Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox

CHICAGO – Let’s use a little win total math to break down the meaning behind a 6-3 victory for the White Sox over the Guardians on Saturday night at Rate Field, before the eighth sellout crowd of the season. In 2024, the White Sox won 41 games. Yes, we promised to stop going back to that forgettable campaign. Take a quick look and move on. For the 2025 season, the White Sox finished with 60 victories. That total was bolstered by an influx of young talent at the core of this rebuild providing an exciting brand of baseball after the All-Star break. So, we come to 2026, with Saturday’s come-from-behind win matching last year’s win total at 60 … with 46 games to play. More importantly, it ended a season-high four-game losing streak for the White Sox (60-56) and dropped the Guardians (58-60) and Twins to three back in the American League Central with the Tigers sitting 3 1/2 behind. There’s hardly any worry about that overall win number from the White Sox as a whole. They also aren’t paying too close attention to the standings on Aug. 8, although they understand the meaning of this series. “Obviously, our goal is playoffs and that matters,” White Sox center fielder Tristan Peters said. “It’s huge to get a win against them.” “Needed that one. I don’t think there’s two ways about it,” White Sox manager Will Venable said. “It was a great game, especially a comeback there against Gavin Williams, who just continues to be really hard to score on. The guys kept battling.” Cleveland grabbed a 2-0 lead against Anthony Kay (9-5) via Rhys Hoskins' two-run home run in the top of the sixth. But the White Sox didn’t stay down long, scoring five in the bottom half against Williams and Colin Holderman. Munetaka Murakami started the rally off Williams with a solo home run down the left-field line, giving him long balls in each of his last two games and 26 for the season. Murakami connected off a 99.8 mph sinker on a 1-1 pitch.