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MLB Scores & Recap — October 5, 2026

All 2 MLB finals from October 5, 2026, with box-score recaps and standout performers below — plus our model scoreboard: what Signal Labs projected before first pitch versus what actually happened.

🎯 Our model scoreboard

LOSS New York Yankees ML at -130 ◆◆◆◆
New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays — model 58.7% vs market 54.3% · CLV -0.77pp
Result: New York Yankees 2 @ Tampa Bay Rays 5 · -1.50u

Shown straight — wins and losses. Full history on the public track record.

Every MLB game · October 5, 2026

Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Guardians
4–3
Chicago White Sox: 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0  |  Cleveland Guardians: 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Chicago White Sox edged Cleveland Guardians 4–3 at Progressive Field in a one-run game. The teams combined for 7 runs.

New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays
2–5
New York Yankees: 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0  |  Tampa Bay Rays: 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0

Tampa Bay Rays held off New York Yankees 5–2 at Tropicana Field. Ben Rice led the offense (2-3 | 2 HR, BB, 2 RBI). The teams combined for 7 runs.

Top performers · October 5, 2026

At the plate

PlayerTeamLine
Ben RiceNew York Yankees2-3 | 2 HR, BB, 2 RBI

On the mound

PitcherTeamIPKERHBB
Gavin WilliamsCleveland Guardians5.011243
Sean BurkeChicago White Sox5.16111

Box-score data via MLB StatsAPI.

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