Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians (8 Oct): preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

Chicago White Sox host Cleveland Guardians in MLB on Thursday, 8 October 2026, with the start scheduled for 21:00 UTC. The game is listed as "ALDS - Game 4 If Necessary" in MLB.

The match is scheduled to be played at Rate Field in 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

The table shows Chicago White Sox in 6th place (84 wins and 78 defeats from 162 matches) and Cleveland Guardians in 2nd place (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

Chicago White Sox: 5 wins and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-W-W-W-W), scoring 24 runs and conceding 11 runs. Chicago White Sox have won 5 matches in a row.

Cleveland Guardians: 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-W-L-L-L), scoring 28 runs and conceding 24 runs. Cleveland Guardians have lost 3 matches in a row.

Head-to-head

Across 5 meetings in our records, the tally is 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).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before the start.

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