Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Progressive Field · Final

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57-51 · L10 6-4

5–6
Cleveland Guardians logo Cleveland Guardians

56-54 · L10 4-6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CWS 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 5 10 0
CLE 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 9 2
WP Tim Herrin (1-4) LP Grant Taylor (4-2)

Stars of the game

Brayan Rocchio Chase Meidroth David Fry

Season matchup

CWS leads 14 of 19 categories

CWS Metric CLE
Offense
4.78 7th Runs scored per game 3.93 30th
.724 14th Team On-Base Plus Slugging .679 30th
139 6th Team Home Runs 106 27th
.239 19th Team Batting Average .230 28th
14.7 8th Total position-player WAR 10.9 21st
Pitching
4.38 13th Runs allowed per game 4.05 8th
4.08 10th Team Earned Run Average 3.73 8th
1.30 15th Team Walks + Hits per Inning 1.26 10th
924 14th Team Strikeouts 1016 3rd
9.6 11th Rotation WAR 9.3 12th
6.6 2nd Bullpen WAR 3.8 12th
Roster
8.2 11th Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 7.3 19th
21.3% 22nd Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 24.6% 25th
55.8% 19th Share of position-player WAR from the top three 67.0% 12th
26.0 28th Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 27.6 22nd
Results
.528 7th Winning percentage .509 11th
43 7th Run differential -14 15th
.540 8th Pythagorean winning percentage .485 17th
.583 5th Winning percentage in one-run games .514 15th
.618 5th Home winning percentage .509 16th
.434 22nd Road winning percentage .509 10th

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Sam Antonacci LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .283 .794
Randal Grichuk PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .810
Junior Perez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .623
2 Miguel Vargas 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .239 .818
3 Kyle Teel C 4 0 1 0 2 1 2 .190 .589
4 Andrew Benintendi DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 .720
5 Colson Montgomery SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .217 .747
6 Braden Montgomery RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .243 .716
7 Chase Meidroth 2B 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 .274 .742
8 Tristan Peters CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271 .755
9 Jacob Gonzalez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 .679
Team 37 5 10 1 5 2 6 .270 .794
2B:
Antonacci, Vargas, Teel, Montgomery, Peters
HR:
Meidroth
CS:
Antonacci
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Davis Martin 3.1 6 2 2 5 0 0 73-37 3.62 1.26
Chris Murphy 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15-11 4.23 1.41
Sean Newcomb 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 27-12 2.87 1.17
Brandon Eisert 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 12-8 6.13 1.33
Grant Taylor L 1.1 1 2 2 2 2 1 29-16 2.47 1.02
Team 8.1 9 6 6 9 4 2 156-84 6.48 2.16

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Travis Bazzana 2B 3 1 2 0 1 2 1 .244 .739
2 Chase DeLauter DH 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 .280 .791
3 Kyle Manzardo 1B 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .211 .682
Rhys Hoskins 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .173 .673
Daniel Schneemann PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .597
4 Kahlil Watson RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 .605
5 Brayan Rocchio SS 4 1 1 1 3 1 1 .265 .720
6 Cooper Ingle LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .304
David Fry LF 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .184 .639
7 Gabriel Arias 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 .713
8 Patrick Bailey C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .192 .546
9 Steven Kwan CF 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 .247 .653
Team 32 6 9 2 6 9 4 .281 .970
2B:
Bazzana, Bailey
HR:
Rocchio, Fry
CS:
DeLauter
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Slade Cecconi 5.0 9 5 5 1 3 1 100-63 4.78 1.47
Daniel Espino 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 35-20 4.50 1.50
Shawn Armstrong 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15-10 4.91 1.45
Tim Herrin W 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10-7 3.48 1.37
Team 9.0 10 5 5 2 6 1 160-100 5.00 1.33
Win% = CLE win prob.
Bot 9th · CLE batting
5–6

Home Run. Brayan Rocchio homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Daniel Schneemann scores.

100% ▲79
5–4

Flyout. Kahlil Watson flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters.

