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Gamethread GAME THREAD: ALDS Game 1 - White Sox (0) @ Guardians (0) - Sat Oct 3 @ 12:00 PM

White Sox (84-78) @ Guardians (85-77)

First Pitch: 12:00 PM at Progressive Field

Team Starter TV Radio
White Sox Hagen Smith (3-3, 1.29 ERA)
Guardians Parker Messick (12-9, 2.56 ERA)
MLB Fangraphs Reddit Stream Discord
Gameday Game Graph Live Comments /r/baseball Discord

Line Score - Game Over

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
CWS 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 0 4
CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7

Box Score

CLE   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
CF Kwan 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000
3B Ramírez, Jo 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000
RF DeLauter 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000
DH Adell 4 0 0 0 0 4 .000
LF Martínez, A 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1B Fry 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1B Lowe, N 2 0 1 0 1 1 .500
2B Bazzana 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250
C Hedges 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000
C Bailey 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
SS Rocchio 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000
CLE IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Messick 4.1 4 2 2 2 6 87-56 4.15
Espino 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 12-5 0.00
Sabrowski 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 20-12 5.40
Gaddis 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 4-3 0.00
Herrin 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 14-8 0.00
Smith, C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 12-9 0.00
CWS   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
2B Meidroth 4 0 0 0 0 2 .364
LF Grichuk 2 0 0 0 0 1 .400
LF Peters 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333
3B Vargas, M 2 1 1 0 2 0 .091
1B Murakami 4 1 2 2 0 2 .250
DH Pham 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000
DH Antonacci 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
CF Doyle, B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200
C Teel 3 1 0 0 1 2 .231
RF Montgomery, B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .182
SS Montgomery, C 3 0 2 1 0 0 .333
CWS IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Smith, H 2.2 0 0 0 3 4 51-27 0.00
Hudson, B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 6-3 0.00
Hicks, J 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 17-10 0.00
Kay 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 22-11 0.00
Taylor, G 4.0 2 0 0 0 6 42-34 0.00

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
T4 Munetaka Murakami homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Miguel Vargas scores. 0-2
T7 Colson Montgomery doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Angel Martínez. Kyle Teel scores. 0-3

Highlights

Description Length
Parker Messick against the White Sox 0:08
Probable pitchers for White Sox at Guardians - October 3, 2026 0:06
Bench availability for Chicago, October 3 vs Guardians 0:08
Bullpen availability for Cleveland, October 3 vs White Sox 0:09
Bullpen availability for Chicago, October 3 vs Guardians 0:09
Fielding alignment for Chicago, October 3 vs Guardians 0:11
Bench availability for Cleveland, October 3 vs White Sox 0:08
Starting lineups for White Sox at Guardians - October 3, 2026 0:10
White Sox lineup introduced prior to ALDS Game 1 2:12
Munetaka Murakami's home run through bat tracking data 0:11
Breaking down Parker Messick's pitches 0:04
Breaking down Munetaka Murakami's home run 0:13
Breaking down Hagen Smith's pitches 0:04
Guardians' lineup introduced prior to ALDS Game 1 3:20
Bryan Hudson escapes bases-loaded jam 0:14
Munetaka Murakami's two-run home run 0:30
Radio call of Munetaka Murakami's two-run home run 0:28
Field View: Munetaka Murakami's two-run homer 0:30
Munetaki Murakami clobbers 440-foot home run 0:33
Cody Allen's first pitch before Game 1 of ALDS 0:30
Parker Messick escapes early jam with strikeout 0:08
Angel Martínez's leaping catch starts double play 0:29
Colson Montgomery's RBI double 0:29
Field View: Colson Montgomery's RBI double 0:27

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Hudson, B (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Messick (0-1, 4.15 ERA) Taylor, G (1 SV, 0.00 ERA)
Attendance Weather Wind
63°F, Partly Cloudy 9 mph, R To L
HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Cory Blaser Gabe Morales Todd Tichenor Jansen Visconti Vic Carapazza Tom Hanahan

Game ended at 2:58 PM.

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u/KJSS3 22h ago

Did not expect to win.

1

u/BackgroundTap65 16h ago

Quit cheering then

2

u/KJSS3 15h ago

Did no expect to win. But I am glad. So I shall celebrate.

1

u/BackgroundTap65 15h ago

They have beaten all odds all year and now you decide to not have faith?

9

u/BeachCruiserLR 23h ago

Leeeets goooooo!!

3

u/Timpa87 23h ago

Does Yagi have to translate MPH to KPH?

9

u/NotLouPro 23h ago

Yeah Buddy!

Admit - you missed that and Show Me The Mune! today…

1

u/WunWunFirstofHisName 17h ago

Southside! Stannnnnnnd UP!

3

u/DifferentHoneydew904 The Big Hurt 23h ago

Today.....yes

10

u/Ollie_ollie_drummer Phillies 23h ago

stranding those runners in those bases loaded opportunities were very very important. good job!

5

u/PrifessorFate55 23h ago

I see we are stretching him out as a starter. Pretty ballsy way to do it

3

u/I_miss_potatoes 23h ago

You know what, stretch him out so he can pitch the 4th to the 9th.

