Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox: Final Score & Recap

The Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 at Rate Field on August 8, 2026, in a game that remained scoreless through five innings before an explosive sixth frame decided the outcome. The DiamondIQ model entered the game giving Chicago a 57% win probability, and by the time the dust settled in the bottom of the sixth, that figure had climbed to 100%.

The decisive sequence came in the bottom of the sixth inning, when the White Sox erupted for five runs against Cleveland pitching. Tristan Peters delivered the single biggest swing of the game with a double off Colin Holderman that added 23.6% to Chicago's win probability, and Chase Meidroth followed with a single off the same pitcher that pushed the needle another 19.1%. Munetaka Murakami capped the inning with a home run off Gavin Williams, adding 13.7% to the White Sox ledger. The Guardians had briefly taken the lead in the top half of the sixth, when Rhys Hoskins connected on a home run off Anthony Kay that swung win probability 21.4% in Cleveland's favor, but Chicago's five-run response rendered that lead short-lived. Jo Adell added a double in the seventh off Jordan Hicks for a 12.2% swing, providing Cleveland's final meaningful momentum moment in a game that had already slipped away.

Among the top individual performers by the DiamondIQ model's estimates, Rhys Hoskins led all batters with a WPA of plus-25.2% and an RE24 of plus-1.9 despite being on the losing side, while Peters matched that RE24 figure and finished at plus-24.3% WPA for Chicago. Murakami contributed plus-13.2% WPA and a plus-1.0 RE24. On the pitching side, Sean Newcomb paced all pitchers at plus-20.1% WPA, with Gavin Williams adding plus-15.6% and Bryan Hudson contributing plus-8.1% to Chicago's staff effort. The White Sox finished with seven hits and committed no errors, while Cleveland stranded considerable opportunity despite generating eleven hits.