21% ▼13
5–4

Walk. Rhys Hoskins walks.

34% ▲14
Top 9th · CWS batting
5–4

Strikeout. Kyle Teel strikes out swinging.

20%
5–4

Groundout. Miguel Vargas grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.

19%
5–4

Flyout. Randal Grichuk flies out sharply to center fielder Steven Kwan.

18%
Bot 8th · CLE batting
5–4

Groundout. Chase DeLauter grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

17%
5–4

Strikeout. Travis Bazzana strikes out swinging.

23% ▼8
5–4

Walk. Steven Kwan walks.

32%
5–4

Strikeout. Patrick Bailey strikes out swinging.

25%
Top 8th · CWS batting
5–4

Groundout. Guardians challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jacob Gonzalez grounds out, third baseman Gabriel Arias to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.

31%
5–4

Double Play. Tristan Peters flies into a double play, center fielder Steven Kwan to third baseman Gabriel Arias. Chase Meidroth out at 3rd.

30% ▲11
5–4

Field Error. Chase Meidroth reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Gabriel Arias. Chase Meidroth to 2nd.

19%
Bot 7th · CLE batting
5–4

Flyout. Gabriel Arias flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters.

26%
5–4

Home Run. David Fry homers (6) on a fly ball to left field.

28% ▲13
5–3

Strikeout. Brayan Rocchio strikes out swinging, catcher Kyle Teel to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

15%
5–3

Flyout. Kahlil Watson flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters.

18%
Top 7th · CWS batting
5–3

Pop Out. Braden Montgomery pops out to third baseman Gabriel Arias.

22%
5–3

Groundout. Colson Montgomery grounds out, first baseman Rhys Hoskins to pitcher Daniel Espino. Kyle Teel to 3rd.

19%
5–3

Groundout. White Sox challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Andrew Benintendi grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. Kyle Teel to 2nd.

17%
5–3

Walk. Kyle Teel walks.

16%
Bot 6th · CLE batting
5–3

Strikeout. Rhys Hoskins strikes out swinging.

19% ▼9
5–3

Groundout. Chase DeLauter grounds out to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. Gabriel Arias scores. Steven Kwan to 3rd. Travis Bazzana to 2nd.

28%
5–2

Walk. Travis Bazzana walks. Gabriel Arias to 3rd. Steven Kwan to 2nd.

30% ▲8
5–2

Walk. Steven Kwan walks. Gabriel Arias to 2nd.

22%
5–2

Pop Out. Patrick Bailey pops out to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez in foul territory.

17%
5–2

Single. Gabriel Arias singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci.

21%
Top 6th · CWS batting
5–2

Strikeout. Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging.

16%
5–2

Strikeout. Sam Antonacci strikes out swinging.

15%
5–2

Single. Jacob Gonzalez singles on a line drive to right fielder Kahlil Watson, deflected by first baseman Kyle Manzardo.

14%
5–2

Lineout. Tristan Peters lines out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.

15%
5–2

Home Run. Chase Meidroth homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. Braden Montgomery scores.

14% ▼14
3–2

Double. Braden Montgomery doubles (8) on a ground ball to left fielder Cooper Ingle.

27%
Bot 5th · CLE batting
3–2

Flyout. Cooper Ingle flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci in foul territory.

34%
3–2

Groundout. Brayan Rocchio grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

36%
3–2

Pop Out. Kahlil Watson pops out to catcher Kyle Teel in foul territory.

38%
Top 5th · CWS batting
3–2

Strikeout. Colson Montgomery called out on strikes.

42%
3–2

Groundout. Andrew Benintendi grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. Kyle Teel to 3rd.

37%
3–2

Double. Kyle Teel doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Kahlil Watson. Sam Antonacci scores. Miguel Vargas scores.

34% ▼17
1–2

Double. Miguel Vargas doubles (16) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Steven Kwan. Sam Antonacci to 3rd.

