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'It's win or go home': Guardians ready to do it again in Game 4
Headline from FOX 8 Cleveland, on the newest of 6 developments
Jo Adell and José Ramírez powered Cleveland with a pair of two-out triples, and the Guardians avoided an AL Division Series sweep by cooling off the Chicago White Sox with a 9-3 victory in Game 3 on Wednesday.
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Cleveland showdown: Guardians take on White Sox in ALDS
Headline from FOX 8 Cleveland ·
Chicago White Sox stun Guardians, seize 2-0 lead in ALDS
Headline from NBC Chicago ·
The pressure is on the Guardians in Game 2 of ALDS
Headline from FOX 8 Cleveland ·
White Sox return home riding a wave of momentum, just one win away from first trip to ALCS since 2005
Headline from WGN Chicago ·
White Sox looking to eliminate Guardians at home in AL Division Series
Headline from WHEC Rochester ·
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'It's win or go home': Guardians ready to do it again in Game 4
The Guardians and White Sox, familiar AL Central rivals, meet in the ALDS with Cleveland relying on José Ramírez, Jo Adell, and Parker Messick to counter Chicago's power and pitching depth.
The White Sox won their season series (seven games to six) against the division rival Guardians. But couldn’t hold them off in a late-September three-game set at Cleveland, or the American League Central standings as the Guardians won 24 of their last 34 games.
There's a slight chill in the air and that means it's time for playoff baseball in Cleveland, as the Guardians start their American League Divisional series against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon at 1:08 pm.
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 03: Munetaka Murakami #5 of the Chicago White Sox celebrates a single against the Cleveland Guardians during the first inning in game one of the American League Division Series at Progressive Field on October 03, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Cleveland Guardians host the Chicago White Sox in ALDS Game 1, with rookies Parker Messick and Hagen Smith set to start for their respective clubs.
CLEVELAND – White Sox manager Will Venable praised the energy that rookie outfielder Sam Antonacci brought to the top of the lineup during the Wild Card Series in Houston. But with the 2026 White Sox, energy does not come before platoon matchups, and Antonacci had a .
CLEVELAND — One game separated the Guardians and White Sox in the regular-season standings, and that’s exactly how close they were head-to-head. That figures to make for a nip-and-tuck playoff series in which one mistake could turn the tide.
CLEVELAND – The last time the White Sox faced the Guardians and their ace rookie Parker Messick at Progressive Field, a Tommy Pham three-run homer was the only damage they could muster in a 6-3 loss. In a 3-0 victory to open up their best-of-five American League Division Series showdown against the …
The White Sox defeated the Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of the ALDS, powered by Murakami's first career postseason home run and a dominant bullpen performance.
Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run homer, five Chicago pitchers combined for a three-hitter and the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of their AL Division Series. Colson Montgomery added an RBI double for the White Sox, who have won nine of their last 11 games dating back to the regu…
Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run homer, five Chicago pitchers combined for a three-hitter and the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of their AL Division Series on Saturday.
Munetaka Murakami's 440-foot postseason blast and a dominant bullpen game powered the Chicago White Sox to a Game 1 ALDS win over the Cleveland Guardians.
CLEVELAND – A playoff game with a likely American League Cy Young finalist in Parker Messick opposing them on the mound. A crisp October afternoon in Cleveland with the wind blowing in off Lake Erie. Two offenses combining for an 0-for-7 showing with runners in scoring position.
CLEVELAND — Everyone thought that White Sox reliever Grant Taylor’s day was done after the eighth inning Saturday. He already had thrown 31 pitches through three innings, and Sean Newcomb had been warming up.
The Chicago White Sox used a major league-leading 11 bullpen games en route to their first postseason appearance since 2021. Manager Will Venable also went with that approach to win Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series, starting a sweep at Houston .
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