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Guardians Eliminate White Sox in ALDS Game 5 — 4dThe Cleveland Guardians eliminated the Chicago White Sox with a 2-0 win in Game 5, completing a comeback after trailing 2-0 in the series. Munetaka Murakami struck out four times in the deciding game but said he was grateful for his first season with Chicago and happy to have played postseason baseball.

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Guardians, White Sox set for winner-take-all ALDS Game 5 — 4dCleveland’s Gavin Williams will start Saturday’s winner-take-all ALDS Game 5 against Chicago’s Sean Burke after closing out the Guardians’ Game 4 win to tie the series 2-2. Burke, who dominated in a Game 2 victory, will start for the White Sox as both teams look to advance to the AL Championship Series.

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Guardians Beat White Sox, Advance to ALCS — 6dFoster Griffin struck out seven over 2⅔ innings in his postseason debut, helping the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-3 in ALDS Game 3 and avoid elimination. His relief performance set a Cleveland postseason record for strikeouts by a reliever and kept the series alive.

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Guardians Beat White Sox, Force Decisive Game 5 — 6dThe Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 in Game 4, powered by José Ramírez and a six-run sixth inning, to tie the ALDS at 2-2. The teams will meet in a winner-take-all Game 5 in Cleveland on Saturday, with the winner advancing to the ALCS.

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Red Sox Eye Second Straight Winter Offensive Upgrades — Oct 5, 2026Outscored 18-2 in a second straight Wild Card exit to the Yankees, the Red Sox will again target offense after Breslow said the lineup did not slug.

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Tom Gallagher Fenway rewards lefty power and smart contact hitters. Building around that while giving the prospects time to develop is the right approach.

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White Sox Near ALCS After Historic TurnaroundSports — 6dThe Astros’ latest postseason collapse has renewed calls to fix their October struggles, while the high-spending Mets also endured a disastrous season and missed the playoffs for a second straight year. In contrast, the White Sox have rebounded from three consecutive 100-loss seasons to take a 2-0 lead over Cleveland in the ALDS and return to the playoffs at home.

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White Sox Seek Game 4 Win After Guardians Rally — Oct 6, 2026The White Sox bring a 2-0 lead over the Guardians back to Rate Field, one win from reaching the ALCS for the first time since 2005. They can clinch a postseason series at home for the first time since the 1906 World Series, with strong fan demand driving Game 3 tickets to sell out and resale prices sharply higher.

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White Sox Sweep Astros, Advance to Face Guardians — Sep 28, 2026Pope Leo XIV, a lifelong Chicago White Sox fan, sent team chairman Jerry Reinsdorf a letter of support before the Sox’s AL Wild Card opener against the Houston Astros. He blessed the team and said he hoped sports would promote friendship, solidarity and respect; the letter followed the Sox’s tribute to him at a game in August.

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Guardians Beat Rays to Take ALCS Game 1Sports — 4dJosé Ramírez’s go-ahead two-run homer lifted the Cleveland Guardians to a 2-0 Game 5 win over the Chicago White Sox, completing a comeback from a 0-2 deficit and sending Cleveland to the ALCS. The decisive hit capped a turnaround fueled by Ramírez’s key contributions in the previous two games.

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Munetaka Murakami rates White Sox playoff clinch celebration at 100 — Oct 1, 2026After the White Sox clinched a playoff berth, Munetaka Murakami rated the clubhouse party 100 and yelled he is Japanese while getting doused. Their X post drew 9,538 likes.

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Guardians bats go cold in Game 2 loss, trail White Sox 2-0 — Oct 5, 2026The Guardians’ offense has gone quiet in the ALDS, managing seven hits across two losses and going hitless in eight chances with runners in scoring position, leaving Cleveland down 0-2 to the White Sox. While Cleveland’s pitching has kept the games close, analysts argue the postseason slump exposes the limits of its offense; the Guardians must turn things around in Game 3 to avoid a sweep.

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White Sox Sweep Astros to Reach Division Series — Sep 29, 2026

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Sam Okafor White Sox are playing with real confidence now, they earned this sweep.

