September 16, 2026 · AL Cent
Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B3 | Jo Adell | Jo Adell singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Petey Halpin scores. Steven Kwan scores. | CWS 0, CLE 2 |
| T5 | Tommy Pham | Tommy Pham homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Chase Meidroth scores. Randal Grichuk scores. | CWS 3, CLE 2 |
| B6 | Petey Halpin | Petey Halpin homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. David Fry scores. Austin Hedges scores. | CWS 3, CLE 5 |
| B6 | José Ramírez | José Ramírez doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Brayan Rocchio scores. Steven Kwan to 3rd. | CWS 3, CLE 6 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
White Sox
AWAY
3
Anthony Kay started for White Sox, leaving trailing 0–2. Out of the bullpen, Hagen Smith took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Anthony Kay
Starter
4.0
66
2
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Anthony Kay threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 53% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sweeper 23 35% 3 6 1 10 3 Sinker 15 23% 0 1 6 4 4 Four-Seam Fastball 8 12% 1 1 3 0 3 Cutter 7 11% 0 0 1 5 1 Changeup 7 11% 3 0 0 4 0 Slider 6 9% 1 0 1 3 1 - Hagen Smith Long 1.2 30 2 2 L
- Sean Newcomb Middle 0.0 20 2 0 BS inherited 2, all 2 scored
- Jordan Hicks Middle 0.1 6 0 1 inherited 2, stranded 2
- Noah Schultz Reliever 2.0 18 0 0
Guardians
HOME
6
Parker Messick started for Guardians, leaving trailing 2–3.
workload · innings pitched
-
Parker Messick
Starter
6.0
86
3
8
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Parker Messick threw
CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 69% 3.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 34 40% 6 4 9 9 6 Changeup 24 28% 4 2 5 8 5 Sinker 14 16% 2 3 4 4 1 Slider 10 12% 1 1 1 3 4 Curveball 4 5% 1 2 0 0 1 - Hunter Gaddis Setup 1.0 16 0 0 HLD
- Erik Sabrowski Setup 0.2 19 0 0 HLD
- Cade Smith Closer 1.1 15 0 2 SV inherited 2, stranded 2
Where the game turned
3 runs
- Halpin HR (3)
Batting lines
AWAY · CWS
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Meidroth SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .346 | .403 | .749 | 2B |
| Randal Grichuk LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 | .316 | .567 | .883 | 3B |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | .357 | .473 | .830 | |
| Tommy Pham DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .056 | .105 | .222 | .327 | HR (1) |
| Kyle Teel C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .196 | .315 | .359 | .674 | |
| Brenton Doyle CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 | .268 | .313 | .581 | |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .202 | .344 | .459 | .803 | |
| Sam Antonacci 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .367 | .392 | .759 | |
| Tristan Peters RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .343 | .452 | .795 | |
| Colson Montgomery 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 | .290 | .420 | .710 | |
| Luisangel Acuña SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .264 | .265 | .529 |
HOME · CLE
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Kwan LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .277 | .375 | .344 | .719 | |
| José Ramírez 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .319 | .364 | .683 | 2 2B |
| Jo Adell RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .239 | .295 | .403 | .698 | |
| Travis Bazzana DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .342 | .408 | .750 | |
| Angel Genao 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .289 | .308 | .597 | |
| Austin Hedges C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 | .325 | .369 | .694 | |
| Petey Halpin CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .256 | .325 | .581 | HR (4) |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .248 | .309 | .375 | .684 | |
| David Fry 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .188 | .309 | .345 | .654 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · CWS
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Kay | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 4.41 | |
| Hagen Smith | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1.14 | L |
| Sean Newcomb | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2.95 | BS |
| Jordan Hicks | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4.23 | |
| Noah Schultz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.88 |
HOME · CLE
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Messick | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 86 | 2.57 | W |
| Hunter Gaddis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.75 | HLD |
| Erik Sabrowski | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2.78 | HLD |
| Cade Smith | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2.09 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · CWS
Lineup 6.0 R
Bunts 3.4 R
IBBs 3.2 R
HOME · CLE
Lineup 3.0 R
Bunts 3.2 R
IBBs 1.8 R
Recent form
AWAY · CWS
5-5
W2
+3 run diff
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HOME · CLE
7-3
W5
+14 run diff
WWWWWLWLWL
Season series: 1-2 with CWS listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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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.