PREVIEW Starts 2:10 PM ET · Rate Field
August 9, 2026 · AL Cent

Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox

August 9, 20262:10 PM ETRate Field
AWAY
Cleveland Guardians
41-38
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HOME
Chicago White Sox
40-37

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Manager comparison

AWAY · CLE
Stephen Vogt
Lineup 2.0 R Bunts 1.1 R IBBs 1.4 R
HOME · CWS
Will Venable
Lineup 4.2 R Bunts 2.9 R IBBs 1.4 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · CLE
  • Available 6
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · CWS
  • Available 6
  • Limited 3
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · CLE
4-5 L2 -2 run diff
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HOME · CWS
4-6 W1 -13 run diff
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Season series: 0-1 with CLE listed first across 1 prior meeting.

Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Guardians and White Sox staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

Keep reading

How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.