Chicago White Sox Playoffs 2026

The Chicago White Sox lead the Cleveland Guardians 2-0 in the ALDS (best of 5). Next: Game 3, Wed, Oct 7 · 4:00 PM EDT at Rate Field on TBS/truTV. They went 84-78 as the AL's No. 6 seed.

Chicago White SoxAL Central · American LeagueALDS · lead 2-0

84-78Regular season

No. 6AL seed

4-0Postseason

2ndAL Central

+56Run diff

7-3Last 10

1GB in AL Central

.519Win %

ALDS · best of 5Lead 2-0 vs GuardiansEvery game of the series →

Next gamevs GuardiansWed, Oct 7 · 4:00 PM EDT · TBS/truTV

If they advanceThe Rays/Yankees winnerin the ALCS

Season Trend

White Sox 2026 Postseason Games

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	TV
WC G1	Sep 29	at Astros	W 6-3
WC G2	Sep 30	at Astros	W 7-3
LDS G1	Oct 3	at Guardians	W 3-0
LDS G2	Oct 5	at Guardians	W 4-3
LDS G3	Oct 7	vs Guardians	4:00 PM	TBS/truTV
LDS G4	Oct 8	vs Guardians	5:00 PM	TBS/truTV
LDS G5	Oct 10	at Guardians	5:00 PM	TBS/truTV

WC = Wild Card Series, LDS = Division Series, LCS = League Championship Series, WS = World Series. Times Eastern; unplayed “if necessary” games disappear once a series is decided.

AL Central Final Standings

#	Team	W-L	Pct	GB
1	Guardians	85-77	.525	–
2	White Sox	84-78	.519	1
3	Twins	77-85	.475	8
4	Tigers	76-86	.469	9
5	Royals	69-93	.426	16

Division winners take seeds 1-3; the three best remaining records in the AL are wild cards. Full playoff picture →

Last Five Regular-Season Games

Date	Opponent	Result
Wed, Sep 23	at Royals	L 4-5
Thu, Sep 24	at Royals	W 9-1
Fri, Sep 25	vs Rockies	W 6-1
Sat, Sep 26	vs Rockies	L 6-9
Sun, Sep 27	vs Rockies	W 4-2

This Chicago White Sox playoffs page refreshes after every White Sox game: record, series score, next game, postseason results and standings. Compare them with the rest of the AL playoff picture, or see their projected route on the bracket.