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White Sox Beat Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of ALDS Behind Murakami Homer, 3-Hitter

Munetaka Murakami hit a 440-foot two-run homer and five White Sox pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout.

  • On Saturday, the Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 in the American League Division Series opener at Progressive Field. First baseman Munetaka Murakami powered the win with a 440-foot, two-run home run in the fourth inning.
  • Chicago manager Will Venable navigated his staff through nine scoreless innings using a bullpen-heavy approach. Starter Hagen Smith and four relievers combined to hold Cleveland to three hits while striking out 12 batters.
  • Murakami's 112.2 mph blast staked Chicago to a 2-0 lead, while Colson Montgomery added an insurance run in the seventh with an RBI double that drove in Kyle Teel.
  • Completing a four-inning save, reliever Grant Taylor secured the 1-0 series lead. He surrendered just two hits and struck out six, stifling Cleveland's comeback attempts after the team loaded the bases in the third and fourth innings.
  • Gavin Williams is scheduled to start for Cleveland in Game 2 on Monday at Progressive Field. The series then shifts to Chicago for Game 3 on Wednesday.
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White Sox beat Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of ALDS behind Murakami homer, 3-hitter

Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run homer, five Chicago pitchers combined for a three-hitter and the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of their AL Division Series on Saturday.

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The Japanese rookie fired his first quadrangular postseason to give his ninth a provisional 2-0 lead in the fourth inning, sending a Parker Messick pitch to the right garden stands of Cleveland’s Progressive Field. The 134-meter massive baton also towed Cuban Miguel Vargas, who had connected a single to the left garden to open the entrance. “It was a perfect quadrangular,” Murakami said. “I just hit him very well.” The amazing White Sox added a …

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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El Fildeo broke the news on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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