Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago White Sox

What it means

• Season series: CIN wins series 2-1.
• Reds 28-31 on the road; White Sox 37-23 at home.

Latest headlines

Recap · 3h ago

Williams, Ramírez lead Guardians over White Sox 2-0 to cap comeback in 5-game AL Division Series

ESPN · 4h ago

White Sox fall flat in Game 5, crushed after wasting 2-0 ALDS lead

ESPN · 15h ago

Guardians take down White Sox, complete comeback to clinch spot in ALCS

ESPN · 1d ago

MLB playoffs 2026: Inside White Sox's postseason pitching plan

Preview · 1d ago

Guardians and White Sox meet in decisive ALDS Game 5

ESPN · 2d ago

Guardians' Williams, White Sox's Burke to start for ALCS bid

Recap · 2d ago

Jose Ramirez homers as the Guardians beat the White Sox 9-5 to force a decisive Game 5 in ALDS

ESPN · Oct 2

Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls as Reds lead way

Injuries and inactives

Reds5th in NL Cent

• Dane Myers CF

  Shoulder, Surgery, left
  Out
• Chase Burns SP

  Groin, Strain, right
  15-Day-IL
• Julian Garcia RP

  Elbow, Surgery, right
  15-Day-IL
• Spencer Steer 1B

  Wrist, Surgery, right
  60-Day-IL
• Tony Santillan RP

  Hip, Surgery, left
  15-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

Reds5th in NL Cent

Rhett Lowder SP

Probable starter · 7-12, 5.74 ERA, 103 K, 1.52 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Elly De La CruzSS
2. 2Sal StewartDH
3. 3JJ BledayLF
4. 4Eugenio Suarez3B
5. 5Michael Toglia1B
6. 6Hector RodriguezRF
7. 7Jose TrevinoC
8. 8TJ FriedlCF
9. 9Matt McLain2B

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

Luis Castillo SP

Probable starter · 4-11, 5.85 ERA, 112 K, 1.49 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Sam Antonacci2B
2. 2Munetaka Murakami1B
3. 3Andrew BenintendiDH
4. 4Braden MontgomeryRF
5. 5Colson Montgomery3B
6. 6Chase MeidrothSS
7. 7Tristan PetersLF
8. 8Brenton DoyleCF
9. 9Drew RomoC

The series

Last 5

CIN

• No games yet this season.

CHW

• Wvs CIN5-0
• Lvs CIN4-5
• Wvs CLE5-3
• Wvs CLE6-3
• Lvs CLE2-8

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 24,099

Officials

Jim Wolf (Home Plate Umpire), Alan Porter (First Base Umpire), Alex Mackay (Second Base Umpire), Roberto Ortiz (Third Base Umpire)