White Sox, Guardians Set for ALDS Clash as Chicago Seeks Sweep

The White Sox and Guardians prepare to open their American League Division Series, with Chicago aiming to complete a sweep of the best-of-five matchup.

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How the odds moved · Will Cleveland Guardians win the 2026 American League Championship Series?

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The story so far

6 publishers have covered this in 81 articles since 19 Sept 2026. SI Feed published first, on 19 September at 15:37 UTC; CBS Sports Headlines followed 29h 21m later. The most recent article, from www.espn.com, appeared on 16 October at 14:36 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), The Guardian Sport (major outlet), SI Feed, CBS Sports Headlines, Latest articles, feeds.bleacherreport.com.

2 prediction markets price this story:

Will Cleveland Guardians win the 2026 American League Championship Series? — resolved “No” on 20 Oct 2026. The Yes outcome occurs if the Cleveland Guardians win the 2026 American League Championship Series. The No outcome applies if any other team wins or if the Guardians are eliminated before winning the series. Readers often mistake the linked Wild Card or ALDS games for the decisive event, but only the winner of the final ALCS determines the result.
Will the Cleveland Guardians win the 2026 World Series? — resolved “No” on 20 Oct 2026. The Yes outcome occurs if the Cleveland Guardians win the 2026 World Series. The No outcome applies if any other team wins or if the Guardians are eliminated before taking the title. Readers often mistake the linked story about the regular season for the final result, but only the actual World Series winner matters.

Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.

How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Will Cleveland Guardians win the 2026 American League Championship Series? at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

