White Sox beat Guardians to move within one win of ALCS

The Chicago White Sox rallied past the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Monday to claim a 2-0 lead in the American League Division Series. Braden Montgomery provided the decisive blow with a two-run double in the sixth inning, followed by an RBI single from Chase Meidroth. The victory moves Chicago within one win of reaching the ALCS for the first time since their 2005 World Series championship.

Reliever Sean Burke earned the win after delivering 5⅓ dominant innings, striking out six while yielding just one hit. Grant Taylor secured his second consecutive postseason save despite conceding an eighth-inning RBI triple to Jo Adell. Guardians starter Gavin Williams struck out 11 batters in a losing effort as the series shifts to Chicago for Game 3.