White Sox Looking to Eliminate Guardians at Home in AL Division Series
The White Sox are 2-0 in the ALDS and can clinch at home for the first time since 1906.
- On Wednesday, the Chicago White Sox return to Rate Field with a 2-0 series lead over the Cleveland Guardians, seeking a sweep to reach the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2005.
- A victory would mark the first time the White Sox have clinched a postseason series at home in 120 years, not occurring since the 1906 World Series victory over the Chicago Cubs.
- Chicago is 4-0 this postseason, having won every game on the road, while the Guardians remain 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position through two American League Division Series games.
- Guardians manager Stephen Vogt acknowledged the team's dire situation, stating, "We've backed ourselves into a corner," while emphasizing they must win three consecutive games to save their playoff lives.
- White Sox manager Will Venable praised rookie Braden Montgomery's clutch hitting, noting the team's bullpen has pitched five-plus innings in four consecutive games, a modern-era record for postseason success.
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Independent EspañolWhite Stockings Seek to Eliminate Guardians at Home, in the Divisional Series of the American League
Chicago seeks to advance to the Championship Series after leading 2-0 over Cleveland. The local team, which did not go this far since 2005, expects an electrifying atmosphere and has improved its home record this year.The Guardians, experienced in playoffs, try to get the series back.The third game will be crucial, with Newcomb and Espino as openers. Chicago bullpen has been key in previous wins.
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White Sox have chance to clinch ALCS berth at home vs. Guardians
CHICAGO -- As Chicago White Sox reliever Jordan Hicks walked toward the home dugout at Rate Field, he marveled at a barricade protecting the freshly painted MLB postseason logo along the third base line. The White Sox noticed similar touches in Houston and Cleveland, sites of the club's playoff games so far, but they resonate
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White Sox looking to eliminate Guardians at home in AL Division Series
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox last clinched a postseason series at home when Jiggs Donahue and George Davis helped the South Siders beat the Chicago Cubs in Game 6 of the 1906 World Series.
[Sports Chosun Reporter Park Sang-kyung] The Chicago White Sox are just one step away from making history for the first time in 120 years. Having swept two consecutive games against the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Division Series (ALDS), the White Sox will now play Games 3 and 4 at their home stadium, Lake Field. Having secured two wins in the best-of-five ALDS, the White Sox need only one more victory to face the winner of the Ta…
White Sox will have a once-in-a-century chance at Rate Field for Game 3
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 05: Braden Montgomery #24 celebrates with Chase Meidroth #10 after defeating the Cleveland Guardians in game two of the American League Division Series at Progressive Field on October 05, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
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