# White Sox Clinch ALDS at Home

> Chicago White Sox must win Game 4 to clinch American League Division Series against Cleveland Guardians.
- Title: White Sox Clinch ALDS at Home · Chicago White Sox On SI
- Summary: Chicago White Sox must win Game 4 to clinch American League Division Series against Cleveland Guardians. Chicago White Sox need a home win to clinch American…
- Keywords: chicago white sox, cleveland guardians, al division series, tommy pham, hagen smith, parker messick, rate field, mlb playoffs, sports, White, Sox, Clinch
- Source: Chicago White Sox On SI — https://si.com/mlb/whitesox/onsi/white-sox-alds-lineup-game-4-last-chance-to-clinch-at-home-tommy-pham-starts-more-8
- Published: 2026-10-08T21:45:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: chicago white sox, cleveland guardians, al division series, tommy pham, hagen smith, parker messick, rate field, mlb playoffs, sports
## White Sox ALDS Lineup
Chicago White Sox must win at home to clinch American League Division Series and prevent return to Cleveland.
## Game Info
Chicago White Sox (84-78) vs Cleveland Guardians (85-77) at Rate Field 7:00 CT.
## White Sox Lineup
Chase Meidroth leads off with .368/.400/.579 in five playoff games.
## White Sox Lineup
Randal Grichuk bats second with 3-for-10 in playoffs.
## White Sox Lineup
Miguel Vargas bats third after 3-for-17 postseason slump.
## White Sox Lineup
Munetaka Murakami bats fourth after two-run homer vs Messick.
## White Sox Lineup
Tommy Pham starts at DH with 0-for-3 in postseason.
## White Sox Lineup
Brenton Doyle bats sixth against lefties.
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Kyle Teel bats seventh with 5-for-21 in playoffs.
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Braden Montgomery bats eighth after clutch hit in Game 2.
## White Sox Lineup
Colson Montgomery bats ninth hoping to regain magic.
## Key takeaway

Chicago White Sox need a home win to clinch American League Division Series against Cleveland Guardians.