White Sox vs. Guardians Series Set to Shape AL Central Race
- The Chicago White Sox head into a decisive American League Central series against the Cleveland Guardians holding a razor-thin half-game lead atop the division standings, according to reporting...
- Entering Saturday, the first-place White Sox stood at 75-72, just ahead of the second-place Guardians at 75-73, as reported by the Chicago Tribune.
- According to the Chicago Tribune, each of the first five games between the clubs was decided by a single run, with two contests extending into 10 innings.
The Chicago White Sox head into a decisive American League Central series against the Cleveland Guardians holding a razor-thin half-game lead atop the division standings, according to reporting by the Chicago Tribune.
AL Central Stakes at Progressive Field
Entering Saturday, the first-place White Sox stood at 75-72, just ahead of the second-place Guardians at 75-73, as reported by the Chicago Tribune. The two rivals meet for their final regular-season series from Monday through Wednesday at Progressive Field. While a wild-card berth also could be in play, Chicago shortstop Colson Montgomery emphasized the primary goal to the Chicago Tribune, stating, We want to win the division because we feel like we are the best team in the division.
Montgomery added, That’s what should happen — you feel like you are the best team in your division or things like that, you feel like you should win it. But also, we have to go out there and take it. Nobody is going to fold, nobody is going to let us run off and have all this stuff. We have to earn all this and we are all well aware of that. We just sit back and see what we are made of. I feel like we are going to be good.
Head-to-Head History and September Momentum
According to the Chicago Tribune, each of the first five games between the clubs was decided by a single run, with two contests extending into 10 innings. Cleveland enters the final stretch having gone 6-5 in September, making up ground while Chicago stumbled out of the gate this month with a 3-6 record. White Sox starter Anthony Kay acknowledged the challenge following a 7-3 loss detailed by the Chicago Tribune, noting, Everyone knows what’s ahead of us.
We still have control of our own destiny and got to keep chipping away each day.
Just keep playing our style of baseball.
Remaining Schedules and Down-Stretch Outlook
Following the conclusion of their weekend series in St. Louis against the Cardinals, the White Sox face a closing schedule where only one of their four remaining opponents holds a winning record—the Guardians, according to the Chicago Tribune. Once the series at Progressive Field wraps up, Chicago closes out the regular season against the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, and Colorado Rockies, all of whom sit well below the .500 mark. Meanwhile, the Chicago Tribune reports that the Guardians face a slate that includes the Minnesota Twins, Athletics, Boston Red Sox, and Kansas City Royals before the regular season concludes.