White Sox beat Guardians 3-0 in ALDS opener — Oct 1, 2026The Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of the ALDS, taking the lead on Munetaka Murakami’s two-run homer and adding an insurance run on Colson Montgomery’s RBI double. Chicago’s bullpen worked out of repeated bases-loaded threats to preserve the shutout.

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Dodgers, Brewers Advance to NLCS — Oct 5, 2026The Dodgers beat the Braves 3-1 to take a 2-1 lead in their National League Division Series. The White Sox and Rays also entered Wednesday with 2-0 leads and a chance to advance, while several other division series could be decided that day.

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White Sox Shut Out Guardians 3-0 in ALDS Opener — Oct 1, 2026The White Sox plan to use rookie Hagen Smith as an opener in Saturday’s ALDS Game 1 against Cleveland, which will start rookie Parker Messick; Guardians manager Stephen Vogt named Gavin Williams for Game 2. Smith is expected to work multiple innings as Chicago continues its bullpen approach after sweeping Houston in the wild-card round.

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Rankings name top Chicago White Sox pitchers and hitters — Sep 26, 2026Frank Thomas won consecutive MVP awards and set White Sox career records in home runs, RBIs and walks, topping a greatest-hitters ranking.

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Rachel Meyers The Rays clinching the AL East again proves their system works even if October results have been mixed.

Red Sox clinch fifth seed, beat Cubs 4-3 — Sep 25, 2026Red Sox clinch AL No. 5 seed, beat Cubs 4-3 as Anthony goes 3-for-3 with two doubles and a triple.

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Sam Okafor Bullpen came through with those scoreless innings to close it out. Anthony's three runs helped lock down that fifth seed.

White Sox Take 1-0 Lead Over AstrosSports — Sep 30, 2026The Chicago White Sox swept Houston in their American League wild-card series, earning their first postseason-series win in 21 years after Pope Leo XIV, a lifelong fan, sent the team a letter of support before Game 1. Chicago won the opener 6-3 and closed out the series with a 7-3 victory.

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Red Sox name rookie Tolle for Yankees opener — Sep 27, 2026The Red Sox will start rookie left-hander Payton Tolle against Cam Schlittler in Game 1 of their American League Wild Card series with the Yankees. Boston will turn to Sonny Gray for Game 2 and Ranger Suárez if a third game is needed.

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Don Cooper, White Sox coach for 2005 champions, dies at 70 — Sep 23, 2026Don Cooper, whose 2005 White Sox staff threw four consecutive complete games in the ALCS—first since the 1928 Yankees—has died at 70.

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Yankees Sweep Red Sox to Advance — Sep 29, 2026The Yankees took a 1-0 lead in their best-of-three AL Wild Card series with a 9-0 Game 1 win over the Red Sox, powered by Cam Schlittler’s 10 strikeouts and Ben Rice’s grand slam. Boston must win Game 2 to stay alive, with Sonny Gray set to face Max Fried; Roman Anthony is out of the lineup after aggravating his wrist injury.

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White Sox Take 1-0 Lead Over AstrosSports — Sep 27, 2026The 81-81 Houston Astros won the AL West and will host the 84-78 Chicago White Sox in a best-of-three Wild Card series, setting up a rematch of their 2021 postseason meeting. Chicago returns to the playoffs after a major turnaround, while Houston’s powerful lineup, led by Yordan Alvarez, poses a daunting test.

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Yankees-Red Sox Wild Card Games Set for 8 p.m. — Sep 27, 2026The Yankees–Red Sox best-of-three Wild Card Series will have prime-time games at Yankee Stadium, with all potential games carried on NBC and Peacock. MLB’s 2026 Wild Card Series runs Tuesday through Thursday, with games across NBC Sports platforms and Spanish-language coverage on Universo and Univision.

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Maya Lindstrom Yankee Stadium hosting all these games should give the Yankees the edge they need in this series.

Royals Edge White Sox, Delay Playoff Clinch — Sep 24, 2026Seth Lugo reached an AL-leading 200 hits allowed in his final start as Maikel Garcia's go-ahead double gave the Royals a 5-4 win that delayed the White Sox playoff clinch.

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Maya Lindstrom Chicago must be frustrated seeing their playoff hopes pushed back again by a team that just snapped its own skid.