White Sox's Sean Newcomb to start ALDS Game 3 — but how has he performed against Guardians so far?

Notable Cleveland hitters against Sean Newcomb

Several Cleveland hitters were successful against Newcomb in 2026. Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez had three hits in four at-bats, a double and a run batted in against Newcomb in 2026. Catcher Patrick Bailey had a double and a walk in three plate appearances against Newcomb in 2026.

Guardians' second baseman Travis Bazzana had a hit and a walk in four plate appearances, and left fielder Stephen Kwan had one hit and two walks in four plate appearances against Newcomb in 2026. The other nine Cleveland hitters who faced Newcomb in 2026 had no hits and two walks in 13 plate appearances.  

Newcomb had three appearances of 3.0 or more innings in 2026. In those three appearances, Newcomb pitched three innings each time, allowing four hits and no walks with eight strikeouts. In two postseason appearances, Newcomb has pitched 3.0 innings, allowing two earned runs on three hits with one intentional walk and eight strikeouts. 

Expect Newcomb to pitch once through the Cleveland order in Game 3 before Will Venable calls on the bullpen. Venable used seven different pitchers in the first two games of the series against Cleveland. Erick Fedde, Tyler Davis, Davis Martin, David Sandlin and Noah Schultz are pitchers on the White Sox's division series roster who have not appeared.