Sunday, July 5, 2026 · Progressive Field · Final

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55-51 · L10 5-5

7–6
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55-54 · L10 6-4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CWS 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 9 1
CLE 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 12 0
WP Erick Fedde (5-6) LP Colin Holderman (6-2) SV Sean Newcomb (3)

Stars of the game

Gabriel Arias Colson Montgomery Chase DeLauter

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.

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Sam Antonacci LF 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 .279 .780
2 Miguel Vargas 1B 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 .242 .830
3 Kyle Teel C 5 1 1 1 2 0 2 .190 .589
4 Andrew Benintendi DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .241 .714
5 Colson Montgomery 3B 5 1 2 1 2 0 1 .221 .761
6 Braden Montgomery RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .257 .750
7 Chase Meidroth 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276 .741
8 Tristan Peters CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .277 .768
9 Jacob Gonzalez 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .684
Randal Grichuk LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 .789
Luisangel Acuña SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .563
Team 36 7 9 3 7 6 4 .250 .885
2B:
Vargas
HR:
Teel, Montgomery, Peters
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Chris Murphy 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 1 31-20 4.56 1.44
Erick Fedde W 5.1 8 3 2 1 4 1 89-57 4.25 1.40
Trevor Richards 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 22-15 3.63 1.05
Sean Newcomb SV 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 22-14 2.97 1.16
Team 9.0 12 6 5 3 9 2 164-106 5.00 1.67

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Travis Bazzana 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .241 .738
2 Kahlil Watson CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 .605
3 Chase DeLauter RF 5 2 2 1 2 0 0 .279 .789
4 Kyle Manzardo 1B 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 .210 .668
Rhys Hoskins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .173 .673
5 Gabriel Arias 3B 5 1 2 1 3 0 3 .252 .689
6 Cooper Ingle DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .095 .304
7 Daniel Schneemann LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .206 .597
8 Patrick Bailey C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .195 .551
Brayan Rocchio SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 .722
9 Steven Kwan LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .245 .652
David Fry PH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184 .639
Austin Hedges C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .757
Team 38 6 12 2 6 3 9 .316 .866
2B:
Bazzana
HR:
DeLauter, Arias
SB:
Watson 2, Kwan
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Tanner Bibee 4.0 6 6 6 1 1 3 62-37 3.89 1.18
Franco Aleman 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18-9 1.32 0.95
Colin Holderman L 0.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 16-9 1.76 0.85
Erik Sabrowski 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10-7 3.56 1.32
Hunter Gaddis 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11-6 2.86 1.36
Shawn Armstrong 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 20-9 4.91 1.45
Tim Herrin 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7-4 3.48 1.37
Cade Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16-11 2.57 1.06
Team 9.0 9 7 7 6 4 3 160-92 7.00 1.67
Win% = CLE win prob.
Bot 9th · CLE batting
7–6

Strikeout. Gabriel Arias strikes out swinging.

0%
7–6

Strikeout. Rhys Hoskins strikes out swinging.

5%
7–6

Groundout. Chase DeLauter grounds out softly, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Miguel Vargas.

12% ▼9
Top 9th · CWS batting
7–6

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

20%
7–6

Flyout. Colson Montgomery flies out to left fielder Daniel Schneemann.

19%
7–6

Groundout. Andrew Benintendi grounds out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.

18%
Bot 8th · CLE batting
7–6

Flyout. Kahlil Watson flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci.

17% ▼14
7–6

Forceout. Travis Bazzana grounds into a force out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to shortstop Luisangel Acuña. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. David Fry out at 2nd. Travis Bazzana to 1st.

31% ▼11
7–6

Walk. David Fry walks. Brayan Rocchio to 2nd.

41% ▲10
7–6

Single. Brayan Rocchio singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

32%
7–6

Groundout. Daniel Schneemann grounds out to first baseman Miguel Vargas.

25%
Top 8th · CWS batting
7–6

Strikeout. Kyle Teel strikes out swinging.

31%
7–6

Walk. Miguel Vargas challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Miguel Vargas walks. Luisangel Acuña to 2nd.

24%
7–6

Flyout. Sam Antonacci flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Chase Meidroth to 3rd.

26%
7–6

Single. Randal Grichuk singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Kahlil Watson. Chase Meidroth to 2nd.

22%
7–6

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

25%
7–6

Walk. Chase Meidroth walks.

22%
Bot 7th · CLE batting
7–6

Strikeout. Cooper Ingle strikes out swinging.

26%
7–6

Strikeout. Gabriel Arias strikes out swinging.

28%
7–6

Groundout. Kyle Manzardo grounds out, second baseman Sam Antonacci to first baseman Miguel Vargas.

32%
Top 7th · CWS batting
7–6

Flyout. Braden Montgomery flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter.

36%
7–6

Strikeout. Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging.

35%
7–6

Lineout. Andrew Benintendi lines out to left fielder Steven Kwan.

33%
Bot 6th · CLE batting
7–6

Flyout. Chase DeLauter flies out to left fielder Randal Grichuk.

31%
7–6

Flyout. Kahlil Watson flies out to left fielder Randal Grichuk.

37%
7–6

Strikeout. Travis Bazzana strikes out swinging.

40%
7–6

Walk. Steven Kwan walks.

46%
Top 6th · CWS batting
7–6

Pop Out. Kyle Teel pops out softly to pitcher Erik Sabrowski.

