Guardians beat White Sox 9-3 on two triples, avoid ALDS sweep
Cleveland's win in Game 3 cuts Chicago's lead in the AL Division Series to 2-1, with Game 4 set for Thursday.
What we know
- Cleveland beat Chicago 9-3 at Rate Field on Wednesday, and the White Sox now lead the AL Division Series 2-1. [1]
- Cleveland scored four runs in the third inning and two each in the eighth and ninth, finishing with 11 hits. [1] [2]
- Foster Griffin was the winning pitcher and Bryan Hudson took the loss. [1]
- Game 4 is Thursday. [2]
- Not yet confirmed: Chicago had not announced its Game 4 pitching plans before Wednesday's game, according to the AP.
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-3 in Game 3 of the American League Division Series on Wednesday at Rate Field. The win cut Chicago's series lead to 2-1 and kept Cleveland from being swept, according to the box score and The Associated Press. [1][2]
Jo Adell and José Ramírez each hit a two-out triple, according to the AP. Adell's bases-loaded triple in the third inning put Cleveland ahead 4-1. Ramírez's triple in the eighth scored Travis Bazzana and Patrick Bailey for a 7-3 lead. [2]
The AP reported that Cleveland hit two triples in a postseason game for the first time in franchise history. It was also the first time a major league team had done so since the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series, the AP said. [2]
Adell, Ramírez, Bailey and Brayan Rocchio each had two of Cleveland's 11 hits. Cleveland had totaled three runs and seven hits in the first two games of the series, according to the AP. [2]
Griffin earned the win. The AP said the left-hander struck out seven in 2 2/3 innings, a franchise record for a reliever, and allowed one run and two hits. Hudson, who relieved Sean Newcomb in the third, took the loss. [1][2]
Chicago led 1-0 on Kyle Teel's RBI double in the first, but the AP said Cleveland got out of the inning without further damage. Bazzana walked and scored on Steven Kwan's single in the third. Adell's triple then came off Hagen Smith, according to the AP. Ramírez doubled, stole third and scored in the fifth to make it 5-2, the AP said. [2]
The White Sox struck out 19 times and went 2 for 11 with runners in position, according to the AP. A crowd of 40,590 attended the franchise's first home playoff game since 2021. [2]
Parker Messick will start Game 4 for Cleveland on Thursday. Chicago had not announced its starter, the AP said. [2]