Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, Chicago White Sox welcome Cleveland Guardians for a MLB game set to start at 20:00 UTC. Our data lists this game as "ALDS - Game 3".

The venue for the game is Rate Field, Chicago. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings Chicago White Sox are 6th with 84 wins and 78 defeats from 162 matches, while Cleveland Guardians are 2nd with 85 wins and 77 defeats from 162 matches.

Chicago White Sox have scored 776 runs and conceded 720 runs in the league, a difference of +56. Cleveland Guardians have scored 678 runs and conceded 667 runs in the league, a difference of +11.

Recent form

Over their last 5 games Chicago White Sox have 5 wins and 0 defeats. They scored 24 runs and let in 11 runs (W-W-W-W-W). Chicago White Sox have won 5 matches in a row.

Over their last 5 games Cleveland Guardians have 2 wins and 3 defeats. They scored 28 runs and let in 24 runs (W-W-L-L-L). Cleveland Guardians have lost 3 matches in a row.

Head-to-head

We hold 5 meetings between the two sides. The record stands at 3 wins for Chicago White Sox and 2 wins for Cleveland Guardians. The most recent meeting came on Monday, 5 October 2026: Cleveland Guardians 3-4 Chicago White Sox.

Across 5 meetings, the sides have produced 42 runs, an average of 8.4 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Chicago White Sox averaged 4.8 runs scored and 2.2 conceded per game, while Cleveland Guardians averaged 5.6 scored and 4.8 conceded.

Cleveland Guardians have the sharper recent attack, averaging 5.6 runs per game over their last 5 matches. Chicago White Sox have been harder to score against, conceding 2.2 runs per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: TBS (United States) and truTV (United States).

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