The White Sox Daily Briefing — Morning Lineup, Thu, Oct 8, 2026

01 The White Sox L 3-9 vs CLE ▸

Wed Oct 7 · Rate Field · 3:00 CT · Final L 3–9

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	9	11	0
Chicago White	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	6	0

WPFoster GriffinLPBryan Hudson

Three Stars

★ ★ ★

Sean Newcomb

2.0 IP · 1 H · 0 ER · 1 K

Tristan Peters

1-for-4 · 1 2B · 1 RBI

Kyle Teel

1-for-4 · 1 2B · 1 RBI

Key Plays

B1Kyle Teel doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Sam Antonacci scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd.
T3Steven Kwan singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Travis Bazzana scores. Brayan Rocchio to 2nd.
T3Jo Adell triples (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Steven Kwan scores. José Ramírez scores. Chase DeLauter scores.
B4Tristan Peters doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Chase Meidroth scores.
T5Chase DeLauter reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Chase Meidroth. José Ramírez scores.
B6Sam Antonacci hit by pitch. Braden Montgomery scores. Randal Grichuk to 3rd. Colson Montgomery to 2nd.

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White Sox Leaders

Cat	Leader	#
AVG	Grichuk DH	.287
OBP	Antonacci LF	.370
HR	Murakami 1B	35
RBI	Vargas 3B	93
SB	Vargas 3B	22

Next Games

Thu, Oct 8 · vs CLE

7:00 CT

Rate Field

CLE: 85-77, 1st AL Central (L1) · Season series: 9-7

White Sox

Hagen Smith

1.29 ERA · 3-3 · 28.0 IP · 41 K · 0.96 WHIP

CLE Parker Messick

2.56 ERA · 12-9 · 186.1 IP · 193 K · 1.06 WHIP

Lineup

Benintendi

Montgomery

Doyle

Meidroth

Montgomery

Rogers

Teel

Acuña

Vargas

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52°F · Clear · 7 mph WNW

Sat, Oct 10 · at CLE

7:00 CT

Progressive Field

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Form Guide (Last 7 Days)

Hitters Heating Up (L7)

Vargas.378xwOBA.273 · 1 HR · .894 OPS
Murakami.351xwOBA.269 · 3 HR · 1.098 OPS
Antonacci.348xwOBA.407 · 0 HR · .933 OPS
Grichuk.335xwOBA.316 · 2 HR · 1.070 OPS

In the Icebox (L7)

Doyle.245xwOBA.300 · 3 HR · 1.050 OPS
Rogers.267xwOBA.083 · 0 HR · .350 OPS
Acuña.269xwOBA.154 · 1 HR · .539 OPS

Arms Dealing (L7)

Smith2.45xERA10.0 IP · 2.70 ERA · 15 K · 36.2% Whf
Hicks2.85xERA5.0 IP · 0.00 ERA · 9 K · 28.2% Whf
Taylor2.97xERA12.0 IP · 3.75 ERA · 12 K · 29.4% Whf

In the Doghouse (L7)

Schultz5.62xERA17.2 IP · 4.08 ERA · 18 K · 21.0% Whf
Kay5.05xERA30.2 IP · 6.46 ERA · 25 K · 23.4% Whf

02 Scouting Report Today’s Matchup ▸

vs CLE · 7:00 CTRate Field

White Sox

Hagen Smith

1.29 ERA · 3-3 · 28.0 IP · 41 K · 0.96 WHIP

Last 3 Starts

Date	Opp	IP	K	BB
08-09	vs Cleveland Guardians	2.0	3	4
08-12	vs Cincinnati Reds	1.0	3	1
08-16	vs Detroit Tigers	1.2	1	1

Arsenal

93.8mph

48%usage 30%whf 2402rpm .301xwOBA

83.1mph

30%usage 44%whf 2412rpm .178xwOBA

88.3mph

19%usage 34%whf 2463rpm .311xwOBA

CLE

Parker Messick

2.56 ERA · 12-9 · 186.1 IP · 193 K · 1.06 WHIP

Last 3 Starts

Date	Opp	IP	ER	K	H	BB
03-30	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	6.0	0	5	5	0
04-05	vs Chicago Cubs	5.0	1	6	2	3
04-11	vs Atlanta Braves	6.2	0	5	4	2

Arsenal

94.4mph

42%usage 25%whf 2182rpm .257xwOBA

85.9mph

24%usage 36%whf 1860rpm .206xwOBA

92.8mph

15%usage 11%whf 2067rpm .354xwOBA

79.3mph

8%usage 12%whf 2289rpm .362xwOBA

03 Matchup Read Lineup × Arsenal ▸

Parker Messick tonight's arsenal × White Sox lineup

94.4

42%

.257

85.9

24%

.206

92.8

15%

.354

79.3

.362

87.0

.385

1	Andrew Benintendi	DH	—	C
2	Braden Montgomery	RF	safe: FF ●●●○	B
3	Brenton Doyle	CF	vuln: FF ●○○○	D
4	Chase Meidroth	2B	safe: FF ●●●●	C
5	Colson Montgomery	SS	vuln: FF ●●●●	D
6	Jake Rogers	C	vuln: FF ●○○○	D
7	Kyle Teel	C	safe: FF ●●●○	B
8	Luisangel Acuña	SS	—	C
9	Miguel Vargas	3B	safe: CH ●○○○	A

TEAM C exploit: FF (3)

04 The Stretch Season Pulse ▸

84–78 .519 1.0 GB 2nd AL Central W1

Run Differential

+56

776 RS · 720 RA · Pythag: 87-75

Splits

Home48-33.593

Away36-45.444

vs RHP61-51.545

vs LHP23-27.460

1-Run25-22.532

Extras7-10.412

Day34-31.523

Night50-47.515

Last 107-3.700

Grass75-72.510

05 The Pressbox Roster · Transactions ▸

Recent Transactions

10-03Status ChangeChicago White Sox activated RHP Tyler Davis.

