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White Sox eliminated after 2-0 loss to Guardians in Game 5
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 in Game 5 of their American League Division Series.
The Guardians won the best-of-five series 3-2, eliminating the White Sox.
Chicago had hoped to reach the American League Championship Series for the first time in 21 years.
White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami went hitless in four at-bats and struck out each time.
Cleveland will face the Tampa Bay Rays in the seven-game league championship series, beginning October 12.
The winner of that series will advance toward the American League title.
The White Sox lost 2-0 to the Guardians in Game 5 of the American League Division Series and were eliminated.
The loss left the White Sox with two wins and three losses in the series.
The team missed a return to the League Championship Series for the first time in 21 years.
White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami went hitless in four at-bats and struck out four times.
The Guardians will face the Rays in the League Championship Series beginning Oct. 12.
- Who
- The White Sox and the Guardians.
- What
- The Guardians beat the White Sox 2-0 in Game 5, eliminating them from the series.
- When
- Oct. 10, 2026.
- Where
- Cleveland.
- Why
- The White Sox were eliminated after losing the series 3-2.
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The White Sox and Guardians were tied at two wins apiece in the series.
The Guardians beat the White Sox 2-0 in Game 5, ending the White Sox’s season.
The Guardians are scheduled to begin the League Championship Series against the Rays.
- Game 5 score
- Guardians 2, White Sox 0
- Series result
- Guardians won 3-2
- Location
- Cleveland
- Munetaka Murakami
- Went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts
- Next opponent
- Rays in the League Championship Series
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