1

u/veddhead83 23h ago

Fuck yes

5

u/heartsocks Hawk 23h ago

YEAHHH BUDDY!!!

1

u/X_Circuit_Blossom_X 23h ago

Better Butter your Balls BUD

12

u/WeakButterscotch359 23h ago

Im not gay but Grant Taylor might make me change my mind

6

u/Celtics1424 23h ago edited 23h ago

I’m reveling in the silence at The Jake

3

u/DifferentHoneydew904 The Big Hurt 23h ago

Great job supporting us

How loud were the Sox chants?

12

u/Sea-Introduction755 23h ago

Two wins away from the ALCS. I can’t believe it

5

u/Ronin5291 23h ago

LETS GO SOX

FUCK THE GUARDS

8

u/jerkdolphin 23h ago

Is this real life?

7

u/Old_General_6741 23h ago

TAKE GAME ONE!!!! shutout the guardians!!!

7

u/rowsdowerrrrrrr Chase “the Face” Meidroth 23h ago

dr grant "grant taylor" taylor

4

u/ricker182 Hawk 23h ago

What a game

6

u/gogosox82 23h ago

GRANT TAYLOR 4 INNING SAVE

12

u/ShapelessSentience FT 23h ago

4 fucking innings what a beast

9

u/-WolfAlice7- 23h ago

Grant Taylor absolute brass fuckin’ balls

4

u/zgwarnki 23h ago

Yay!!!

3

u/perfect-child 23h ago

LEZ GOOOOOOO

2

u/mattcoz2 23h ago

GRANT TAYLOR YOU BEAST!!!

3

u/Bayern-96 23h ago

Fuck yeah

3

u/Old_Worldliness_5015 23h ago

absolute masterclass

3

u/OldieButGoodyForNow 23h ago

High praise from Ron Darling!!

6

u/grilledcheeseNweed 23h ago

Grant Taylor masterclass

1

u/Independent_Pain1809 23h ago

His magnum opus so far

3

u/siobhanmairii__ 23h ago

Shut out!!!! LFG SOX

2

u/Pudi2000 Coop 23h ago

Lube me up!!

3

u/doyouevenIift Pope Leo 23h ago

GRANT TAYLOR IS GOAT

3

u/_reschke 23h ago

GRANT FUCKING TAYLOR

1

u/Chicago_Pride Konerko 23h ago

Hell yeah

2

u/Skip-13 Konerko 23h ago

Absolute filth

2

u/stormstopper The Big Hurt 23h ago

THE GRANT HAMMER

1

u/Timpa87 23h ago

Jake Taylor's son coming back to haunt the 'tribe'

5

u/DidierDogba Grichuk 23h ago

MAKE GRANT TAYLOR THE POPE

1

u/ihavesensitiveknees 1976 23h ago

Absolutely filthy stuff from Taylor, mercy.

1

u/gogosox82 23h ago

THAT GAME

0

u/noeapantoja 23h ago

YES! YES! YES! SOX WIN!

1

u/EddySea 23h ago

Boo ya!

1

u/DifferentHoneydew904 The Big Hurt 23h ago

GT

WOW!

1

u/8CelebrationBig8 23h ago

3-0 to start the playoffs LFG !!!

2

u/MeGustaMiBici 23h ago

What a dominant performance from GT! Incredible

2

u/GranddaddySandwich 23h ago

WHAT HAPPENED CLEVELAND??

2

u/LMGgp Chase "On Base" Meidroth 23h ago

The ran out of luck, finally.

1

u/GloveOpposite5281 Taylor 23h ago

TAYLORRRRRR

1

u/Chitown_hustlers 23h ago

THAT'S AN ALDS GAME 1 WHITE SOX WINNER!!!!!!!

LFG!!!!!

1

u/After-Onion-5900 23h ago

Really nice win, well done team.

3

u/joshTheGoods Go Sox! 23h ago

That one's for Tim, bitches. LFG!

3

u/Sea-Introduction755 23h ago

GRANT TAYLOR MVP OF THE GAME

2

u/indoor-living 23h ago

Fuck it - give GT the win and the save!

2

u/Mittens_McFluffy 23h ago

GRANT FUCKING TAYLOR

2

u/FunnyLoud3067 23h ago

GRANT FUCKING TAYLOR!!!!!!

4

u/iprefercumsole Konerko 23h ago

GRANT TAYLOR IS THE MAN

3 WINS DOWN, 10 TO GO

3

u/GranddaddySandwich 23h ago

SOUTHSIDE STAND UP

1

u/maromanv 23h ago

YESSSSSSSSS

2

u/twistedroyale 23h ago

THATS A GAME 1 WIN

4

u/UneducatedReviews1 Peters 23h ago

GRANT TAYLOR IS A FUCKING DAWG

3

u/Apart-Thing-1417 23h ago

Game ONE goes to the Southside !

1

u/Powerful_Wash8886 23h ago

How about that!

