CWS @ CLE — SportsStats

Friday, July 3, 2026 · Progressive Field · Final

55-51 · L10 6-4

3–4

55-54 · L10 5-5

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
CWS	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	1
CLE	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	6	0

WP Erik Sabrowski (3-2) LP Sean Newcomb (1-2)

Stars of the game

Miguel Vargas Trevor Richards Gavin Williams

Season matchup

CWS leads 14 of 19 categories

CWS	Metric	CLE
Offense
4.79 7th	Runs scored per game	3.91 30th
.727 12th	Team On-Base Plus Slugging	.677 30th
137 7th	Team Home Runs	105 26th
.240 19th	Team Batting Average	.230 29th
14.8 7th	Total position-player WAR	10.4 21st
Pitching
4.41 13th	Runs allowed per game	4.08 8th
4.14 11th	Team Earned Run Average	3.75 8th
1.31 15th	Team Walks + Hits per Inning	1.26 9th
901 17th	Team Strikeouts	1000 3rd
9.5 10th	Rotation WAR	9.1 12th
6.3 2nd	Bullpen WAR	3.5 14th
Roster
8.5 9th	Combined WAR of the club's three best position players	7.2 19th
21.3% 21st	Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	24.7% 27th
57.4% 19th	Share of position-player WAR from the top three	69.2% 12th
26.0 28th	Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	27.6 22nd
Results
.519 8th	Winning percentage	.505 14th
41 7th	Run differential	-19 18th
.538 9th	Pythagorean winning percentage	.480 18th
.559 7th	Winning percentage in one-run games	.514 15th
.604 5th	Home winning percentage	.509 17th
.434 22nd	Road winning percentage	.500 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.

Chicago White Sox

Batting	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OPS
1 Sam Antonacci 2B	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.279	.780
2 Miguel Vargas 1B	3	1	2	1	3	1	1	.242	.830
3 Kyle Teel C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.190	.589
4 Andrew Benintendi DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.241	.714
5 Colson Montgomery 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.221	.761
6 Braden Montgomery RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.257	.750
7 Chase Meidroth 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.276	.741
Luisangel Acuña SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.563
8 Tristan Peters CF	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	.277	.768
Randal Grichuk LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.248	.789
9 Jacob Gonzalez 1B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.241	.684
Junior Perez CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.171	.623
Team	34	3	6	1	3	2	11	.176	.487

HR:: Vargas

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA	WHIP
Anthony Kay	4.0	1	1	1	2	2	48-27	4.25	1.36
Jordan Hicks	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	20-14	3.30	1.47
Chris Murphy	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	15-11	4.56	1.44
Seranthony Domínguez	0.1	0	2	2	2	1	16-7	4.21	1.38
Bryan Hudson	0.2	2	0	0	0	2	15-10	3.00	1.29
Trevor Richards	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	28-19	3.63	1.05
Sean Newcomb L	0.0	2	1	0	0	0	9-6	2.97	1.16
Team	9.0	6	4	3	5	13	151-94	3.00	1.22

Cleveland Guardians

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OPS
1 Travis Bazzana 2B	5	0	2	1	0	1	.241	.738
2 David Fry LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.184	.639
Kahlil Watson CF	2	0	1	1	0	1	.239	.605
3 Chase DeLauter RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.279	.789
4 Rhys Hoskins 1B	2	1	0	0	2	0	.173	.673
5 Kyle Manzardo DH	4	0	0	0	0	3	.210	.668
6 Brayan Rocchio SS	3	1	1	0	1	1	.266	.722
7 Gabriel Arias 3B	1	1	0	0	1	1	.252	.689
Daniel Schneemann 3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.206	.597
8 Austin Hedges C	3	0	1	1	1	2	.282	.757
9 Steven Kwan LF	3	1	1	1	0	1	.245	.652
Team	32	4	6	4	5	13	.188	.485

GIDP:: Fry

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S	ERA	WHIP
Gavin Williams	4.2	5	3	3	2	6	1	79-52	3.71	1.07
Franco Aleman	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-10	1.32	0.95
Hunter Gaddis	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-8	2.86	1.36
Colin Holderman	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-5	1.76	0.85
Cade Smith	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-8	2.57	1.06
Erik Sabrowski W	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-9	3.56	1.32
Team	10.0	6	3	3	2	11	1	140-92	2.70	0.80

Win% = CLE win prob.

Bot 10th · CLE batting

3–4

Single. Kahlil Watson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Junior Perez. Steven Kwan scores. Travis Bazzana to 2nd.

100%

3–3

Single. Travis Bazzana singles on a ground ball to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Steven Kwan to 3rd.

93% ▲12

Top 10th · CWS batting

3–3

Flyout. Sam Antonacci flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter.

81% ▲10

3–3

Strikeout. Junior Perez called out on strikes.

71% ▲10

3–3

Strikeout. Randal Grichuk called out on strikes.

61% ▲11

Bot 9th · CLE batting

3–3

Flyout. Steven Kwan flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci.

50%

3–3

Strikeout. Austin Hedges strikes out swinging. Austin Hedges to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Trevor Richards.

56%

3–3

Flyout. Daniel Schneemann flies out sharply to center fielder Tristan Peters.

54%

3–3

Flyout. Brayan Rocchio flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

58%

Top 9th · CWS batting

3–3

Groundout. Chase Meidroth grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.

64%

3–3

Groundout. Braden Montgomery grounds out, third baseman Daniel Schneemann to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.

61%

3–3

Lineout. Colson Montgomery lines out to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.

56%

Bot 8th · CLE batting

3–3

Strikeout. Kyle Teel challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Kyle Manzardo called out on strikes.

50%

3–3

Walk. Rhys Hoskins walks.

