Chicago finished off Cleveland behind a two-run homer from Munetaka Murakami and an insurance double by C. Montgomery that brought home Kyle Teel. The White Sox pitching staff kept the Guardians scoreless on only three hits, with Grant Taylor working deep into the late innings to preserve the shutout.
DraftKings pregame: CHW +124, CLE -149 · spread CLE -1.5 · O/U 6.5
Season series series: CHW lead series 1-0
C. Montgomery doubled to left, Teel scored.
3-0
Murakami homered to right (440 feet), Vargas scored.
2-0
| Team Stats | CHW | CLE |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 6 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 4 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 10 | 12 |
| Errors | 0 | 0 |
| CHW Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagen Smith | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Bryan Hudson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jordan Hicks | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Anthony Kay | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Grant Taylor | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
| CLE Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Messick | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4.15 |
| Daniel Espino | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Erik Sabrowski | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.40 |
| Hunter Gaddis | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tim Herrin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Cade Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |