The Chicago White Sox are moving closer and closer to one of the most unlikely postseason runs in recent history, after completing yet another come-from-behind win on Monday evening.
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Chicago won Game 1 of its series against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday afternoon behind a parade of relief pitchers and four heroic innings from Grant Taylor to finish out the win.
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A mammoth 440-foot home run from Munetaka Murakami in the fourth inning gave the White Sox a 2-0 lead they'd never relinquish, with the Guardians leaving seven runners on base and going 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position.
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On Monday night though, Cleveland looked to turn the tables.
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The Guardians jumped out to an early 2-0 lead when pitcher Sean Newcomb, replacing starter Anthony Kay, made a throwing error on a Nathaniel Lowe grounder.
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In the 4th inning though, Murakami struck again.
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After Kyle Teel singled and Miguel Vargas walked, Murakami hit a hard grounder through the right side of the infield to drive in Teel.
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With Cleveland still up 2-1, the big blow came a few innings later from another Chicago rookie.
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In the sixth inning Vargas led off with a single, and Randal Grichuk walked after Murakami grounded out.
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Reliever Erik Sabrowski threw a wild pitch that let the two runners get to second and third, but Tommy Pham flew out without scoring the tying run.
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Braden Montgomery though, delivered.
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On the very first pitch, Montgomery laced a sharp double to right field, bringing in both runners and giving the White Sox its first lead, 3-2.
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With high leverage Cleveland reliever Hunter Gaddis now in the game, Chase Meidroth floated a blooper to right, scoring Montgomery and extending the lead to 4-2.
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The Guardians built a rally of their own in the bottom of the 8th, with Chase DeLauter singling off bulk pitcher Sean Burke with two outs.
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White Sox manager Will Venable brought Grant Taylor back out, just two days after throwing 42 pitches in game one.
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It backfired, with Jo Adell crushing a 413-foot triple off the top of the left-center field wall and making it 4-3.
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Taylor recovered to get Lowe and send the game to the 9th.
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Remarkably, he finished it out himself on just five pitches, getting Angel Martinez, Travis Bazzana, and Patrick Bailey in order.
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That's the stuff playoff legends are made of.
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The series now shifts to the South Side of Chicago on Wednesday, with neither team having announced a starter.
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But the win makes the White Sox overwhelming favorites to advance to the ALCS against the winner of the Yankees-Rays series and continue a remarkable season.
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Just two years removed from losing 121 games and becoming the laughingstock of the league, the White Sox have rebuilt quickly.
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Smart trades, like acquiring Miguel Vargas from the Dodgers at the deadline in 2024 have combined with Murakami's outstanding first season and strong player development.
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Players like Montgomery, Colson Montgomery, Meidroth, Taylor and Kyle Teel have grown in their farm system, leading to them scoring the most runs in the American League in 2026.
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Cleveland, meanwhile, needs three straight wins to extend their season and avoid another postseason disappointment.
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They'll have to take down a team that has yet to lose in the playoffs, and has the Pope behind them, to do it.
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