Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox, Game 3 of the ALDS

MLB

Guardians

85-77

9-3

Final

White Sox

84-78

Rate Field

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CLE	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	9
CHW	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3

Who won: Guardians 9-3

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-3 in Game 3 of the ALDS on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at Rate Field. The White Sox lead the series 2-1. The Guardians outscored the White Sox 4-0 in the 3rd inning. Jo Adell went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI for the Guardians.

Who wins?

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Recap · 3d ago

Jo Adell and Jose Ramirez star as the Guardians beat the White Sox 9-3 to avoid elimination

- Jo Adell and Jose Ramirez powered Cleveland with a pair of two-out triples, and the Guardians avoided an AL Division Series sweep by cooling off the Chicago White Sox with a 9-3 victory in Game 3 on Wednesday.

What it means

Winner take all: Game 5 decides the series.
White Sox have won 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

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Preview · 15h ago

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Recap · 1d ago

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Injuries and inactives

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

Joey Bart C
Hand, Fracture, left
10-Day-IL
Ky Bush SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Luis Castillo SP
Shoulder, Pinched Nerve, right
15-Day-IL
Prelander Berroa RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Tanner Murray LF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Daniel Espino SP

Probable starter · 0-0, 6.75 ERA, 2 K, 3.75 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Jose Ramirez3B
3Chase DeLauterRF
4Jo AdellDH
5Nathaniel Lowe1B
6Angel MartinezLF
7Travis Bazzana2B
8Patrick BaileyC
9Brayan RocchioSS

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

Sean Newcomb SP

Probable starter · 0-0, 3.60 ERA, 4 K, 1.00 WHIP

Lineup

1Sam AntonacciDH
2Miguel Vargas3B
3Munetaka Murakami1B
4Kyle TeelC
5Chase Meidroth2B
6Tristan PetersCF
7Braden MontgomeryRF
8Randal GrichukLF
9Colson MontgomerySS

The series

CHW lead series 2-1

Last meeting: White Sox 4, Guardians 3 (Oct 5)

Last 5

CLE

W@ CHW9-3
Lvs CHW3-4
Lvs CHW0-3
L@ KC2-3
W@ KC11-5

CHW

Lvs CLE3-9
W@ CLE4-3
W@ CLE3-0
W@ HOU7-3
W@ HOU6-3

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Game info

Venue: Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 40,590
Officials: Todd Tichenor (Home Plate Umpire), Jansen Visconti (First Base Umpire), Vic Carapazza (Second Base Umpire), Tom Hanahan (Third Base Umpire), Cory Blaser (Left Field Umpire), Gabe Morales (Right Field Umpire)