40% ▲8
7–6

Intent Walk. Erik Sabrowski intentionally walks Miguel Vargas.

32%
7–6

Groundout. Sam Antonacci grounds out, first baseman Kyle Manzardo to second baseman Travis Bazzana. Braden Montgomery scores. Chase Meidroth to 3rd. Tristan Peters to 2nd.

33%
6–6

Flyout. Randal Grichuk flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter.

36% ▲8
6–6

Single. Tristan Peters singles on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Braden Montgomery to 3rd. Chase Meidroth to 2nd.

28% ▼10
6–6

Single. Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kahlil Watson. Braden Montgomery to 2nd.

37% ▼8
6–6

Walk. Braden Montgomery walks.

45%
Bot 5th · CLE batting
6–6

Single. White Sox challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Patrick Bailey singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Patrick Bailey out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Braden Montgomery to shortstop Colson Montgomery.

50%
6–6

Groundout. Daniel Schneemann grounds out to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

52%
6–6

Strikeout. Cooper Ingle strikes out swinging.

54%
6–6

Home Run. Gabriel Arias homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Chase DeLauter scores. Kyle Manzardo scores.

57% ▲26
6–3

Fielders Choice. Kyle Manzardo reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Colson Montgomery. Chase DeLauter to 2nd. Chase DeLauter advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by shortstop Colson Montgomery.

31%
6–3

Single. Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to second baseman Chase Meidroth.

24%
Top 5th · CWS batting
6–3

Pop Out. Colson Montgomery pops out to shortstop Daniel Schneemann.

19%
6–3

Walk. Andrew Benintendi walks.

18%
6–3

Strikeout. Kyle Teel strikes out swinging.

19%
6–3

Flyout. Miguel Vargas flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter.

18%
Bot 4th · CLE batting
6–3

Strikeout. Kahlil Watson strikes out swinging.

16%
6–3

Groundout. Travis Bazzana grounds out sharply, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

17%
6–3

Groundout. Steven Kwan grounds out softly, pitcher Erick Fedde to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

19%
Top 4th · CWS batting
6–3

Strikeout. Sam Antonacci strikes out swinging.

22%
6–3

Pop Out. Jacob Gonzalez pops out to third baseman Gabriel Arias in foul territory.

21%
6–3

Groundout. Tristan Peters grounds out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.

20%
Bot 3rd · CLE batting
6–3

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

19%
6–3

Single. Daniel Schneemann singles on a fly ball to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Cooper Ingle to 2nd.

23%
6–3

Single. Cooper Ingle singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci.

21%
6–3

Strikeout. Gabriel Arias strikes out swinging.

20%
6–3

Groundout. Kyle Manzardo grounds out to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

21%
Top 3rd · CWS batting
6–3

Groundout. Chase Meidroth grounds out sharply, shortstop Daniel Schneemann to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.

24%
6–3

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

23%
6–3

Home Run. Colson Montgomery homers (23) on a line drive to right center field. Andrew Benintendi scores.

22% ▼17
4–3

Single. Andrew Benintendi singles on a fly ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Miguel Vargas scores.

39% ▼9
3–3

Flyout. Kyle Teel flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan.

48%
3–3

Double. Miguel Vargas doubles (17) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan.

43%
Bot 2nd · CLE batting
3–3

Groundout. Chase DeLauter grounds out sharply to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.

50%
3–3

Single. Kahlil Watson singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery.

52%
3–3

Double Play. Travis Bazzana lines into an unassisted double play, first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. Steven Kwan out at 1st.

51% ▼8
3–3

Single. Steven Kwan singles on a ground ball to second baseman Chase Meidroth, deflected by pitcher Erick Fedde.

59%
Top 2nd · CWS batting
3–3

Flyout. Sam Antonacci flies out to center fielder Kahlil Watson.

55%
3–3

Groundout. Jacob Gonzalez grounds out, shortstop Daniel Schneemann to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.

54%
3–3

Home Run. Tristan Peters homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field.

52% ▼10
2–3

Groundout. Chase Meidroth grounds out, shortstop Daniel Schneemann to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.

63%
Bot 1st · CLE batting
2–3

Groundout. Patrick Bailey grounds out, first baseman Jacob Gonzalez to pitcher Erick Fedde.

60%
2–3

Single. Daniel Schneemann singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Kyle Manzardo scores. Gabriel Arias to 3rd. Daniel Schneemann to 2nd.

65% ▲11
2–2

Strikeout. Cooper Ingle called out on strikes.

54%
2–2

Single. Gabriel Arias singles on a ground ball to third baseman Miguel Vargas.

59%
2–2

Walk. Kyle Manzardo walks.

55%
2–2

Home Run. Chase DeLauter homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Travis Bazzana scores.

53% ▲16
2–0

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

37%
2–0

Double. Travis Bazzana doubles (13) on a fly ball to left fielder Sam Antonacci.

41%
Top 1st · CWS batting
2–0

Groundout. Braden Montgomery grounds out, pitcher Tanner Bibee to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.

35%
2–0

Single. Colson Montgomery singles on a line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter.

34%
2–0

Lineout. Andrew Benintendi lines out sharply to right fielder Chase DeLauter.

34%
2–0

Home Run. Kyle Teel homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Miguel Vargas scores.

33% ▼17
0–0

Walk. Miguel Vargas walks.

50%
0–0

Groundout. Sam Antonacci grounds out, shortstop Daniel Schneemann to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.

52%