10-03Status ChangeRHP Huascar Brazobán roster status changed by Chicago White Sox.

Injured List

Injured 15-Day: P Luis Castillo
Injured 60-Day: LF Brooks Baldwin; P Jordan Leasure; P Ky Bush; P Mike Vasil; P Prelander Berroa; LF Tanner Murray
Forty Man: C Drew Romo; P Drew Thorpe; C Edgar Quero; P Huascar Brazobán; C Joey Bart; P Jonathan Cannon; CF Junior Perez; RF Rikuu Nishida; P Shane Smith; P Tanner McDougal; P Trevor Richards; P Tyler Schweitzer

06 Down on the Farm No games ▸

Charlotte Knights

No game / not final

off day

81–68 · 2nd

Birmingham Barons

No game / not final

off day

61–77 · 3rd

Winston-Salem Dash

No game / not final

off day

73–58 · 2nd

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

No game / not final

off day

71–61 · 3rd

Prospect Watch

#NamePosLvlLine

#1Braden MontgomeryRFMLBDNP

#2Noah SchultzPMLBDNP

#3Caleb Bonemer3BA+DNP

#4Hagen SmithPMLBDNP

#5Billy CarlsonSSADNP

#6Tanner McDougalPMLBDNP

#7Jaden FauskeOFADNP

#8Christian OpporPA+DNP

#9Sam AntonacciLFMLBDNP

#10Kyle LodiseSSA+DNP

#11William Bergolla Jr.2BAAADNP

#13Javier Mogollon2BA+DNP

#14George WolkowOFA+DNP

#15Jeral Perez3BA+DNP

#23Tyler SchweitzerPMLBDNP

07 Today’s Slate Thu Oct 8 ▸

CLE @ CWS

7:00 CT

Messick vs Smith

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08 AL Central Rivals · Yesterday ▸

Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	L10
Guardians	85	77	.525	—	8-2
White Sox	84	78	.519	1.0	7-3
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0	6-4
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0	4-6
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0	2-8

Rivals · Yesterday

Guardians W 9-3 at CWS

WP: Foster Griffin · LP: Bryan Hudson

09 Wild Card Race The Playoff Line ▸

AL Wild Card3rd Wild Card4 games clear of the line

American League Wild Card

Team	W	L	PCT	WCGB	L10	STRK
WC1Yankees	93	68	.578	+13.5	5-5	W1
WC2Red Sox	87	75	.537	+7	5-5	L1
WC3White Sox	84	78	.519	+4	7-3	W1
Playoff Line
4Rangers	80	82	.494	4	4-6	L1
5Orioles	79	82	.491	4.5	6-4	L1
6Blue Jays	79	83	.488	5	4-6	W1
7Twins	77	85	.475	7	6-4	W1
8Tigers	76	86	.469	8	4-6	L1
9Mariners	76	86	.469	8	6-4	W2

In via the divisionTBCLEHOU

10 Around the League Oct 7 · 0 Notes ▸

News Wire

A quiet night around the league.

Yesterday’s Scoreboard

Away		Home		W	WP
CLE	9	CWS	3	CLE	Griffin
LAD	4	ATL	1	LAD	Henriquez
TB	4	NYY	3	TB	Seymour
MIL	3	SD	1	MIL	Ashby

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Standings — All Six Divisions

AL East

Team	W	L	GB
Rays	98	64	—
Yankees	93	68	4.5
Red Sox	87	75	11.0
Orioles	79	82	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	19.0

AL Central

Team	W	L	GB
Guardians	85	77	—
White Sox	84	78	1.0
Twins	77	85	8.0
Tigers	76	86	9.0
Royals	69	93	16.0

AL West

Team	W	L	GB
Astros	81	81	—
Rangers	80	82	1.0
Mariners	76	86	5.0
Athletics	64	98	17.0
Angels	62	100	19.0

NL East

Team	W	L	GB
Braves	94	68	—
Phillies	88	74	6.0
Marlins	80	82	14.0
Nationals	77	85	17.0
Mets	74	88	20.0

NL Central

Team	W	L	GB
Brewers	103	59	—
Cubs	89	73	14.0
Pirates	82	80	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	26.0
Reds	75	87	28.0

NL West

Team	W	L	GB
Dodgers	100	62	—
Padres	91	71	9.0
D-backs	86	76	14.0
Giants	65	97	35.0
Rockies	58	104	42.0

League Leaders

Batting

Cat	Leader	#
AVG	Yordan Alvarez HOU	.316
HR	Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC	45
RBI	Alec Burleson STL	116
SB	Nasim Nuñez WSH	49
OPS	Yordan Alvarez HOU	1.033

Pitching

Cat	Leader	#
ERA	Jacob Misiorowski MIL	1.80
SV	Bryan Baker TB	41
W	Sonny Gray BOS	18

11 This Day in White Sox History Oct 8 ▸

No historical entries for today’s date.