Jo Adell and José Ramírez star as the Guardians beat the White Sox 9-3 to avoid elimination
Jo Adell and José Ramírez each drove in three runs as Cleveland matched a postseason franchise record with two triples.
- On Wednesday, the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-3 in Game 3 of the American League Division Series, avoiding elimination before a crowd of 40,590 at Rate Field.
- Facing a 2-0 series deficit, Cleveland's offense broke out after managing just three runs and seven hits combined in the first two games, tallying 11 hits to stay alive in the postseason.
- Jo Adell and Jose Ramirez powered the victory with two-out triples—Adell's three-run shot in the third inning gave Cleveland a 4-1 lead, while Ramirez's eighth-inning triple drove in Travis Bazzana and Patrick Bailey for a 7-3 advantage.
- Reliever Foster Griffin recorded seven strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings as the Guardians' pitching staff combined for 19 strikeouts, holding the White Sox to three runs and forcing a decisive Game 4.
- Game 4 is scheduled for Thursday at 5 p.m. ET in Chicago, with the White Sox leading the best-of-five series 2-1 and seeking to clinch, while Cleveland will start Parker Messick, who posted a 2.56 ERA in 32 regular season starts.
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Jo Adell and José Ramírez star as the Guardians beat the White Sox 9-3 to avoid elimination
Jo Adell and José Ramírez powered Cleveland with a pair of two-out triples, and the Guardians avoided an AL Division Series sweep by cooling off the Chicago White Sox with a 9-3 victory in Game 3 on Wednesday.
[OSEN=Gocheok, Reporter Jo Eun-hye] The Cleveland Guardians, pushed to the brink, succeeded in a counterattack. On the 8th (KST), Cleveland secured a 9-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox in Game 3 of the 2026 Major League Baseball Postseason American League Division Series (ALDS), held at Reid Field in Chicago, Illinois. Having been pushed to the brink after two consecutive losses, Cleveland tied the series at 1-2.
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Jose Ramirez stars as Guardians force Game 4 against White Sox
CHICAGO -- Jo Adell had a bases-clearing triple among his two hits, Jose Ramirez added two hits and two RBIs, and seven pitchers tallied 19 strikeouts as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-3 on Wednesday in Game 3 to stay alive in...
Guardians Beat White Sox to Stay Alive, Box Score Stats, Highlights, Updated MLB Playoff Bracket
The Cleveland Guardians kept their season alive with a 9-3 win over the Chicago White Sox in Game 3 of the American League Division Series, forcing a decisive Game 4.
Jose Ramirez, Guardians stave off elimination in win over White Sox
CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 07: José Ramírez #11 of the Cleveland Guardians steals third base during Game Three of the American League Division Series presented by Booking.com between the Cleveland Guardians and the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jessie Alcheh/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
J-Ram shows off bat, baserunning and glove in win-or-go-home Game 3
CHICAGO — The Guardians don’t expect José Ramírez to be 100 percent physically again until 2027, as a byproduct of the left hamate surgery he underwent in June. Ramírez has continually had to manage his hand months later, and hasn’t been himself offensively along the way. Nevertheless, the Guardians know one thing as well as anyone: Even a physically compromised Ramírez is capable of impacting a game, as we saw Wednesday in Game 3 of the America…
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