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Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox Final — August 7, 2026

Cleveland Guardians

FINAL

Chicago White Sox

Friday, August 7 · 7:41 PM ET

Last 10 games

Game by game

3-7

Last 10

4-6

-11

Net

-8

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Rest & travelrest and travel

Rest & travel

1 day

Days of rest

1 day

308 mi495 km

Travel to the game

Home

−1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Guardians visited the White Sox on Friday, August 7 at 7:41 PM ET.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Cleveland Guardians 8, Chicago White Sox 2

Cleveland Guardians won by 6.

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run line

OpenWhite Sox +1.5 (-145)
Guardians -1.5 (+125)

Close—

Total

Open8.5 (o +100 / u -118)

Close—

Moneyline

OpenGuardians -140 56%
White Sox +120 44%

Close—

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 46 times since 2023: the Guardians won 27 and the White Sox 19.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Jul 5, 2026	White Sox 7, Guardians 6 White Sox won
Jul 4, 2026	White Sox 3, Guardians 1 White Sox won
Jul 3, 2026	White Sox 3, Guardians 4 Guardians won
Jul 2, 2026	White Sox 5, Guardians 6 Guardians won
Jun 24, 2026	Guardians 4, White Sox 3 Guardians won

Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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