CLE 5 — 6 CWS
Final — 2026-06-22
MVP: Anthony Kay 6.0 IP, 8 K, 0 ER
123456789 RHE
CLE 000000302 580
CWS 011001102 6100
WP Chris Murphy (2-0)
LP Cade Smith (2-1)

Scoring Plays

Bot 2: B. Montgomery doubled to left, Meidroth scored. (0-1)
Bot 3: Benintendi singled to left, Antonacci scored, Vargas to third. (0-2)
Bot 6: Grichuk homered to left (374 feet). (0-3)
Top 7: Watson singled to right, Kwan scored and Schneemann scored, Bazzana to third. (2-3)
Top 7: Hoskins singled to center, Bazzana scored, Watson to third. (3-3)
Bot 7: Antonacci singled to right, B. Montgomery scored. (3-4)
Top 9: Bailey singled to right, Bazzana scored. (4-4)
Top 9: Manzardo hit sacrifice fly to center, Bailey scored, Rocchio to third. Cleveland Guardians challenged call on the field was overturned. (5-4)
Bot 9: Antonacci singled to center, B. Montgomery scored and Peters scored. Cleveland Guardians challenged call on the field was upheld. (5-6)

CLE — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Bazzana 2B3210000201 .274.373.469.842
Fry LF2000000110 .219.339.371.710
Rocchio SS5031000010 .275.351.398.749
Hoskins 1B4010001010 .176.313.357.670
Manzardo DH3000001130 .235.324.404.728
Arias 3B5000000050 .192.222.346.568
Fairchild RF2000000010 .167.423.167.590
Hedges C2000000000 .255.319.343.662
Halpin RF4000000030 .156.174.222.396
Kwan LF0100000200 .206.321.251.572
Schneemann CF2110000000 .216.288.352.640
Watson PH1010002001 .077.077.077.154
Bailey C1110001000 .186.242.262.504

CWS — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Antonacci LF4120003112 .291.391.422.813
Vargas 1B4010000020 .236.352.462.814
Benintendi DH2010001000 .236.294.426.720
Teel C4000000030 .000.000.000.000
Montgomery 3B4000000040 .218.312.487.799
Meidroth 2B4110000010 .270.337.384.721
Montgomery RF3222001110 .262.311.452.763
Peters CF4111000000 .289.350.443.793
Acuna SS3010000001 .215.257.254.511
Grichuk DH2110011000 .264.301.557.858
Gonzalez PH1000000010 .163.268.224.492

CLE — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Williams 5.0522180 95-60 3.821.13
Herrin 1.0111011 16-10 3.081.41
Armstrong 1.0211010 14-9 3.321.20
Smith 1.2222130 28-19 2.781.09L, 2-1

CWS — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Kay 6.0300280 101-69 4.241.39
Taylor 0.2333220 30-17 3.051.17
Hudson 1.1000130 23-13 2.191.22
Dominguez 0.1222110 22-12 4.451.34
Murphy 0.2000010 6-4 5.271.76W, 2-0

Venue: Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois (23,151)

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire: Nick Mahrley, First Base Umpire: Ryan Blakney, Second Base Umpire: Tripp Gibson, Third Base Umpire: Marvin Hudson

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