CJ Kayfus hit his first major league home run and scored twice to help the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Saturday night for their fifth straight victory.

The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-5, continuing their winning trend with a strong offensive display.

The past few seasons, the White Sox haven’t been the most talented team on the field, and they’re still last in the division with a record of 42-73. However, despite all of that, the Guardians can’t overlook their division foe and think they’re going to grab three easy wins at Guaranteed Rate Field this weekend.

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the Cleveland Guardians on Friday to open a three-game series. Chicago has a 24-32 record in home games and a 42-73 record overall. The White Sox are 28-7 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Slade Cecconi served up two home runs in the first inning and the White Sox ended Cleveland's five-game winning streak.

Against the White Sox over the weekend, Cleveland’s leadoff hitter only had one hit in 14 at-bats (.071 batting average) and one walk. By the time Sunday afternoon rolled around, Kwan was clearly getting frustrated with his lack of production at the plate.

The Chicago White Sox dropped their sixth straight game Saturday night, managing only four hits in a 3-1 loss to the Cleveland Guardians.

C.J. Kayfus comes up with a big hit to key the surging Cleveland Guardians to another win to further tighten the AL wild card standings.

Preview the Aug. 10 matchup between the Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.