19 Sept, 15:37SI Feed Red Sox Playoff Hunt: Magic Number Down to 2 With Chance to Clinch—
20 Sept, 16:30SI Feed Will Red Sox Clinch Playoff Berth on Sunday? Here's How They Can Do It—
20 Sept, 20:58CBS Sports Headlines Red Sox clinch playoff berth: Three reasons why Boston is a legitimate World Series contender—
21 Sept, 02:36Latest articles Braves clinch NL East crown and help Red Sox punch playoff ticket—
21 Sept, 15:00SI Feed Red Sox Playoff Push: No. 2 Wild Card Magic Number, Unlikely Path Past Yankees—
22 Sept, 18:14SI Feed Red Sox's Unexpected Playoff X-Factor No One Saw Coming—
23 Sept, 15:17SI Feed Red Sox-Yankees Wild Card Showdown Isn't as Inevitable as It Seems—
24 Sept, 20:45CBS Sports Headlines White Sox clinch playoff berth: Why MLB's biggest surprise could go all the way to the World Series—
24 Sept, 20:47CBS Sports Headlines Cubs clinch playoff berth: Why Chicago could line up for a World Series win 10 years after its last title—
24 Sept, 20:53SI Feed Cubs Clinch Playoffs for Second Year in a Row, Work Remains for Top Wild Card Spot—
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1. 24 Sept, 21:01SI Feed First White Sox Playoff Berth Since 2021 is Cause for Celebration—
2. 24 Sept, 21:16www.espn.com White Sox clinch AL playoff berth after 324 losses over last 3 seasons—
3. 24 Sept, 21:16SI Feed Cubs, White Sox's Playoff Berths Make History in Wild Day for Chicago—
4. 24 Sept, 22:45SI Feed Takeaways After White Sox Offensive Explosion Clinches Playoff Spot—
5. 25 Sept, 01:14CBS Sports Headlines Guardians clinch playoff berth: Three reasons why Cleveland could break MLB's longest World Series drought—
6. 25 Sept, 02:27SI Feed The Guardians Have Clinched a Playoff Berth, But There Is Still Work to Be Done—
7. 25 Sept, 03:58SI Feed The 3 White Sox Who Have the Most to Prove This Postseason—
8. 25 Sept, 11:45SI Feed Red Sox May Have Last-Second Hail Mary for AL Wild Card Series—
9. 25 Sept, 11:49SI Feed Guardians Clinch Postseason with Low-Scoring Win Over Red Sox, Look for Central Crown Now—
10. 25 Sept, 12:13CBS Sports Headlines Padres clinch playoff berth: Why red-hot San Diego team could win its first World Series ever—
11. 25 Sept, 16:00SI Feed Cleveland Guardians’ September Surge to Make Postseason is the New Normal—
12. 25 Sept, 16:52SI Feed Re-Grading the White Sox' Trade Deadline Moves After Clinching Playoffs—
13. 25 Sept, 19:07feeds.bleacherreport.com Pope Leo XIV Has Hilarious Response to White Sox Clinching 2026 MLB Playoffs Berth in Video—
14. 26 Sept, 01:44www.espn.com Yankees, Red Sox to meet in playoffs for 7th time—
15. 26 Sept, 15:22SI Feed White Sox Win Again, But They Need to Look West as Wild Card Reality Sets In—
16. 27 Sept, 21:19CBS Sports Headlines Phillies survive scare, clinch playoff berth in Game 162: Three reasons why they can win the World Series—
17. 27 Sept, 23:27SI Feed White Sox to Face Astros in Wild Card Round, Can They Get Playoff Revenge?—
18. 28 Sept, 19:10SI Feed White Sox' Biggest Advantage Against the Astros (and Their Biggest Concern)—
19. 28 Sept, 21:30SI Feed Recent Wild Card History Gives White Sox Hope Against Astros—
20. 29 Sept, 05:21SI Feed 3 Astros Relievers the White Sox Hope to See Early in the Wild Card Series—
21. 29 Sept, 12:50SI Feed Red Sox's 3 Keys to Beating Rival Yankees in AL Wild Card Series—
22. 29 Sept, 12:56CBS Sports Headlines White Sox vs. Astros AL Wild-Card Game 1 picks: Surprising Chicago could have a problem Tuesday in Houston—
23. 29 Sept, 13:00SI Feed Biggest Advantage Astros Have Against White Sox (and Biggest Concern)—
24. 30 Sept, 13:40SI Feed One Big Adjustment the White Sox Must Make Before Game 2—
25. 30 Sept, 14:56CBS Sports Headlines MLB playoffs: Which Game 1 loser has best chance to win Wild Card Series? Why there's hope for Cubs, Phillies—
26. 30 Sept, 15:01SI Feed Astros Manager Joe Espada Gives Honest Reason Why His Team Can Extend Playoff Series—
27. 1 Oct, 00:18feeds.bleacherreport.com Updated MLB Playoff Bracket 2026, White Sox vs. Guardians ALDS Odds, Preview21%
28. 1 Oct, 00:35SI Feed 3 Reasons the White Sox Won Their First Playoff Series Since 200521%
29. 1 Oct, 00:50www.espn.com The first MLB division series matchup is set! Here's how Guardians, White Sox can win it21%
30. 1 Oct, 01:19SI Feed Three Takeaways From the White Sox’ Sweep of the Astros21%
31. 1 Oct, 03:50CBS Sports Headlines What's next for the Red Sox? Boston's roller coaster season ends at hands of rival Yankees -- again21%
32. 1 Oct, 04:01SI Feed The Most Important Offseason Decision Facing Red Sox After Playoff Elimination21%
33. 1 Oct, 11:47SI Feed Guardians Already Benefiting From Time Off Ahead of ALDS Against Chicago21%
