Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| CWS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
The Story
The Chicago White Sox walked off with a 6-5 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on June 22, 2026, at Rate Field in a game that remained tightly contested through eight innings before erupting in a dramatic ninth. Chicago entered the day with a 54 percent pre-game win probability according to the DiamondIQ model, and the White Sox built their lead methodically with single runs in the second, third, and sixth innings before Cleveland mounted a serious threat in the top of the seventh, scoring three runs to pull within a run. The Guardians then pushed two more across in the top of the ninth off Seranthony Domínguez, with Patrick Bailey delivering a single that added 31.7 percent win probability and Brayan Rocchio contributing a double worth 23.4 percent, giving Cleveland a genuine shot at the lead heading into the bottom half.
The game's defining sequence unfolded in the bottom of the ninth against Cleveland closer Cade Smith. Tristan Peters opened the inning with a double that swung the win probability 31.1 percent in Chicago's favor, setting the stage for the decisive moment. After Jacob Gonzalez struck out to shift momentum back toward Cleveland by 30.4 percent, Sam Antonacci lined a walk-off single that delivered a staggering 78.8 percent win-probability swing, sealing the White Sox comeback. Antonacci finished as the game's most impactful offensive player with a cumulative WPA of plus-96.0 percent and an RE24 of plus-2.7. Patrick Bailey and Braden Montgomery also contributed meaningfully, with Montgomery posting a plus-1.8 RE24 and 25.4 percent WPA.
On the pitching side, Anthony Kay led Chicago's staff with a plus-26.0 percent WPA contribution, followed by Bryan Hudson at plus-19.1 percent. Gavin Williams was the lone starter to finish with a negative pitching WPA at minus-2.4 percent. The DiamondIQ model's estimate of Chicago's win probability reached 100 percent the moment Antonacci's single dropped in, capping a final-line victory of 6-5 on ten hits with no errors committed by either club.