The requiem for the 2026 White Sox season many of us expected to write as long as six months ago finally did arrive. That it came in October marks this an outstanding season, no matter how flat the finale flopped.…
The Chicago White Sox were eliminated from the postseason after losing 2-0 to the Cleveland Guardians in Game 5 of the ALDS on October 10, 2026. Cleveland won three consecutive games after falling behind 2-0 in the series to advance to the ALCS. José Ramírez delivered the decisive blow with a two-run home run off Chicago starter Sean Burke in the fourth inning.
Cleveland starter Gavin Williams held the White Sox hitless over 5 ⅔ innings before reliever Eric Sabrowski ended a bases-loaded threat. The White Sox offense set an MLB postseason record for a nine-inning game by striking out 21 times, including four strikeouts each from Munetaka Murakami and Andrew Benintendi.
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