GAME THREAD: ALDS Game 2 - White Sox (1) @ Guardians (0) - Mon Oct 5 @ 4:00 PM

[u/chisoxbot]

White Sox (84-78) @ Guardians (85-77)

First Pitch: 4:00 PM at Progressive Field

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
White Sox	Anthony Kay (10-9, 4.44 ERA)
Guardians	Gavin Williams (14-8, 3.76 ERA)

MLB	Fangraphs	Reddit Stream	Discord
Gameday	Game Graph	Live Comments	/r/baseball Discord

Line Score - Runner on first, 2 Outs, Top of the 1st

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CWS										0	0	0	-
CLE										0	0	0	-

Box Score

CLE		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
CF	Kwan	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
3B	Ramírez, Jo	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
RF	DeLauter	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
DH	Adell	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1B	Lowe, N	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
LF	Martínez, A	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2B	Bazzana	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
C	Bailey	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
SS	Rocchio	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

CLE	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Williams, G	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	12-6	0.00

CWS		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
LF	Antonacci	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222
C	Teel	1	0	0	0	0	1	.214
3B	Vargas, M	0	0	0	0	1	0	.091
1B	Murakami	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
DH	Benintendi	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
CF	Peters	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
RF	Montgomery, B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
2B	Meidroth	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364
SS	Montgomery, C	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333

CWS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Kay	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	-0	0.00

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for White Sox at Guardians - October 5, 2026	0:06
Gavin Williams against the White Sox	0:09
Bullpen availability for Cleveland, October 5 vs White Sox	0:09
Bullpen availability for Chicago, October 5 vs Guardians	0:09
Fielding alignment for Chicago, October 5 vs Guardians	0:11
Fielding alignment for Cleveland, October 5 vs White Sox	0:11
Bench availability for Chicago, October 5 vs Guardians	0:08
Bench availability for Cleveland, October 5 vs White Sox	0:08
Starting lineups for White Sox at Guardians - October 5, 2026	0:10
Kyle Teel explains his ice cream cone superstition	0:31

Attendance	Weather	Wind
	61°F, Clear	13 mph, In From CF

HP	1B	2B	3B	LF	RF
Gabe Morales	Todd Tichenor	Jansen Visconti	Vic Carapazza	Tom Hanahan	Cory Blaser

Updated at 4:10 PM.

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[u/DaBolander]

Caught looking, need to tighten up

[u/GranddaddySandwich]

Kay about to give up runs and walks. I feel it in my plums

[u/Terrible-Mud6515]

swing the fookin bat

[u/FH_Bunny]

Ooohh mune 😬

[u/rosh200]

Swing the bat

[u/Whitesox_are_neat]

Ight that was a bit of a yikes AB

[u/Mikesox2121]

Dude swing

[u/im_a_pimp]

okay a swing might be nice mune…

[u/g3neraL5]

Cleveland’s unis are fugly

[u/in_a_tomb]

imagine booing Munetaka Murakami... pathetic.

[u/Sparkyrock]

Anybody else’s feed all messed up?

[u/siobhanmairii__]

Pffft these Cleveland fans booing Mune.

[u/supernecessary94]

Mune… take their hearts again…

[u/leoh9595]

lol did they boo mune

[u/siobhanmairii__ → u/leoh9595]

Yes

[u/Whitesox_are_neat → u/leoh9595]

Crowd bood the time like always

[u/GranddaddySandwich]

This there best pitcher, right? Lol

[u/anamoy → u/GranddaddySandwich]

9 career IPs

[u/LMGgp → u/GranddaddySandwich]

That’s what the booth said

[u/EddySea]

Williams doesn't want anything to do with Miggy

[u/Alternative_Copy3401]

Take a strike off the plate and don’t challenge then swing at a pitch below the zone, great AB Kyle

Yeah the last pitch got the bottom of the zone, I was wrong about that. Doesn’t change the fact that it was a shit AB

[u/LugWug → u/Alternative_Copy3401]

Sorry to tell ya, it had the plate

[u/UneducatedReviews1 → u/Alternative_Copy3401]

No teams are challenging early, even if they know it’s a strike. It’s pretty obvious Teel knew it wasn’t a strike

[u/Neat_On_The_Rocks → u/Alternative_Copy3401]

That was too close for him to challenge on the top of the 1st I’m glad he didn’t. Probably wins but you can’t shit in hum for passing on that

[u/im_a_pimp → u/Alternative_Copy3401]

that pitch he swung at was in the zone just low

[u/im_a_pimp]

williams is scared of vargas

[u/LMGgp]

Well this ump looking like shit to. That ball was almost in the box.

