Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians
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Petey Halpin's 3-run homer propels Guardians past White Sox and into 1st place in AL Central
Cleveland (78-75) has a half-game lead over Chicago (77-75) after taking two of three. It is the first time since July 3 the Guardians have had sole possession of the top spot as they go for their third straight division title.
Chicago has dropped seven of nine and 12 of 17 as its run of 74 straight days in first ended. The White Sox are attempting to become the first team in MLB history to make the postseason after losing 100-plus games in each of the previous two seasons.
José Ramírez had two doubles to tie Nap Lajoie for second on the franchise's career list with 424, and Jo Adell had a two-run single in the third as the Guardians won for the third time in four games.
Tommy Pham, who was activated off the injured list before the game, gave the White Sox a 3-2 lead in the fifth with a three-run homer to left-center before the Guardians answered with a four-run sixth.
Cleveland had runners on first and second off Hagen Smith (3-2) with two outs in the sixth when Halpin drove Sean Newcomb's elevated sinker into the right-field stands to put the Guardians up by two runs. After two straight walks, Ramírez had an RBI double to bring home Brayan Rocchio.
Messick (12-9) allowed three runs in six innings. Cade Smith retired the final four Chicago hitters for his 37th save in 42 opportunities.
Anthony Kay started for Chicago and allowed two runs in four innings.
Guardians: Have their final home series of the regular season against the Athletics starting Friday.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Grichuk struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Meidroth lined out to second. |
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9th Inning | Peters struck out swinging. |
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8th Inning | Rocchio grounded out to pitcher. |
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8th Inning | Halpin lined out to center. |
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8th Inning | Hedges grounded out to shortstop. |
Statistics
 CHW |
 CLE |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 6 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 6 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 6 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 30 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 15 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 13 | Fly Balls | 18 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 136 | Pitches | 140 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 14 | Total Bases | 10 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 4.2 | Runs Created | 3.5 |
| .229 | Batting Average | .167 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .400 | Slugging Percentage | .333 |
| .229 | Secondary Average | .367 |
| .289 | On Base Percentage | .306 |
| .689 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .639 |
| 0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.3 |
| 4.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.8 |
| 27.5 | Batter Rating | 36.0 |
| 35.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 30.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.58 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.89 |
| .171 | Isolated Power | .167 |
| 0.20 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 1.00 |
| .053 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .167 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .200 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 78.5 | MLB Rating | 79.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 23,336 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland |
- | 75 | W5 | 0.5192308 | 81 |
| Chicago |
1 | 76 | W2 | 0.51282054 | 80 |
 Minnesota |
8 | 83 | W1 | 0.4679487 | 73 |
 Detroit |
8 | 83 | L2 | 0.4679487 | 73 |
 Kansas City |
14 | 89 | L4 | 0.42948717 | 67 |