White Sox 5-3 in last eight meetings as Guardians visit Rate Field

An October meeting at Rate Field pairs two teams that have spent the past week trading punches, with Cleveland holding the latest word: a 9-3 rout of the White Sox on October 7. Before that, Chicago had taken back-to-back meetings, including a 3-0 shutout on October 3.

Form mirrors the see-saw: the White Sox come in L-W-W, the Guardians W-L-L. Cleveland's bats swung from a shutout to nine runs across three games, while Chicago's offense stayed modest at three, four and three runs in the same stretch. With five wins in the last eight meetings, Chicago owns the broader edge in this rivalry.