55%

3–3

Flyout. Chase DeLauter flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci.

53%

3–3

Strikeout. Kahlil Watson strikes out swinging.

56%

Top 8th · CWS batting

3–3

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

61%

3–3

Lineout. Kyle Teel lines out sharply to center fielder Steven Kwan.

58%

3–3

Strikeout. Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging.

55%

Bot 7th · CLE batting

3–3

Strikeout. Travis Bazzana strikes out on a foul tip.

50% ▼10

3–3

Single. Steven Kwan singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Brayan Rocchio scores. Austin Hedges to 3rd. Steven Kwan to 2nd. Fielding error by left fielder Sam Antonacci.

60% ▲25

3–2

Single. Austin Hedges singles on a ground ball to shortstop Colson Montgomery. Rhys Hoskins scores. Brayan Rocchio to 2nd.

35% ▲14

3–1

Strikeout. Daniel Schneemann called out on strikes.

22% ▼9

3–1

Walk. Brayan Rocchio walks.

30%

3–1

Strikeout. Kyle Manzardo strikes out swinging.

23%

3–1

Walk. Rhys Hoskins walks.

29%

Top 7th · CWS batting

3–1

Flyout. Sam Antonacci flies out to center fielder Steven Kwan.

22%

3–1

Single. Jacob Gonzalez singles on a line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter.

20%

3–1

Strikeout. Tristan Peters strikes out swinging.

21%

3–1

Lineout. Chase Meidroth lines out to left fielder David Fry.

20%

Bot 6th · CLE batting

3–1

Strikeout. Chase DeLauter strikes out swinging.

19%

3–1

Strikeout. David Fry strikes out swinging.

20%

3–1

Flyout. Travis Bazzana flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters.

23%

Top 6th · CWS batting

3–1

Groundout. Braden Montgomery grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.

26%

3–1

Pop Out. Colson Montgomery pops out to third baseman Gabriel Arias in foul territory.

25%

3–1

Strikeout. Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging.

24%

Bot 5th · CLE batting

3–1

Strikeout. Steven Kwan called out on strikes.

22%

3–1

Strikeout. Austin Hedges called out on strikes.

25%

3–1

Strikeout. Gabriel Arias called out on strikes.

29%

3–1

Single. Brayan Rocchio singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters.

34%

Top 5th · CWS batting

3–1

Flyout. Kyle Teel flies out to left fielder David Fry.

29%

3–1

Home Run. Miguel Vargas homers (20) on a fly ball to left field. Tristan Peters scores. Sam Antonacci scores.

28% ▼36

0–1

Fielders Choice Out. Sam Antonacci reaches on a fielder's choice out, first baseman Rhys Hoskins to catcher Austin Hedges. Chase Meidroth out at home. Tristan Peters to 3rd.

64% ▲13

0–1

Sac Bunt. Jacob Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Gabriel Arias to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. Chase Meidroth to 3rd. Tristan Peters to 2nd.

51%

0–1

Single. Tristan Peters singles on a line drive to left fielder David Fry. Chase Meidroth to 2nd.

51% ▼8

0–1

Single. Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter.

59%

Bot 4th · CLE batting

0–1

Flyout. Kyle Manzardo flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery in foul territory.

64%

0–1

Groundout. Rhys Hoskins grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

65%

0–1

Groundout. Chase DeLauter grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

66%

Top 4th · CWS batting

0–1

Groundout. Braden Montgomery grounds out to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.

69%

0–1

Strikeout. Colson Montgomery called out on strikes.

63%

0–1

Walk. Andrew Benintendi walks. Miguel Vargas to 2nd.

57%

0–1

Strikeout. Kyle Teel called out on strikes.

62%

0–1

Walk. Miguel Vargas walks.

58%

Bot 3rd · CLE batting

0–1

Grounded Into DP. David Fry grounds into a double play, third baseman Miguel Vargas to second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. Travis Bazzana out at 2nd. David Fry out at 1st.

62% ▼11

0–1

Single. Travis Bazzana singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Gabriel Arias scores. Austin Hedges to 3rd.

73% ▲8

0–0

Sac Bunt. Steven Kwan out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Miguel Vargas to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Gabriel Arias to 3rd. Austin Hedges to 2nd.

65%

0–0

Walk. Kyle Teel challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Austin Hedges walks. Gabriel Arias to 2nd.

65%

0–0

Walk. Gabriel Arias walks.

60%

Top 3rd · CWS batting

0–0

Strikeout. Sam Antonacci strikes out swinging.

56%

0–0

Flyout. Jacob Gonzalez flies out to left fielder David Fry.

54%

0–0

Strikeout. Tristan Peters strikes out swinging.

53%

Bot 2nd · CLE batting

0–0

Strikeout. Brayan Rocchio strikes out swinging.

50%

0–0

Strikeout. Kyle Manzardo strikes out swinging.

51%

0–0

Pop Out. Rhys Hoskins pops out to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

53%

Top 2nd · CWS batting

0–0

Groundout. Chase Meidroth grounds out softly, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.

55%

0–0

Single. Braden Montgomery singles on a ground ball to center fielder Steven Kwan.

50%

0–0

Strikeout. Colson Montgomery called out on strikes.

52%

Bot 1st · CLE batting

0–0

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

50%

0–0

Pop Out. David Fry pops out softly to pitcher Anthony Kay in foul territory.

51%

0–0

Flyout. Travis Bazzana flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

53%

Top 1st · CWS batting

0–0

Strikeout. Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging.

55%

0–0

Lineout. Kyle Teel lines out sharply to left fielder David Fry.

53%

0–0

Single. Miguel Vargas singles on a ground ball to left fielder David Fry.

50%

0–0

Groundout. Sam Antonacci grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.

52%