CHICAGO (Interstat) — José Ramírez went 2 for 4 with a triple and two RBIs, Cade Smith struck out five over two hitless innings, Jo Adell was 2 for 4 with three RBIs, and Cleveland defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-3 on Wednesday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field in Game 3 of their playoff series. The Guardians collected 11 hits, while the White Sox finished with six. Foster Griffin earned the win with 2 2/3 innings of one-run relief and seven strikeouts, improving to 16-6. Sean Newcomb tossed two scoreless innings, Tim Herrin fanned three in a scoreless inning, and Noah Schultz allowed one run over three innings for Chicago. Bryan Hudson took the loss and fell to 6-5. Kyle Teel doubled home a run for the White Sox. Cleveland improved to 86-79, and Chicago moved to 88-79. Attendance was 40,590. The game took 3 hours, 16 minutes. The White Sox lead the series 2-0.