Overview
- First pitch is 7:10 p.m. ET at Progressive Field with RHP Tanner Bibee (9-11, 4.69) opposing LHP Martín Pérez (1-4, 3.15).
- Cleveland enters at 75-71 on the edge of the AL wild-card race after winning three of four against Kansas City.
- Chicago sits 57-90 but is 9-2 since Aug. 31, including a 5-1 win over Tampa Bay on Thursday.
- The Guardians have dominated the season series, holding an 8-2 advantage over the White Sox.
- Official lineups were posted Friday, with Steven Kwan and José Ramírez atop Cleveland’s order and Mike Tauchman and rookie Kyle Teel starting for Chicago.