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Guardians at White Sox

MLB · Saturday, Aug 8 · 6:15 PM CT · Rate Field · Final CLE 3 – CHW 6

Final Box Score

from the game summary
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Team box
CLE·CHW
11
hits
7
2
home runs
1
1
walks
3
6
strikeouts
7
148
pitches thrown
134
1
errors
0
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Rhys HoskinsCLE2-3112
Angel GenaoCLE2-3111
Munetaka MurakamiCHW1-3111
Tristan PetersCHW1-2102
Chase MeidrothCHW1-4002
Braden MontgomeryCHW1-2101
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Gavin WilliamsCLE5.23227
Colin Holderman (L)CLE0.02300
Anthony Kay (W)CHW6.06214
Grant Taylor (S)CHW1.01000

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
CHW +3
CLE +3
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largest lead: CHW 3 · CLE 2lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was CLE 49%, CHW 51% · Updated Aug 8

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
CHW 4.5 – 4.2 CLE
Expected total
8.7
GuardiansThe matchupWhite Sox
+104Our fair odds−104
4.2Expected runs4.5
−0.01Power rating−0.03
4.0Runs / game4.7
4.2Allowed / game4.5
7.7Hits / game8.0
0.96Home runs / game1.30
3.6Walks drawn / game3.4
58−59Season record59−56
4−6Last 104−6

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
CLE chance · CHW chance
Our model fair49.0%51.0%
Kalshi56.7%47.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 6:15 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
CLECleveland Guardians+10449%−13156.7%———
CHWChicago White Sox−10451%+10947.7%———
Spreadabout even
CLECleveland Guardians+0.3our margin————
CHWChicago White Sox−0.3our margin————
Totalwe expect 8.7
Over8.7our total————
Under8.7our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Cleveland Guardians by 13 runs: <1%Cleveland Guardians by 12 runs: <1%Cleveland Guardians by 11 runs: <1%Cleveland Guardians by 10 runs: 1%Cleveland Guardians by 9 runs: 1%Cleveland Guardians by 8 runs: 1%Cleveland Guardians by 7 runs: 2%Cleveland Guardians by 6 runs: 3%Cleveland Guardians by 5 runs: 4%Cleveland Guardians by 4 runs: 5%Cleveland Guardians by 3 runs: 7%Cleveland Guardians by 2 runs: 9%Cleveland Guardians by 1 run: 16%Chicago White Sox by 1 run: 12%Chicago White Sox by 2 runs: 10%Chicago White Sox by 3 runs: 8%Chicago White Sox by 4 runs: 6%Chicago White Sox by 5 runs: 4%Chicago White Sox by 6 runs: 3%Chicago White Sox by 7 runs: 2%Chicago White Sox by 8 runs: 2%Chicago White Sox by 9 runs: 1%Chicago White Sox by 10 runs: 1%Chicago White Sox by 11 runs: 1%Chicago White Sox by 12 runs: <1%Chicago White Sox by 13 runs: <1%
← CLE wins byCHW wins by →
Chicago White Sox wins by 2 or more39%
Chicago White Sox wins by 3 or more28%
Cleveland Guardians wins by 2 or more33%
Decided by one run28%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

8.7 expected
1 runs: 2%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 6%4 runs: 5%5 runs: 11%6 runs: 7%7 runs: 12%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 6%11 runs: 8%12 runs: 5%13 runs: 5%14 runs: 3%15 runs: 3%16 runs: 2%17 runs: 2%18 runs: 1%19 runs: 1%20 runs: 1%21 runs: <1%22 runs: <1%23 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 6.567%
Total over 8.547%
Total over 10.530%
Total from 7 to 1037%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
CLEGavin Williams SP · last 3 starts: 19.2 IP, 0.92 ERA, 33 Kstarted
CHWAnthony Kay SP · last 3 starts: 16.2 IP, 2.70 ERA, 14 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
CLE·CHW
Aug 7 at CHW
last game
Aug 7 vs CLE
0 days
days of rest
0 days
6
games in last 7 days
6
2nd straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 115+ games
CLE·CHW
−0.01
rating (0 = average)
−0.03
4.0
runs / game
4.7
4.2
runs allowed / game
4.5
58−59
season record
59−56
28−31
home record
34−22
30−28
away record
25−34
W1
streak
L4
4−6
last 10
4−6
7.7
hits / game
8.0
0.96
home runs / game
1.30
3.6
walks drawn / game
3.4
8.3
batter strikeouts / game
9.1
9.3
pitcher strikeouts / game
8.5
0.55
errors / game
0.56

Rating Trend

CLE · CHW · 133 days
Cleveland GuardiansChicago White Sox
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · CHW 4−6
Aug 7at CHWCLE 8 − 2
Jul 5at CLECHW 7 − 6
Jul 4at CLECHW 3 − 1
Jul 3at CLECLE 4 − 3
Jul 2at CLECLE 6 − 5
Jun 24at CHWCLE 4 − 3
Jun 23at CHWCHW 2 − 1
Jun 22at CHWCHW 6 − 5
Sep 14, 2025at CLECLE 3 − 2
Sep 13, 2025at CLECLE 3 − 1

CLE · Last 10

4−6 · streak W1
Aug 7at CHW8 − 2W
Aug 6vs NYM6 − 13L
Aug 5vs NYM5 − 6L
Aug 4vs NYM2 − 6L
Aug 2vs ARI5 − 0W
Aug 1vs ARI8 − 12L
Jul 31vs ARI1 − 4L
Jul 29at CIN6 − 1W
Jul 28at CIN0 − 2L
Jul 28at CIN6 − 5W

CHW · Last 10

4−6 · streak L4
Aug 7vs CLE2 − 8L
Aug 6at BOS11 − 12L
Aug 5at BOS0 − 4L
Aug 4at BOS2 − 14L
Aug 2at TB9 − 1W
Aug 1at TB0 − 1L
Jul 31at TB6 − 1W
Jul 30vs NYY2 − 1W
Jul 29vs NYY6 − 5W
Jul 28vs NYY2 − 3L