, Partly Cloudy

CLE

Guardians

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Parker Messick

LOSS

Noah Schultz

The Guardians cruised past the White Sox 8-2 in a dominant performance.

★Steven Kwan3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Angel Martínez6 RBI

⚾Parker Messick7.0 IP, 2 ER, 8 K

Key Moment

Top 5: Angel Martínez hits a grand slam (12) to right center field. Chase DeLauter scores. José Ramírez scores. Jo Adell scores.

Weather: 87°F, Partly CloudyWind: 8 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:33Att: 33,750Venue: Rate Field

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95.7%A

7 missed calls

+7.0% CLE

+0.21 runs CLE

Win Probability

CWS WinCLE Win

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

Game 824566 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Steven KwanLF	5	2	3	1	0	0	.264/.365/.330	96	.253	.275
Chase DeLauterDH	5	1	2	0	0	1	.280/.356/.439	97.1	.456	.418
José Ramírez3B	4	2	1	0	1	0	.234/.334/.386	104.8	.288	.270
Petey HalpinCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219/.250/.316	-	-	-
Angel MartínezRF	5	1	2	6	0	1	.231/.266/.424	106.4	.559	.882
Rhys Hoskins1B	4	1	1	0	0	2	.177/.307/.375	106.3	.339	.318
Brayan RocchioSS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.254/.320/.375	85.2	.315	.293
Austin HedgesC	3	0	1	1	1	0	.273/.337/.396	80.5	.306	.279
Angel Genao2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.385/.385/.385	92.4	.160	.163
Bench
Jo AdellRF	3	1	0	0	0	2	.236/.289/.389	99.2	.300	.304
Parker MessickP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	37	8	10	8	2	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Martínez (5th off Sandlin, 3 on, 1 out); Kwan (6th off Sandlin, 0 on, 0 out)

TB:16

RBI:Hedges; Kwan; Martínez 6

SB:Ramírez

Team LOB:6

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Chase Meidroth2B	5	0	1	0	0	2	.274/.351/.405	96.8	.447

Pitching

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Parker MessickW	7.0	4	2	2	1	8	2	97-64	91.7	2.57
Franco Aleman	2.0	4	0	0	1	4	0	44-26	92	3.31
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	2	12	2	141-90	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Messick 97-64; Aleman 44-26

Groundouts-flyouts:Messick 6-7; Aleman 0-2

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Noah SchultzL	0.1	3	2	2	0	1	0	23-16	91.2	6.06

Top 1 • CLE

2-0

Angel Martínez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Steven Kwan scores. José Ramírez scores. Jo Adell to 3rd.

EV: 102.7 mph285 ftLA: 15°

Bot 2 • CWS

2-1

Braden Montgomery homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 105.7 mph💣 419 ftLA: 29°

Top 5 • CLE

7-1

Austin Hedges singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk, deflected by center fielder Brenton Doyle. Rhys Hoskins scores.

EV: 80.5 mph273 ftLA: 22°

6-1

Angel Martínez hits a grand slam (12) to right center field. Chase DeLauter scores. José Ramírez scores. Jo Adell scores.

EV: 106.4 mph💣 422 ftLA: 32°

Top 6 • CLE

8-1

Steven Kwan homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 96.0 mph💣 362 ftLA: 30°

Bot 6 • CWS

8-2

Munetaka Murakami homers (25) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 110.5 mph💣 406 ftLA: 42°

WP:Sandlin

HBP:Adell (by Schultz); Adell (by Sandlin)

Inherited runners-scored:Sandlin 2-0; Richards 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Schultz 23-16; Sandlin 96-59; Richards 25-15; Fedde 15-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Schultz 0-0; Sandlin 8-4; Richards 3-4; Fedde 0-2

Bench
Randal GrichukLF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.262/.294/.512	111.3	.273	.247
Noah SchultzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
David SandlinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trevor RichardsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Erick FeddeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

Cleveland Guardians

Chicago White Sox

Pitching

Cleveland Guardians

Chicago White Sox

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