October 7, 2026 · AL Cent
Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox
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Probable starters
AWAY · CLE
HOME · CWS
Lineups
Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.
Hitter season stats
Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.
AWAY · CLE Projected · top 9 by AB
| BATTER | 2026 SEASON | PROJ OPS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HR | RBI | K | ||
| 1 Jo Adell RF · R | .240 | .298 | .401 | .699 | 23 | 94 | 157 | .733 |
| 2 Steven Kwan LF · L | .282 | .382 | .349 | .731 | 3 | 32 | 62 | .724 |
| 3 Brayan Rocchio SS · S | .253 | .313 | .391 | .704 | 15 | 73 | 85 | .717 |
| 4 Chase DeLauter RF · L | .287 | .363 | .457 | .820 | 16 | 67 | 82 | .742 |
| 5 José Ramírez 3B · S | .235 | .320 | .368 | .688 | 12 | 53 | 69 | .756 |
| 6 Travis Bazzana 2B · L | .245 | .335 | .408 | .743 | 15 | 57 | 107 | .742 |
| 7 Angel Martínez LF · S | .254 | .290 | .465 | .755 | 18 | 62 | 91 | .726 |
| 8 Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L | .252 | .317 | .444 | .761 | 17 | 64 | 99 | .721 |
| 9 Patrick Bailey C · S | .206 | .272 | .335 | .607 | 10 | 37 | 92 | .704 |
HOME · CWS Projected · top 9 by AB
| BATTER | 2026 SEASON | PROJ OPS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HR | RBI | K | ||
| 1 Miguel Vargas 3B · R | .250 | .363 | .474 | .837 | 33 | 93 | 126 | .720 |
| 2 Colson Montgomery SS · L | .197 | .282 | .403 | .685 | 31 | 87 | 227 | .752 |
| 3 Chase Meidroth 2B · R | .276 | .350 | .415 | .765 | 16 | 63 | 141 | .728 |
| 4 Sam Antonacci LF · L | .277 | .370 | .396 | .766 | 8 | 48 | 82 | .746 |
| 5 Munetaka Murakami 1B · L | .207 | .347 | .478 | .825 | 35 | 77 | 196 | .733 |
| 6 Tristan Peters CF · L | .265 | .337 | .437 | .774 | 12 | 56 | 90 | .733 |
| 7 Andrew Benintendi DH · L | .240 | .302 | .413 | .715 | 15 | 78 | 112 | .709 |
| 8 Braden Montgomery RF · S | .226 | .312 | .350 | .662 | 6 | 38 | 72 | .746 |
| 9 Randal Grichuk DH · R | .287 | .314 | .566 | .880 | 15 | 46 | 61 | .716 |
Pitcher vs. lineup projection
Projected expected wOBA for each probable starter against the opposing lineup, by batting order. A season-to-date matchup read — forward-looking, not a result.
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1 MV Miguel Vargas RHB .320
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Miguel Vargas
- Four-Seam Fastball (61% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 518 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Slider (32% usage) projects to .327 xwOBA over 198 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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2 CM Colson Montgomery LHB .273
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Colson Montgomery
- Four-Seam Fastball (61% usage) projects to .279 xwOBA over 317 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
- Slider (32% usage) projects to .262 xwOBA over 110 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
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3 CM Chase Meidroth RHB .311
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Chase Meidroth
- Four-Seam Fastball (61% usage) projects to .333 xwOBA over 353 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Slider (32% usage) projects to .269 xwOBA over 156 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
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4 SA Sam Antonacci LHB .329
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Sam Antonacci
- Four-Seam Fastball (61% usage) projects to .349 xwOBA over 165 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
- Slider (32% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 68 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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5 MM Munetaka Murakami LHB .323
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Munetaka Murakami
- Four-Seam Fastball (61% usage) projects to .342 xwOBA over 165 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
- Slider (32% usage) projects to .287 xwOBA over 97 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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6 TP Tristan Peters LHB .313
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Tristan Peters
- Four-Seam Fastball (61% usage) projects to .323 xwOBA over 151 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Slider (32% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 57 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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7 AB Andrew Benintendi LHB .311
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Andrew Benintendi
- Four-Seam Fastball (61% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 446 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Slider (32% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 194 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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8 BM Braden Montgomery SH .336
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Braden Montgomery
- Four-Seam Fastball (61% usage) projects to .353 xwOBA over 98 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
- Slider (32% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 39 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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9 RG Randal Grichuk RHB .317
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Randal Grichuk
- Four-Seam Fastball (61% usage) projects to .342 xwOBA over 263 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
- Slider (32% usage) projects to .269 xwOBA over 148 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
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1 JA Jo Adell RHB .327
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jo Adell
- Four-Seam Fastball (35% usage) projects to .340 xwOBA over 527 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
- SV (27% usage) projects to .323 xwOBA over 4 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Sinker (21% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 334 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Cutter (7% usage) projects to .357 xwOBA over 112 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
- Curveball (5% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 77 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Changeup (5% usage) projects to .287 xwOBA over 122 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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2 SK Steven Kwan LHB .326
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Steven Kwan
