Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox
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Colson Montgomery hits 3-run homer and White Sox top Guardians 5-3 to increase AL Central lead
Munetaka Murakami and Randal Grichuk each doubled in a run as the White Sox won their second straight, increasing their AL Central lead to 3 1/2 games over second-place Detroit. Cleveland and Minnesota fell four games back.
Brenton Doyle had two hits to help Chicago win its 61st game, one more than in 2025 when the team finished last in the American League at 60-102.
Steven Kwan had two hits for the Guardians (58-61), who lost for the fifth time in six games. Kwan and Murakami extended their on-base streaks to 25 games, tied for the longest active run in the majors.
The game was delayed by rain for 2 hours, 23 minutes, after the first inning with the Guardians ahead 2-1. Both managers replaced their starters — Chicago’s Davis Martin and Cleveland’s Joey Cantillo — when play resumed.
White Sox left-hander Hagen Smith took over in the second, making his major league debut. Smith (1-0) tossed two scoreless innings for the win, but walked the bases loaded in the third before Brayan Rocchio lined out to third to end the threat.
Trevor Richards, the sixth Chicago reliever, allowed a run in the ninth on two walks and José Ramirez's sacrifice fly, but earned his third career save and first this season.
Cleveland lefty Tim Herrin entered in the bottom of the second, followed by Craig Yoho with two outs in the third. Yoho (2-1) allowed four runs on two hits and four walks while getting only one out.
After Grichuk’s double down the left-field line tied it at 2, Montgomery lined a cutter to right to put Chicago ahead 5-2.
White Sox: RHP Sean Burke (7-6, 3.08 ERA) starts against Cincinnati LHP Nick Lodolo (3-2, 4.60) on Tuesday in Chicago.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Hoskins flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Ramírez hit sacrifice fly to center, Genao scored, DeLauter to third. |
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9th Inning | DeLauter to second on wild pitch by Richards, Genao to third on wild pitch by Richards. |
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9th Inning | DeLauter walked. |
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9th Inning | Kwan lined out to right. |
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9th Inning | Genao to second on wild pitch by Richards. |
Statistics
 CLE |
 CHW |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
| 6 | Ground Balls | 6 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 6 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 8 | Walks | 9 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 5 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 2 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 30 | At Bats | 28 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 17 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 4 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 175 | Pitches | 168 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 5 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 40 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 0 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 2.9 | Runs Created | 6.5 |
| .167 | Batting Average | .214 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .167 | Slugging Percentage | .464 |
| .300 | Secondary Average | .571 |
| .325 | On Base Percentage | .436 |
| .492 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .900 |
| 0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 2.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 7.6 |
| 16.0 | Batter Rating | 38.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 28.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
| 4.38 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.31 |
| .000 | Isolated Power | .250 |
| 0.89 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.90 |
| .200 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .231 |
| .133 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .357 |
| 5.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 0.7 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 68.3 | MLB Rating | 82.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 31,263 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland |
- | 75 | W6 | 0.522293 | 82 |
| Chicago |
1 | 76 | W3 | 0.51592356 | 81 |
 Minnesota |
8 | 84 | W2 | 0.4716981 | 75 |
 Detroit |
9 | 85 | L2 | 0.4654088 | 74 |
 Kansas City |
15 | 90 | L5 | 0.42675158 | 67 |