Game result and context
Cleveland Guardians beat Chicago White Sox 7-6 in the ninth, move within 0.5 games of division lead
Trailing by a run entering the bottom of the ninth, the Cleveland Guardians scored two runs to beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6 on September 15, 2026, at Progressive Field. Travis Bazzana homered twice and Jo Adell also homered for Cleveland, now 77-75 and 0.5 games behind the 77-74 White Sox in the division.
Final result
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6 in nine innings at Progressive Field on September 15, 2026. Cleveland scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to erase a late deficit and win in front of a crowd of 23,514.
The victory moved the Guardians to 77-75. The White Sox fell to 77-74.
How the game changed
Cleveland struck first and quickly. Jo Adell homered in the bottom of the first, driving in two runs, and Travis Bazzana followed with a solo shot later in the inning for a three-run lead.
Chicago chipped away with single runs in the fourth and fifth, while Cleveland answered with one in the fifth. The sixth swung the game. The White Sox scored four runs in the top half to take the lead, and Bazzana's second solo homer in the bottom half pulled the Guardians back within one.
Neither side scored in the seventh or eighth. Cleveland then put up two runs in the ninth to win it. The Guardians finished with three home runs; the White Sox had none.
Key performances
Bazzana went 2 for 4 with two home runs, two runs scored and two RBIs. Adell had one hit, the first-inning homer, and drove in two. Brayan Rocchio added two hits in three at-bats with a run scored and two RBIs.
Foster Griffin worked 4.0 innings for Cleveland, striking out five and allowing two earned runs.
For Chicago, Miguel Vargas drove in three runs on one hit in three at-bats. Chase Meidroth had two hits in five at-bats with a run scored and an RBI.
Season and playoff context
Through games of September 15, 2026, the White Sox remain first in the division at 77-74 with a magic number of 10. The Guardians, at 77-75, sit second, 0.5 games back, with an elimination number of 10 in the division race.
Cleveland ranks third in the wild-card standings and is not trailing for a spot, so the late rally kept both its division and wild-card hopes intact.
Series context
This was game 2 of a regular-season series of 3 games between the two clubs at Progressive Field.