Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Guardians

ALDS - Game 1 • CHW lead series 1-0

84-78, 36-45 Away

Final

85-77, 41-40 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
C. Meidroth2B	0-4	0	0	0	.364
R. GrichukLF	0-2	0	0	0	.400
T. PetersPH-LF	1-2	0	0	0	.333
M. Vargas3B	1-2	1	0	0	.091
M. Murakami1B	2-4	1	1	2	.250
T. PhamDH	0-2	0	0	0	.000
S. AntonacciPH-DH	0-1	0	0	0	.250
B. DoyleCF	0-4	0	0	0	.200
K. TeelC	0-3	1	0	0	.231
B. MontgomeryRF	0-3	0	0	0	.182
C. MontgomerySS	2-3	0	0	1	.333

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST
H. Smith	2.2	0	3	4	51-27
B. Hudson	0.1	0	0	0	6-3
J. Hicks	0.2	0	1	2	17-10
A. Kay	1.1	1	1	0	22-11
G. Taylor	4.0	2	0	6	42-34

According to ESPN Analytics

CHW

CLE

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Progressive Field

4:00 AM, 4 October 2026

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 34,287

Game Time:2:49

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Cory Blaser
First Base Umpire - Gabe Morales
Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Third Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti
Left Field Umpire - Vic Carapazza
Right Field Umpire - Tom Hanahan

White Sox beat Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of ALDS behind Murakami homer, 3-hitter

— Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run homer, five Chicago pitchers combined for a three-hitter and the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of their AL Division Series on Saturday.

Oct 4, 2026, 07:06 am - AP


CHW
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	6	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Scoring Summary

Inning				CHW	CLE
		4th	Murakami homered to right (440 feet), Vargas scored.	2	0
		7th	C. Montgomery doubled to left, Teel scored.	3	0

Data is currently unavailable.

White Sox
3
Guardians
0

Game 1

4/10

White Sox
Guardians

Game 2

6/10

Guardians
White Sox

Game 3

8/10

Guardians
White Sox

Game 4

9/10

White Sox
Guardians

Game 5

11/10

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	85	77	.525	-	L1
Chicago	84	78	.519	1	W1
Minnesota	77	85	.475	8	W1
Detroit	76	86	.469	9	L1
Kansas City	69	93	.426	16	W1

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Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Guardians

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White Sox beat Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of ALDS behind Murakami homer, 3-hitter

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