Swanson homers, short-handed Cubs beat Astros
Playing without Cody Bellinger, the Cubbies used Swanson's big swing and a solid start by Jameson Taillon to earn its second straight win.
Playing without Cody Bellinger, the Cubbies used Swanson's big swing and a solid start by Jameson Taillon to earn its second straight win.
Cody Bellinger also hit a two-run homer in the first off J.P. France.
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It was a three-game sweep for Houston.
Seiya Suzuki added a two-run shot with two outs in the ninth inning of the loss that extended the Cubs' skid to four games.
Bellinger crashed into a padded wall to make a grab, and appeared to turn his left ankle when he landed and crumpled to the ground.
Lucas Giolito allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings.
Robert homered and drove in two runs, and the White Sox beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Saturday night.
Eloy Jimenez hit two RBI doubles for the White Sox, both off Astros starter Cristian Javier.
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The title puts a bow on what has been a dominant season which saw the team win an American League-best 106 games.
Lucas Giolito has allowed 15 runs on 15 hits in two starts against the Astros this season.
The White Sox five-game winning streak is over, and they now trail the AL Central-leading Guardians by two games.
While the showdown between AL Cy Young Award contenders Dylan Cease and Justin Verlander didn't live up to its billing, the White Sox came away with their fifth straight win.
Johnny Cueto pitched eight masterful innings, and Yoán Moncada hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Chicago's four-run eight inning to win the opening game of a 3-game set against the AL-best Astros.
Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker also homered in the sixth on a night when the Astros hit five homers and tied a season high for runs.
The Atlanta Braves are World Series champions for the first time since 1995. The Braves won the 2021 World Series on Tuesday, defeating the Houston Astros in Game 6 to take the series, 4-2.
Michael Brantley had three hits and two RBIs.
The pressure is still on the White Sox to avoid playoff elimination.
Game 4 of the ALDS will now start at 1:07 p.m. Tuesday at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Just before Garcia gave the White Sox a 6-5 lead in the bottom of the 3rd inning, Twitter user bertboy posted "if leury hits a homer here, i'll get a tattoo in his honor."
Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros are relentless at the plate and in the field. That's why they are so tough to beat in the playoffs.
White Sox ace Lance Lynn gave up five runs in 3 2/3 innings as Chicago fell to the Houston Astros on Thursday in the first game of the American League Division Series.
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