White Sox face elimination after home losses to Guardians

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 07:49 · Archive

The Chicago White Sox must win Game 5 against Cleveland on Saturday or face elimination from the AL Division Series.

The Chicago White Sox face a winner-take-all Game 5 against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night after losing their last two home games in the AL Division Series. They lost 9-5 on Thursday, squandering two chances to clinch a postseason series at home for the first time in over a century. Their bullpen has staggered in the defeats, and their hitters struck out 31 times across the two games.

All-Star outfielder Tristan Peters said the team remains confident. 'Of course it's a little disappointing, but if we keep thinking that way we're going to take that into Saturday, and then it's not going to end well,' he said. 'I'm just telling myself, and I think everybody else is, too, that we're not done. This isn't done.'

The White Sox have had a surprising season. They made the playoffs as an AL wild card despite a record of 84-78, becoming the first team in MLB history to reach the playoffs after losing 100-plus games in each of the previous two years. Under manager Will Venable, they swept AL West champion Houston in their Wild Card Series and won their first two ALDS games in Cleveland for a 4-0 postseason start.

How it is being reported

• White Sox look to bounce back after 2 straight losses to Guardians at home in ALDSThe Chicago White Sox had two chances to clinch a postseason series at home for the first time in more than a century.Clickorlando · 9 Oct, 07:22
• White Sox look to bounce back after 2 straight losses to Guardians at home in ALDSThe Chicago White Sox had two chances to clinch a postseason series at home for the first time in more than a century.News4Jax · 9 Oct, 07:22

In this story: Chicago White Sox · Cleveland Guardians · Tristan Peters · Will Venable · Tampa Bay · Houston · Cleveland · Chicago

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