MLB · 2026

Cleveland Guardians3rd AL Central - .480 pct vWed 16 Sep, 1:10 PM EDT Chicago White Sox1st AL Central - .524 pct

Match resultCleveland 53%White Sox 47%

What this game means

The two ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.

At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 5% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.

The result is worth up to 9 points in the Division race.

Cleveland Guardians
Playoffs19%
Division7%
Pennantseason odds2%
Byeseason odds3%
Chicago White Sox
Playoffs84%
Division75%
Pennantseason odds12%
World Seriesseason odds4%
Byeseason odds56%
Cleveland winDivisionCleveland Guardians7%8%▲ +1Chicago White Sox75%75%±0
White Sox winDivisionCleveland Guardians7%4%▼ -3Chicago White Sox75%83%▲ +8

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

AL Central · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify