White Sox aim to clinch ALDS in Game 4 against Guardians

Oct 8, 2026, 09:02 am

Cleveland Guardians (85-77, first in the AL Central during the regular season) vs. Chicago White Sox (84-78, second in the AL Central during the regular season)

Chicago; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Parker Messick (12-9, 2.56 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 193 strikeouts); White Sox: Hagen Smith (3-3, 1.29 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -118, White Sox -103; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox play the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday in Game 4 of the ALDS. The White Sox lead the series 2-1 and can advance to the ALCS with a victory.

Chicago is 84-78 overall and 48-33 at home. White Sox hitters have a collective .406 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the majors.

Cleveland has a 44-37 record on the road and an 85-77 record overall. Guardians pitchers have a collective 3.77 ERA, which ranks fifth in the AL.

Thursday's game is the 17th time these teams match up this season. The White Sox hold a 9-7 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Munetaka Murakami leads the White Sox with 35 home runs while slugging .478. Chase Meidroth is 16 for 37 with three doubles, three home runs and 12 RBI over the last 10 games.

Jose Ramirez has 27 doubles and 12 home runs for the Guardians. Brayan Rocchio is 11 for 34 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 7-3, .250 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

Guardians: 6-4, .234 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Castillo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Guardians: Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (wrist), Rhys Hoskins: 10-Day IL (back)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.