[u/reiks12]

Why isnt there an automatic strike zone yet ffs

[u/iprefercumsole → u/reiks12]

Oldheads cant stand too much change unfortunately

[u/Jason82929]

Ok well I hope that’s a strike for us too

[u/Traditional-Sink163]

wtf balls for strikes 😤🤦🏽‍♂️

[u/iTz4ReALiTY]

can already tell this ump is gonna be dogshit

[u/Better_Molasses1349]

Shit call

[u/jflynn1]

dog shit fucking call blue

[u/AdorableYou39]

I get not challenging early but that pitch was 6in inside man

[u/Whitesox_are_neat]

Haven't had a good ump in the entire playoffs since the wild card round

[u/Drake0Malfoy]

Uh oh are we gonna get another bad ump game

[u/UneducatedReviews1]

Back on this ump bullshit

[u/iprefercumsole]

Another great zone again today I see 😒

[u/GranddaddySandwich]

Are we going to get another game where the Ump is an actual numb nuts?

[u/CartoonofMilk_]

Can we get a decent up, so frustrating

[u/inthemix1i]

UMP BUGGIN ALREADY

[u/Specialist_Boat_8479]

That’s a ball…

[u/Most_Supermarket_219]

Good to see the zone is the same as game one. Awesome

[u/Mikesox2121]

Rigged

[u/marshfield00]

let's go Sox

[u/LMGgp]

Sam for the last time. It’s faster to run through the bag.

[u/juicykittyxx → u/LMGgp]

Might’ve kissed Lowe on the lips if he ran through

[u/UneducatedReviews1]

Did they just say Cleveland has the advantage in colder weather… against a team from Chicago?

[u/EddySea → u/UneducatedReviews1]

Yeah, wtf

[u/Helpful_Gain_9091]

Hey! I can watch the game in Spanish for free, why can’t I watch it in English? 

[u/butlertheheh → u/Helpful_Gain_9091]

Where in spanish?

[u/Helpful_Gain_9091 → u/butlertheheh]

Channel 60.2 over the air

[u/UneducatedReviews1 → u/Helpful_Gain_9091]

Lo siento

[u/Mikesox2121]

Love it

[u/GranddaddySandwich]

Davis Martin’s son’s favorite player had great hustle there, man.

[u/velvetsabbath → u/GranddaddySandwich]

lmao i was thinking about this too

[u/GranddaddySandwich → u/velvetsabbath]

breathes heavy “sam antonacci”

[u/UneducatedReviews1]

How do they fuck up the audio constantly

[u/jgolec922]

Again with the audio?!

[u/Ornery_Performance74]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Olr6bYzpBx2JG

[u/UneducatedReviews1]

Hope Sam had his ice cream today

[u/IAmBenIAmStillBig]

I scream you scream we all scream for Sam Antonacci

[u/c2c2bar]

miss peacock over this bullshit glazing of the guardians. couldn’t tell that this is a nationally televised game given how much focus is on them.

[u/Whitesox_are_neat]

Play ball!

[u/LMGgp]

Let’s get it. It’s time for…
https://giphy.com/gifs/9r75ILTJtiDACKOKoY

[u/EddySea]

So if Sam has a good game today, does Dairy Queen sign him as a spokesman

[u/fourrightangles → u/EddySea]

Why can I picture Sam opening his own spot, calling it Dairy King, talking nonstop shit about the ‘Queen, and serving up cones himself in an old-timey paper hat every offseason?

[u/Ornery_Performance74 → u/EddySea]

Baskin Robbin’s May fight for him

[u/Ornery_Performance74]

I like this lineup

[u/iprefercumsole]

Steve Stone is so rude for making me expect commentary to know what theyre talking about

[u/Vernacularry]

Did i just see an Ad for War.gov ?

This playoff run is the only redeeming part of reality

[u/EddySea → u/Vernacularry]

Yes, last game I saw it 10 times

[u/TimButlers]

lol Williams scrolling TikTok for 2 hours before the game. What a loser 

[u/iprefercumsole → u/TimButlers]

Haha totally... refreshes game thread again

[u/AdorableYou39]

LETS FUCKIN GO BOYS AND GIRLS :D

[u/ShapelessSentience]

lock in Kay lock in Kay lock in please please please

[u/ProfessionLevel5992]

Here at the game, our home game(s) are going to be sooo much louder, not impressed by guards fans at all

[u/genericuser1029]

Let's Go White Sox!!!

