MLB Recap · August 9, 2026

Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox: Final Score & Recap

CLE3
Final
CWS5

Line Score

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CLE200000001350
CWS10400000-561

The Story

AI recap unavailable for archived games. The final score, win-probability story, biggest plays, and top performers are all shown below.

Win Probability

755025CLE bats firstFinalCWS win %CLE win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 57.4% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Colson Montgomery Home Run
Bot 3rd · off Craig Yoho
+28.6%
Randal Grichuk Double
Bot 3rd · off Craig Yoho
+9.8%
Luisangel Acuña Strikeout Double Play
Bot 2nd · off Tim Herrin
-8.5%
Brayan Rocchio Lineout
Top 3rd · off Hagen Smith
-7.0%
José Ramírez Sac Fly
Top 9th · off Trevor Richards
-6.6%

Top Batters by WPA

Colson Montgomery+23.6%+2.4 RE24
Randal Grichuk+7.9%+0.2 RE24
Travis Bazzana+5.9%-0.3 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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