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Chi. White Sox 3, at Cleveland 0

Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Final · Championship Series Game 1 (CHW leads 1-0)

White Sox take ALDS Game 1 behind Murakami, Taylor

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Interstat) — The Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 on Saturday afternoon at Progressive Field in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. Chicago leads the series 1-0. Bryan Hudson earned the win, Parker Messick took the loss, and Grant Taylor recorded the save after pitching four innings with two hits, no earned runs and six strikeouts. Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run home run, and Colson Montgomery doubled home a run. Hagen Smith added 2 2/3 hitless innings with four strikeouts, while Anthony Kay and Jordan Hicks also contributed scoreless relief. Chicago finished with six hits and grounded into two double plays. Cleveland had three hits. The White Sox improved to 87-78, while the Guardians fell to 85-78. Attendance at Progressive Field was 34,287, and the game took 2 hours, 49 minutes. Messick worked 4 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and two earned runs with two walks and six strikeouts. Erik Sabrowski gave up one earned run in 1 2/3 innings. Cade Smith and Hunter Gaddis also pitched in relief for Cleveland.