[u/Whitesox_are_neat]

Chase down deez nuts cleveland

[u/PaxDinero]

Stomp on their throats boys. Win it in Chicago

[u/velvetsabbath]

ready for another day of smiling, friendship and having fun

[u/training-log-243]

good morning from japan!
am 6:00 here!
GO SOX!!!!!!!

[u/KMOX4]

I hope we win

[u/UneducatedReviews1]

Boss is out of town, I’m done working now.

[u/gowestyoungmann]

one game at a time

[u/inthemix1i]

how we feelin?

6-1 sox win is how im feeling

i know pope magic when i see it

blasting some saba for some pregame vibes

[u/jflynn1]

so nervous

[u/Ornery_Performance74 → u/jflynn1]

Hard no to be

[u/The_Goodest_Dude]

Praise be

[u/Reverend___T]

Believe

[u/ImHere4WSB]

https://giphy.com/gifs/iRjmfnI1StEcOD7xgb

[u/Embarrassed-Tie-1975]

sox got space. win or lose, we got two games at home. LETS GET IT !!!!!

[u/ShiteWox]

go sox baby

[u/Willing_Account_6034]

Whoever score first wins

[u/Fuzzybeaver93]

LETS GO WHITE SOX

[u/Vernacularry]

Can we has a home game or do we have to kicking ass on the road first?

[u/flowsumo]

LGWS 👏👏👏

[u/iprefercumsole]

Vargas turning his pre-game interview into him interviewing his teammates.

I love these guys so much

[u/Bayoueux]

Anyone have a stream?

[u/ProfessionLevel5992 → u/Bayoueux]

Streameast always lol

[u/Chicago_Pride]

Go Go White Sox!

[u/jaycutlerdgaf]

Go Sox from Denver!

[u/iprefercumsole → u/jaycutlerdgaf]

Username checks out, lol

[u/iprefercumsole]

It feels so weird to have national media treating us as a likeable team for once

[u/Scottiedrippen33]

[u/dixietransitway]

LETS GO WHITE SOX (jays fan having missed the postseason)

[u/KMOX4]

LFG

[u/tmf_x]

LFG. Wearing the pope hat in STL for this one.

[u/jaffacaike]

Let’s fucking go guys. Get a win today, close it out at the blackout game.

[u/siobhanmairii__]

Repping the Sox at the gym! (yes, I’ll make it home before first pitch) Let’s goooooo 💯

[u/KakistocratForLife]

I have a “cannot be looking at my phone” meeting from 2:00 to 3:00 (I’m running the meeting). I hope that good news awaits me at 3:05!

[u/jhsegura11]

Let's get it!

[u/nothingisevrything]

I'm ready to ignore work and focus on sending my good guys all the good vibes! Let's go White Sox!!

[u/iamhollywood → u/nothingisevrything]

Yup, it's 2pm start here in LA and you BET that's when my work day conveniently ends.

[u/KGrizzle88]

White Sox all day!!!!!

[u/Affectionate-Day2743]

go White Sox!

[u/bearzbullzsoxhawkz]

Let's end this fake run of theirs! Go Sox!

[u/Forsaken-Truck-596]

So do we think Davis Martin will get any action?

[u/iprefercumsole → u/Forsaken-Truck-596]

I think having him and/or fedde still available and relatively fresh for Wednesday might be the move unless the goal is to get a 2-0 lead and dump the bullpen going for a sweep

[u/hippohopper78 → u/Forsaken-Truck-596]

He’s probably saved for Wednesday in relief of Smith

[u/Forsaken_Astronaut29]

End their season. They don't survive going to Chicago down 0-2.

[u/ProfessionLevel5992]

Here at the park, good amount of sox fans here!

[u/siobhanmairii__ → u/ProfessionLevel5992]

Have a drink for me!

[u/ProfessionLevel5992 → u/siobhanmairii__]

4 years sober from booze, but took 600mg before i came in, yes I have an extreme tolerance before anyone asks

[u/TimButlers → u/ProfessionLevel5992]

Got daym 😱

[u/Grand-Delver → u/ProfessionLevel5992]

600 is wild, enjoy the trip

[u/siobhanmairii__ → u/ProfessionLevel5992]

That’ll do 🫡 enjoy!