51% ▼10
1–2

Double. Sam Antonacci doubles (12) on a fly ball to left fielder Cooper Ingle. Tristan Peters scores.

61% ▼12
0–2

Lineout. Jacob Gonzalez lines out to center fielder Steven Kwan.

73%
0–2

Double. Tristan Peters doubles (18) on a line drive to right fielder Kahlil Watson.

68% ▼8
Bot 4th · CLE batting
0–2

Lineout. Kyle Manzardo lines out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

75%
0–2

Pop Out. Chase DeLauter pops out to third baseman Miguel Vargas in foul territory.

80%
0–2

Walk. Travis Bazzana walks. Patrick Bailey to 3rd. Steven Kwan to 2nd.

85%
0–2

Single. Steven Kwan singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Patrick Bailey to 2nd.

81%
0–2

Single. Patrick Bailey singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci.

79%
0–2

Lineout. Gabriel Arias lines out sharply to shortstop Colson Montgomery.

77%
Top 4th · CWS batting
0–2

Pop Out. Chase Meidroth pops out to second baseman Travis Bazzana.

79%
0–2

Walk. Braden Montgomery walks. Colson Montgomery to 2nd.

74%
0–2

Single. Colson Montgomery singles on a fly ball to center fielder Steven Kwan.

76%
0–2

Flyout. Andrew Benintendi flies out to center fielder Steven Kwan.

77%
0–2

Groundout. Kyle Teel grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.

76%
Bot 3rd · CLE batting
0–2

Groundout. Cooper Ingle grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

73%
0–2

Walk. Brayan Rocchio walks. Travis Bazzana scores. Kyle Manzardo to 3rd. Kahlil Watson to 2nd.

78% ▲9
0–1

Walk. Kahlil Watson walks. Kyle Manzardo to 2nd.

69%
0–1

Walk. Kyle Manzardo walks.

67%
0–1

Groundout. Chase DeLauter grounds out to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. Travis Bazzana to 3rd.

66%
0–1

Double. Travis Bazzana doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Patrick Bailey scores.

69% ▲8
0–0

Groundout. Steven Kwan grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

61%
0–0

Double. Patrick Bailey doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

62%
Top 3rd · CWS batting
0–0

Strikeout. Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging.

56%
0–0

Groundout. Sam Antonacci grounds out, third baseman Gabriel Arias to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.

54%
0–0

Groundout. Jacob Gonzalez grounds out, third baseman Gabriel Arias to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.

53%
Bot 2nd · CLE batting
0–0

Groundout. Gabriel Arias grounds out, pitcher Davis Martin to second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

50%
0–0

Groundout. Cooper Ingle grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

51%
0–0

Flyout. Brayan Rocchio flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters.

53%
Top 2nd · CWS batting
0–0

Pop Out. Tristan Peters pops out to shortstop Brayan Rocchio.

55%
0–0

Fielders Choice Out. Chase Meidroth reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to catcher Patrick Bailey to third baseman Gabriel Arias. Andrew Benintendi out at home.

51% ▲10
0–0

Groundout. Braden Montgomery grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.

41%
0–0

Field Error. Colson Montgomery reaches on a fielding error by left fielder Cooper Ingle. Andrew Benintendi to 3rd. Colson Montgomery to 2nd.

36% ▼8
0–0

Single. Andrew Benintendi singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kahlil Watson.

46%
Bot 1st · CLE batting
0–0

Double Play. Kahlil Watson lines into a double play, pitcher Davis Martin to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. Kyle Manzardo out at 1st.

50% ▼11
0–0

Walk. Kyle Manzardo walks.

61%
0–0

Single. Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Travis Bazzana to 3rd.

66% ▲8
0–0

Single. Travis Bazzana singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

58%
Top 1st · CWS batting
0–0

Strikeout. Kyle Teel strikes out on a foul tip.

55%
0–0

Flyout. Miguel Vargas flies out to right fielder Kahlil Watson.

50%
0–0

Single. Sam Antonacci singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kahlil Watson.

46%