Burke, White Sox edge Guardians in Game 2 of playoff series
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Interstat) — Sean Burke allowed one hit and one earned run over 5 1/3 innings, and the Chicago White Sox held off the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Monday at Progressive Field in Game 2 of their playoff series. The White Sox lead the series 1-0. Burke walked one and struck out six for the win, improving to 12-7. Grant Taylor recorded the save, his 12th. Sean Newcomb tossed two scoreless innings for Chicago. Erik Sabrowski took the loss and fell to 5-3. Braden Montgomery doubled and drove in two runs for Chicago, which had six hits. Munetaka Murakami and Chase Meidroth added RBI singles. Cleveland had four hits. Jo Adell tripled and drove in a run. Nathaniel Lowe reached on a throwing error, helping Cleveland score twice. Chicago scored once early and three times later. Gavin Williams struck out 11 over five innings for Cleveland. Attendance at Progressive Field was 32,050, and the game took 3:06. Chicago is 88-78. Cleveland is 85-79.