- Four-Seam Fastball (35% usage) projects to .338 xwOBA over 675 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- SV (27% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 7 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Sinker (21% usage) projects to .336 xwOBA over 341 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Cutter (7% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 136 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Curveball (5% usage) projects to .314 xwOBA over 68 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Changeup (5% usage) projects to .287 xwOBA over 194 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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3 BR Brayan Rocchio SH .313
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Brayan Rocchio
- Four-Seam Fastball (35% usage) projects to .323 xwOBA over 442 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- SV (27% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 3 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Sinker (21% usage) projects to .316 xwOBA over 209 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Cutter (7% usage) projects to .324 xwOBA over 117 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Curveball (5% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 70 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Changeup (5% usage) projects to .261 xwOBA over 230 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
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4 CD Chase DeLauter LHB .326
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Chase DeLauter
- Four-Seam Fastball (35% usage) projects to .347 xwOBA over 175 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
- SV (27% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 6 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Sinker (21% usage) projects to .326 xwOBA over 97 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Cutter (7% usage) projects to .324 xwOBA over 40 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Curveball (5% usage) projects to .305 xwOBA over 30 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Changeup (5% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 57 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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5 JR José Ramírez SH .327
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. José Ramírez
- Four-Seam Fastball (35% usage) projects to .352 xwOBA over 493 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
- SV (27% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 6 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Sinker (21% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 214 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Cutter (7% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 181 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Curveball (5% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 97 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Changeup (5% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 352 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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6 TB Travis Bazzana LHB .297
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Travis Bazzana
- Four-Seam Fastball (35% usage) projects to .327 xwOBA over 166 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- SV (27% usage) projects to .238 xwOBA over limited BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
- Sinker (21% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 95 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Cutter (7% usage) projects to .330 xwOBA over 39 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Curveball (5% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 14 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Changeup (5% usage) projects to .284 xwOBA over 45 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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7 AM Angel Martínez SH .306
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Angel Martínez
- Four-Seam Fastball (35% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 328 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- SV (27% usage) projects to .309 xwOBA over 2 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Sinker (21% usage) projects to .298 xwOBA over 148 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Cutter (7% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 76 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Curveball (5% usage) projects to .326 xwOBA over 61 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Changeup (5% usage) projects to .287 xwOBA over 176 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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8 NL Nathaniel Lowe LHB .318
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Nathaniel Lowe
- Four-Seam Fastball (35% usage) projects to .346 xwOBA over 599 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
- SV (27% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 7 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Sinker (21% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 258 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Cutter (7% usage) projects to .320 xwOBA over 130 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Curveball (5% usage) projects to .290 xwOBA over 94 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Changeup (5% usage) projects to .273 xwOBA over 154 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
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9 PB Patrick Bailey SH .296
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Patrick Bailey
- Four-Seam Fastball (35% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 413 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- SV (27% usage) projects to .259 xwOBA over limited BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
- Sinker (21% usage) projects to .335 xwOBA over 144 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Cutter (7% usage) projects to .337 xwOBA over 87 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Curveball (5% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 105 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Changeup (5% usage) projects to .244 xwOBA over 177 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
Manager comparison
AWAY · CLE
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 3.2 R
IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · CWS
Lineup 6.1 R
Bunts 3.4 R
IBBs 3.5 R
Bullpen availability
AWAY · CLE
- Available 7
- Limited 0
- Rest required 0
- Inactive 0
HOME · CWS
- Available 6
- Limited 0
- Rest required 0
- Inactive 0
Recent form
AWAY · CLE
8-2
L1
+21 run diff
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HOME · CWS
7-3
W1
+22 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with CLE listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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.
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