34. 1 Oct, 16:04www.espn.com Offseason questions for eliminated teams: What's next for Cubs, Red Sox, Astros21%
35. 1 Oct, 23:00SI Feed The Matchup That Could Decide the ALDS for the White Sox21%
36. 2 Oct, 04:57SI Feed Biggest Offseason Needs for Red Sox, Astros, Cubs, Phillies After Wild Card Losses22%▲1 points since the previous source
37. 2 Oct, 19:42SI Feed Who Needs to Step Up Most for the White Sox in the ALDS?22%
38. 2 Oct, 19:53SI Feed 5 Keys to Guardians Winning ALDS Against White Sox22%
39. 3 Oct, 00:39SI Feed 3 Ways the Guardians Can Pull Off a Sweep of the White Sox in the ALDS22%
40. 3 Oct, 11:45SI Feed Extra Rest May Have Unlocked This Guardians Superstar Ahead of Postseason Run22%
41. 3 Oct, 13:32CBS Sports Headlines Guardians vs. White Sox prediction, odds, time: 2026 ALDS Game 1 picks by proven model22%
42. 3 Oct, 14:17SI Feed 3 Reasons Why Guardians vs. White Sox ALDS Matchup Is Can't-Miss Baseball22%
43. 3 Oct, 17:06www.espn.com Follow live: White Sox, Guardians clash in Game 1 of ALDS22%
44. 3 Oct, 20:04feeds.bleacherreport.com Murakami Leads White Sox Past Guardians, Box Score Stats, Highlights, Updated MLB Playoff Bracket13%▼9 points since the previous source
45. 5 Oct, 11:15CBS Sports Headlines Guardians vs. White Sox prediction, odds, time: 2026 ALDS Game 2 picks by proven model15%▲2 points since the previous source
46. 5 Oct, 18:04SI Feed 3 Keys for Guardians to Bounce Back in Game 2 vs. White Sox14%▼1 points since the previous source
47. 5 Oct, 22:00SI Feed MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers Slide With Upset Possible, White Sox Surge18%▲4 points since the previous source
48. 6 Oct, 00:21CBS Sports Headlines MLB playoff winners and losers: White Sox one win from ALCS thanks to a trade from two years ago8%▼10 points since the previous source
49. 6 Oct, 00:30SI Feed Takeaways After White Sox Move One Win Out From ALCS with Comeback Win8%
50. 6 Oct, 01:52SI Feed The Guardians’ Glaring Weakness Is Predictably Sinking Them in the ALDS7%▼1 points since the previous source
51. 6 Oct, 23:59www.espn.com Guardians, White Sox to start openers as Chicago looks to sweep ALDS7%
52. 7 Oct, 04:45SI Feed Believe It or Not, White Sox Can Win First Playoff Series at Home in 120 Years7%
53. 7 Oct, 09:00The Guardian Sport Will Venable: the White Sox manager who used basketball tactics to transform a baseball loser7%
54. 7 Oct, 13:39CBS Sports Headlines Guardians vs. White Sox prediction, odds, time: 2026 MLB ALDS Game 3 picks for Wednesday, Oct. 7 by model7%
55. 7 Oct, 16:50SI Feed White Sox Game 3 Keys: How Chicago Can Sweep Cleveland in ALDS6%
56. 7 Oct, 19:15SI Feed Guardians Need a Drastic Offensive Shift to Survive White Sox7%
57. 8 Oct, 04:41SI Feed Can Young White Sox Handle First Taste of Playoff Adversity After Game 3 Loss?10%▲3 points since the previous source
58. 9 Oct, 04:07SI Feed Takeaways After White Sox Fail to Clinch at Home, Set Up Do-or-Die ALDS Game 523%▲13 points since the previous source
59. 9 Oct, 14:10SI Feed Pros and X-Factors for White Sox, Guardians to Advance to the ALCS21%▼2 points since the previous source
60. 9 Oct, 14:27SI Feed Pros and X-Factors for White Sox, Guardians to Advance to ALCS21%
61. 10 Oct, 00:00SI Feed Rays Will Have One Major ALCS Advantage Over Guardians or White Sox21%
62. 10 Oct, 00:30SI Feed White Sox Have Lots to Clean Up to Avoid Making the Wrong Kind of ALDS History21%
63. 10 Oct, 11:52www.espn.com Can the White Sox bullpen their way to the ALCS? Inside Chicago's 'Pitching Chaos Squared' plan21%
64. 10 Oct, 14:57SI Feed White Sox Can't Let Failure to Clinch ALDS at Home Get in Their Heads21%
65. 11 Oct, 02:49CBS Sports Headlines What's next for White Sox? After historic turnaround falls short, Chicago has path to sustained contention29%▲9 points since the previous source
66. 11 Oct, 03:07SI Feed Takeaways After White Sox Face Brutal and Historic ALDS Loss to Guardians36%▲7 points since the previous source
67. 12 Oct, 21:00SI Feed The Biggest Thing Separating Red Sox From Remaining MLB Contenders37%▲1 points since the previous source
68. 14 Oct, 03:17SI Feed The Biggest Key to a Successful White Sox Offseason44%▲6 points since the previous source
69. 14 Oct, 12:11SI Feed 3 Red Sox Offseason Predictions After ALWCS Heartbreak44%
70. 15 Oct, 12:59SI Feed The Red Sox Connection to Dodgers' Desperate NLCS Comeback Bid47%▲3 points since the previous source
71. 16 Oct, 14:36www.espn.com Odds: Guardians now favored to face Brewers in World Series63%▲16 points since the previous source
20 Oct, 05:47Market resolved: No

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