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

MLB, Saturday, 3 October 2026: Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox. Standings, recent form, head-to-head record and TV listings.

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

Key facts

Competition
MLB
Round
ALDS - Game 1
Date
Saturday, 3 October 2026
Start time (UTC)
17:00
Venue
Progressive Field, Cleveland
TV / streaming
TBS (United States), truTV (United States)

Match overview

Cleveland Guardians host Chicago White Sox in MLB on Saturday, 3 October 2026, with the start scheduled for 17:00 UTC. Our data lists this game as "ALDS - Game 1".

The venue for the game is Progressive Field, Cleveland. 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 Cleveland Guardians are 2nd with 85 wins and 77 defeats from 162 matches, while Chicago White Sox are 6th with 84 wins and 78 defeats from 162 matches.

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

Where the teams stand
#TeamPWLGFGAGDW-L
1t2bqrwppgkga1629864736650+8698-64
2Cleveland Guardians1628577678667+1185-77
3t1hn3ohnkoba1628181734766-3281-81
4t1k86tdice4g1619368739601+13893-68
5t1irsnl3lura1628775689611+7887-75
6Chicago White Sox1628478776720+5684-78

Recent form

Over their last 5 games Cleveland Guardians have 3 wins and 2 defeats. They scored 26 runs and let in 18 runs (L-W-W-W-L).

Over their last 5 games Chicago White Sox have 4 wins and 1 defeat. They scored 29 runs and let in 18 runs (W-L-W-W-W). Chicago White Sox have won 3 matches in a row.

Recent form
TeamDateOpponentH/AScoreResult
Cleveland Guardians27 SeptKansas City RoyalsA2-3L
Cleveland Guardians26 SeptKansas City RoyalsA11-5W
Cleveland Guardians25 SeptKansas City RoyalsA12-9W
Cleveland Guardians24 SeptBoston Red SoxA1-0W
Cleveland Guardians23 SeptBoston Red SoxA0-1L
Chicago White Sox30 SeptHouston AstrosA7-3W
Chicago White Sox29 SeptHouston AstrosA6-3W
Chicago White Sox27 SeptColorado RockiesH4-2W
Chicago White Sox26 SeptColorado RockiesH6-9L
Chicago White Sox25 SeptColorado RockiesH6-1W

Head-to-head

We hold 5 meetings between the two sides. The record stands at 4 wins for Cleveland Guardians and 1 win for Chicago White Sox. The most recent meeting came on Wednesday, 16 September 2026: Cleveland Guardians 6-3 Chicago White Sox.

Across 5 meetings, the sides have produced 41 runs, an average of 8.2 per game.

Head-to-head
DateHomeScoreAway
16 SeptCleveland Guardians6-3Chicago White Sox
15 SeptCleveland Guardians7-6Chicago White Sox
14 SeptCleveland Guardians3-7Chicago White Sox
14 SeptCleveland Guardians3-2Chicago White Sox
13 SeptCleveland Guardians3-1Chicago White Sox

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Cleveland Guardians averaged 5.2 runs scored and 3.6 conceded per game, while Chicago White Sox averaged 5.8 scored and 3.6 conceded.

Chicago White Sox have the sharper recent attack, averaging 5.8 runs per game over their last 5 matches.

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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