Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians

CWS 6 — 7 CLE
Final — 2026-09-15
MVP: Travis Bazzana 2-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Cleveland Guardians defeated Chicago White Sox 7-6. Travis Bazzana led the way with 2-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI. Cade Smith earned the win and Grant Taylor took the loss.

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CWS 000114000 6
CLE 300011002 7

Scoring Plays

Bot 1: Jo Adell homers (22) on a fly ball to center field. Steven Kwan scores. (0-2)
Bot 1: Travis Bazzana homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field. (0-3)
Top 4: Sam Antonacci singles on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Brenton Doyle scores. (1-3)
Top 5: Miguel Vargas out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Petey Halpin. Tristan Peters scores. (2-3)
Top 6: Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Sam Antonacci scores. Kyle Teel to 3rd. Tristan Peters to 2nd. (3-4)
Top 6: Randal Grichuk out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Steven Kwan. Kyle Teel scores. Tristan Peters to 3rd. Chase Meidroth to 2nd. (4-4)
Top 6: Miguel Vargas singles on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Tristan Peters scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Miguel Vargas to 2nd. (6-4)

CWS — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Peters CF2200000120 .275.346.457.803
Acuna SS1000000100 .234.268.269.537
Grichuk DH4010001010 .288.314.562.876
Murakami 1B4000000140 .202.344.460.804
Meidroth 2B5121001000 .268.344.399.743
Teel C0100000200 .202.317.371.688
Montgomery SS2000000010 .204.289.421.710
(gpid=sa:695731) RF2000000010 .210.307.338.645
Rogers C2000000010 .164.277.293.570
Doyle CF3120100010 .219.268.315.583
Antonacci LF4120001010 .271.367.393.760
Vargas 3B3010003100 .249.358.475.833

CLE — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Genao 2B4000000010 .228.290.316.606
Lowe 1B4020000000 .255.321.455.776
Bazzana DH4220022010 .252.344.412.756
Schneemann PR0100000000 .205.273.318.591
Bailey C3000000100 .207.274.324.598
Rocchio SS3121002100 .249.309.377.686
Halpin CF4000000000 .210.250.302.552
Adell RF4110012000 .239.294.404.698
Fry PR0100000000 .191.311.352.663
Ramirez 3B4000000000 .228.317.359.676
Kwan LF3110000100 .279.376.346.722

CWS — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Martin 5.1421101 71-42 3.961.30
Taylor 1.2222120 27-19 2.411.09L
Murphy 0.2233102 27-16 4.681.41
Hudson 1.0000000 10-7 2.831.16H

CLE — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Yoho 0.1133200 20-8 4.541.14H
Smith 1.2000010 16-12 2.131.02W
Sabrowski 1.0000120 21-12 2.821.16
Gaddis 1.0211020 20-12 2.801.23BS
Herrin 1.0000120 24-14 3.041.26
Griffin 4.0522250 83-47 3.671.19

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio

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