Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox, Game 4 of the ALDS
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
 CHW | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Who won: Guardians 9-5
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 in Game 4 of the ALDS on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at Rate Field. The series is tied 2-2. The Guardians outscored the White Sox 6-0 in the 6th inning. Jose Ramirez went 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Guardians. Miguel Vargas went 1-for-2 with a home run and 1 RBI for the White Sox.
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Recap · 2d ago
Jose Ramirez homers as the Guardians beat the White Sox 9-5 to force a decisive Game 5 in ALDS
- Jos Ramirez homered and drove in three runs, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Thursday night to send their AL Division Series to a winner-take-all Game 5.
What it means
- Winner take all: Game 5 decides the series.
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Injuries and inactives
Guardians1st in AL Cent- OutAndrew Walters RPElbow, Surgery, right
- 15-Day-ILColin Holderman RPWrist, Surgery, right
- 10-Day-ILRhys Hoskins 1BBack, Inflammation
White Sox2nd in AL Cent- 10-Day-ILJoey Bart CHand, Fracture, left
- 60-Day-ILKy Bush SPElbow, Surgery, left
- 15-Day-ILLuis Castillo SPShoulder, Pinched Nerve, right
- 60-Day-ILPrelander Berroa RPElbow, Surgery, right
- 60-Day-ILTanner Murray LFShoulder, Surgery, left
Probable starters
Guardians1st in AL Cent
Parker Messick SP
Probable starter · 0-1, 5.40 ERA, 11 K, 1.80 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Steven KwanLF
- 2Jose Ramirez3B
- 3Chase DeLauterRF
- 4Jo AdellDH
- 5Nathaniel Lowe1B
- 6Angel MartinezLF
- 7Travis Bazzana2B
- 8Austin HedgesC
- 9Brayan RocchioSS
White Sox2nd in AL Cent
Hagen Smith SP
Probable starter · 0-0, 1.29 ERA, 6 K, 1.57 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Chase Meidroth2B
- 2Randal GrichukLF
- 3Miguel Vargas3B
- 4Munetaka Murakami1B
- 5Tommy PhamDH
- 6Brenton DoyleCF
- 7Kyle TeelC
- 8Braden MontgomeryRF
- 9Colson MontgomerySS
The series
Series tied 2-2
Last meeting: Guardians 9, White Sox 3 (Oct 7)
Last 5
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Game info
- Venue
- Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 39,920
- Officials
- Jansen Visconti (Home Plate Umpire), Vic Carapazza (First Base Umpire), Tom Hanahan (Second Base Umpire), Cory Blaser (Third Base Umpire), Gabe Morales (Left Field Umpire), Todd Tichenor (Right Field Umpire)
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