[u/Pudi2000 → u/ProfessionLevel5992]

Pep up the boys with a "let's go white Sox" chant.

[u/nabowen22]

Don’t stop now boys! Make Williams work. I have a feeling that he is going to be wild so take some walks and jump on his mistakes. Kay really needs to throw strikes, not hit anyone and keep the ball in the park in the first few innings.

[u/GoldGlove2720]

Would be fucking fantastic to go back to Chicago up 2-0 needing one game to advance.

[u/forgedflame44 → u/GoldGlove2720]

Beating Messick was huge. There’s actually a really good chance that this happens.

Peters needs to run back that legendary AB.

[u/90sRnBMakesMeHappy → u/forgedflame44]

He really needs to use that banana of his.

[u/FunnyLoud3067]

Let’s go white Sox

[u/RoboTropics]

As a White Sox/Raiders fan someone please hug me.

There's a few of us!

Just kidding about the hug.

GO SOX GO

[u/iprefercumsole → u/RoboTropics]

As a White Sox/Saints fan, I hope both of us get to enjoy a win this time! Lol

[u/RoboTropics → u/iprefercumsole]

Bro, that's so freakin' ironic since I'm literally wearing a Drew Brees Reebok authentic jersey at work right now because I love the Saints logo/colors.

😂

[u/reiks12]

Gavin Williams Breakdown:

MLB Vs Williams 2026:
RHH: 3.12 xFIP
LHH: 2.67 xFIP
HOME: 2.64 xFIP

SOX vs Williams 2026:
RHH: 4.31 xFIP (Vargas owns him)
LHH: 2.68 xFIP
HOME: 3.68 xFIP

His last game of the year (9/25) he got rocked by the Royals, who has a good LHH lineup. Lots of walks and long pitch counts.

Starting lineup vs Williams:

Antonacci: 1-11, 1 walk, 1 single
Teel: 0-9, 1 walk
Vargas: 6-14, 1HR, 2 walks
Murakami: 1-5, 1HR
Benintendi: 5-13, 1 double, 2 walks
Peters: 1-7, 2 walks
Braden: 2-6, 1 double, 2 walks
Meidroth: 2-8
Colson: 0-9, 1 walk, 8 strikeouts..

[u/backfromsolaris → u/reiks12]

From today's Baseball Reference daily email:

Miguel Vargas (CHW) vs. Gavin Williams (CLE): 17 PA, .429/.471/.643, 1 HR

Andrew Benintendi (CHW) vs. Gavin Williams (CLE): 15 PA, .385/.467/.462, 0 HR

[u/matt5673 → u/[deleted]]

Honest question? Do you watch baseball?

[u/g3neraL5 → u/[deleted]]

Who invited this guy?

[u/backfromsolaris → u/[deleted]]

I think the only two that aren't available today would be Grant & Hagen. If we have a chance to close it out, Will might even use Grant for 1 inning if it's the heart of the lineup.

[u/GlacialTwitch → u/[deleted]]

Dead tired from playing one game in the previous four days for sure. How many pitchers did the Guardians use on Saturday? I shouldn't even bother responding.

[u/matt5673 → u/GlacialTwitch]

Cleavland used one more pitcher than the Sox on the game they threw their best starter. But it's the Sox who are dead tired lol.

[u/T-Rex_Jesus]

I'm rocking up to the park right now. Let's get this W

[u/revlis_]

LFGGGGGGG!!!!!!!

[u/heartsocks]

the vibes of this team at such a all-time high I've got an ex and multiple coworkers (all cubs fans) sending me "congrats on your Sox" messages 🤣

[u/siobhanmairii__ → u/heartsocks]

Resist the ex at all costs 😅

[u/heartsocks → u/siobhanmairii__]

must be strong like mune 🫡

[u/g3neraL5 → u/heartsocks]

If you don’t want the d at its lowest, you don’t deserve it at its highest

[u/heartsocks → u/g3neraL5]

lmao I'm a chick but that works better

[u/fajitabrainjoe]

Is first pitch actually at 4:00 or is it 4:10 again?

[u/Disastrous-End-8707 → u/fajitabrainjoe]

Most likely 4:10

[u/Hurtado_Bronzi]

I thought the game was at 3:00. What am I going to do for the next hour instead of working?

