Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians
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Brayan Rocchio hits 2-run homer in 9th to lift Guardians over White Sox 6-5 in AL Central showdown
Cleveland (46-42) rallied from a three-run deficit and trails Chicago (45-41) by less than a full percentage point atop the division standings.
Pinch-hitter David Fry launched a solo homer in the seventh that trimmed the Guardians' deficit to 5-4.
White Sox reliever Grant Taylor (4-2) walked Rhys Hoskins leading off the ninth. Kahlil Watson flied out to center before Rocchio pulled a 99 mph fastball down the right-field line for his sixth home run this season.
Tim Herrin (1-3) pitched a perfect inning for the win.
Travis Bazzana hit an RBI double and Rocchio drew a bases-loaded walk in the third to give Cleveland a 2-0 lead.
Sam Antonacci delivered an RBI double and scored on Kyle Teel's two-run double to put Chicago ahead 3-2 in the fifth.
Braden Montgomery doubled leading off the sixth and Chase Meidroth's two-run homer made it 5-2, chasing Guardians starter Slade Cecconi.
Daniel Espino, Shawn Armstrong and Herrin combined to allow one hit in four innings of scoreless relief.
Cleveland loaded the bases against reliever Sean Newcomb in the sixth and cut it to 5-3 on an RBI groundout by Chase DeLauter.
Fry connected off Brandon Eisert in the seventh for his second pinch-hit homer this year.
White Sox starter Davis Martin gave up two runs and six hits in 3 1/3 innings without striking out a batter. He walked five and threw only 37 of his 73 pitches for strikes.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Rocchio homered to right (380 feet), Schneemann scored. |
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9th Inning | Watson flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Schneemann ran for Hoskins |
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9th Inning | Hoskins walked. |
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9th Inning | Perez in left field. |
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9th Inning | Teel struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 CHW |
 CLE |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 9 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 9 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 6 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 37 | At Bats | 32 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 19 | Runners Left On Base | 21 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 5 | Doubles | 2 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 18 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 160 | Pitches | 156 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 18 | Total Bases | 17 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 41 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 6 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 5.2 | Runs Created | 7.6 |
| .270 | Batting Average | .281 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .500 |
| .486 | Slugging Percentage | .531 |
| .243 | Secondary Average | .500 |
| .308 | On Base Percentage | .439 |
| .794 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .970 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 5.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 8.5 |
| 43.0 | Batter Rating | 43.0 |
| 37.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 16.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.10 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.80 |
| .216 | Isolated Power | .250 |
| 0.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 2.25 |
| .051 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .220 |
| -.027 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .219 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 89.0 | MLB Rating | 92.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 22,556 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 55 | 49 | .529 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland | 54 | 53 | .505 | 2.5 | L5 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota | 53 | 54 | .495 | 3.5 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit | 50 | 56 | .472 | 6 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City | 45 | 62 | .421 | 11.5 | W2 |