Colson Montgomery’s 26th homer, a three-run shot, capped Chicago’s four-run third inning and the White Sox held on to beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-3. Munetaka Murakami and Randal Grichuk each doubled in a run as the White Sox increased their AL Central lead to 3 1/2 games over second-place Detroit. Cleveland and Minnesota fell four games back. Brenton Doyle had two hits to help Chicago win its 61st game, one more than in 2025 when the team finished last in the American League at 60-102. Steven Kwan had two hits for the Guardians, who lost for the fifth time in six games. The game was delayed by rain for 2 hours, 23 minutes, after the first inning.