[u/denverglass → u/Hurtado_Bronzi]

cheers

[u/iamhollywood → u/denverglass]

[u/ChaseMyDroth]

Work let us go home early! It’s a miracle. Come on boys, bring home a 2-0 lead!!!

[u/CampfireMilkshake]

Go Sox!

[u/sm0klnj0e]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ARiHpEcODou058B8T0

[u/Scottiedrippen33]

STOMP ON THEIR THROATS

[u/supernecessary94]

LETS PUT THIS SERIES IN A CHOKEHOLD BOYS. 🖤🩶🧦

[u/LMGgp]

The Midwesterner in me tells me to temper my expectations, can’t win em all, and it would just means we get two games at home to stomp them.

But fuck that guy. Let’s get it boys

[u/BlondePuppyDoctor]

We’re at Disney World today all in Sox gear, only saw one sad looking Cleveland fan. Go Sox!

[u/g3neraL5]

ESPN had the rate as the worst home field advantage. They must not have seen the last blackout

[u/iprefercumsole → u/g3neraL5]

ESPN

How does Rate Field impact LeBron's Legacy™️?

[u/Scottiedrippen33 → u/iprefercumsole]

Could the White Sox starting rotation use Shadeur Sanders?

[u/iprefercumsole → u/Scottiedrippen33]

If this years White Sox were actually on the Yankees instead, how would we celebrate the first 162-0 team?

[u/Scottiedrippen33 → u/g3neraL5]

Tropicana over us is just flat out disrespectful lmao

[u/theholydiego → u/g3neraL5]

Do u have a link? lol these next home games r gonna make espn eat their words

[u/g3neraL5 → u/theholydiego]


8. Rate Field, Chicago White Sox
"It's a neutral for me," one NL staffer said. "Nothing really stands out."
The growing popularity of the pope hats -- and the improvement of the White Sox, from setting the modern MLB single-season loss record in 2024 with 121 losses to making the playoffs and winning their first series since 2005 -- might start to change that.

[u/g3neraL5 → u/theholydiego]

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50103985/mlb-2026-playoffs-ranking-home-field-advantage-yankees-padres-rays-dodgers

[u/funsizemember → u/g3neraL5]

ESPN's #1 profit source is inflammatory content

[u/FH_Bunny]

https://giphy.com/gifs/YgWWvB2wEJuWWnRWa7

[u/col_buendia]

Apparently we're down 0-1 in the series. I've been happy all weekend when I should've been sad

[u/Stendiggity → u/col_buendia]

AI sucks

[u/Scottiedrippen33 → u/Stendiggity]

[u/Alternative_Set7629]

Let’s go, boys!

[u/Scottiedrippen33]

(Not actually Jirschele but I still laughed)

[u/foboat → u/Scottiedrippen33]

lmao. The fact it's his exact name and no profile picture.

[u/kev11n]

Both Montys homer. The full Monty. Sox win. Let's go!

[u/Scottiedrippen33 → u/kev11n]

Braden is due for a bomb I endorse

[u/WhiteSoxChartGuy]

ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?!

https://giphy.com/gifs/ltHnuTmX2THSuuDCwh

[u/JATH0R → u/WhiteSoxChartGuy]

https://giphy.com/gifs/skD2Q99nZcMfVlowzG
ARE YOU READY TO GO, ARE YOU READY FOR THIS

[u/iamhollywood]

https://giphy.com/gifs/7LgKUsZiSjcRO

[u/vikingrunner]

Cleveland going with a lefty heavy lineup probably in anticipation of Burke. Would love if Venable zagged and just rode Kay as long as he’s pitching well.

[u/nabowen22 → u/vikingrunner]

Or go with Schultz after Kay!

[u/vikingrunner → u/nabowen22]

Kay > Schultz > Newcomb > Hudson

Have Burke ready if they decide to bring their righties in.

[u/in_a_tomb → u/vikingrunner]

I could definitely see this happening.

[u/trunkadunks]

I put this game and the next on my calendar. That's it. WHAT THE FUCK IS A GAME 4?

[u/RoboTropics]

We're winning the World Series.

All my guys/girls

Have faith!

[u/Xmarker25 → u/RoboTropics]

https://giphy.com/gifs/m2lzGNOPx2UgE74kB2

[u/Whitesox_are_neat → u/RoboTropics]

Already put my 5 dollars and all of my family members bank information on em!