MLB

White Sox Storm Back to Beat Guardians 4-3, Take 2-0 ALDS Lead

By Marcus | October 5, 2026

Down 2-0 after the first inning in Cleveland, the White Sox scored three in the 6th to steal ALDS Game 2. One win from the ALCS.

The White Sox are one win away from the American League Championship Series.

Chicago came back from an early 2-0 deficit to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 in Game 2 of the ALDS at Progressive Field on Monday, taking a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series.

Cleveland jumped ahead with two runs in the first inning, but the White Sox chipped away with a run in the 4th before exploding for three in the 6th to take a 4-2 lead. The Guardians got one back in the 8th, but Chicago's bullpen held on.

How it happened

The Guardians struck first, plating two in the opening frame to quiet any thought of a White Sox sweep on the road. But Chicago stayed patient, scratched across a run in the 4th, then broke through in the 6th with a three-run frame that flipped the game.

Cleveland made it interesting with a run in the 8th, cutting the lead to 4-3, but the White Sox bullpen slammed the door in the 9th.

What it means

The White Sox have now won five straight postseason games: a two-game sweep of the Astros in the Wild Card Series, a 3-0 shutout in ALDS Game 1 behind Munetaka Murakami's 440-foot homer and Grant Taylor's historic four-inning save, and now this comeback in Game 2.

This is a franchise that lost 121 games two years ago. Now they're one win from the ALCS.

The series shifts to Chicago for Game 3, where the White Sox can close it out at home.

Betting angle

The White Sox have been underdogs all October and keep cashing. If the series price hasn't caught up to a team up 2-0 with momentum, there's still value. For Game 3, expect Chicago to be favored at home with a chance to close it out. The Guardians are facing elimination, which usually brings their best, but the White Sox have shown no signs of cracking under pressure.

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