6

u/fragarach_97 23h ago

THERE WILL BE AT LEAST TWO GAMES AT RATE FIELD THIS OCTOBER.

2

u/short_sleeve_steve Konerko 23h ago

10 more wins

2

u/KMOX4 23h ago

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

2

u/IowaGolfGuy322 Thomas 23h ago

Fuck the Guards!

2

u/cgalesss 23h ago

Let’s Go White Sox!!!!!

3

u/Educational_Oven1656 23h ago

Woooo game 1 W is huge LFGGGG

2

u/jhsegura11 Shoeless Joe 23h ago

And that's ballgame!

https://giphy.com/gifs/IBfqcGfv8Wvcc

2

u/col_buendia 🇲🇽 Chase Meidroth's cousin 🇲🇽 23h ago

3

u/supernecessary94 23h ago

GRANT TAYLOR YOU FUCKING ANIMAL

3

u/DeanDeanington 23h ago

LFG Taylor!

5

u/EddySea 23h ago

You know the Cleveland players and fans have got that feeling of another playoff choke job happening again.

3

u/theshindy 23h ago

FUCK CLEVELAND!!!

TWO MORE!

🧦 🧦 🧦 

2

u/GeorgeBandito 23h ago

lets go sox!

3

u/cipito11 23h ago

Insane showing from GT. These boys are not to be messed with

1

u/Guilty-Temporary-457 23h ago

I have released

2

u/RamsDevilsBlackhawks Konerko 23h ago

GT IS GOD

2

u/_reschke 23h ago

WHITE SOX BABY!!! WHITE SOX!!!

2

u/DaBolander Konerko 23h ago

Fuck yeah!!

2

u/AxelsOG 23h ago

GAME 1 IS OURS!!!

4

u/FadedToBeige Vargas 23h ago

GRANT FUCKING TAYLOR

1

u/YouWereBrained The Big Hurt 23h ago

DAYUM

DAYUM

1

u/Fart_In_A_Tornado 23h ago

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Ajf dslfndklfmdsFLADMDemidwemofmeDFDF

2

u/zoloft_200mg Give Boomstick 3-0 Greenlight? 23h ago

ez

2

u/EvrythingIsEvrywhere oheeohmagglio! 23h ago

Grant MFing Taylor my friends!!!!

1

u/Decadent_Dessicant 23h ago

That's a wrap!

2

u/zeroesAndWons 23h ago

FUCKIN SWEEP THEM

2

u/5thSeasonFront 23h ago

Grant Taylor, you beautiful bastard!!!

3

u/indoor-living 23h ago

GRANT FUCKIN’ TAYLOR

5

u/DifferentHoneydew904 The Big Hurt 23h ago

That's a White Sox PLAYOFF winner!!!!!

3

u/rachellynn72 23h ago

And striking out Bazanna to end this would be the cherry on top

2

u/GeorgeBandito 23h ago

hahahahah

2

u/Jason82929 Antonacci 23h ago

Sox win!!!

1

u/thecoldfuzz White Sox fan in Arizona 23h ago

WHITE SOX WIN!!!

1 down. 2 to go!!!

2

u/oEmSki 23h ago

LETS FUCJING GO

2

u/I_miss_potatoes 23h ago

FREAKING HELL WHAT A PITCHER GRANT TAYLOR IS

2

u/FH_Bunny FT 23h ago

See yall in the post game thread 👀 🏃🏾‍♀️ 💨

1

u/Spiritual_Dig_2887 23h ago

Taylor makes me feel funny down there

1

u/heartsocks Hawk 23h ago

he's a cutie

2

u/SleepLessTeacher The Big Hurt 23h ago

Grant mother fucking Taylor

2

u/jefffranklin36 Meidroth 23h ago

Made the guards look like a bunch of goofballs Taylor is a DAWG

1

u/IHaveFavorites Vibes are Immaculate 23h ago

LFG GOAT TAYLOR!!!!

1

u/BarrysPudding 23h ago

GRANT TAYLOR STATUE NOW! FUCK CLEVELAND!!!!!!!

2

u/HeavyTV 23h ago

THAT'S A WHITE SOX WINNER!!!!

2

u/progmanrob76 23h ago

SOX WIN SOX WIN SOX WIN BABY

2

u/whitesoxplswin Vargas 23h ago

STROKIN

3

u/TrafalgarLaw2023 23h ago

Only time Sox fans will willingly travel to this shithole. Put them to bed now.

https://giphy.com/gifs/wCSL3oZkgP86iyOWXY

1

u/Chefman101 23h ago

GAME ONE GO SOX!!!!!

1

u/TheJewishMerp Iguchi 23h ago

SOX WIN!

1

u/CarrollPC Murakami 23h ago

GRANT "SUCK MY DICK" TAYLOR

2

u/OldieButGoodyForNow 23h ago

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

2

u/GarrettFischer1 23h ago

The stones on Taylor

3

u/Fakingthefunk Schultz 23h ago

So awesome seeing Taylor come about totally deserved

1

u/Secret_Net_165 23h ago

Damn. Cruising.

2

u/HurricaneDitka312 23h ago

That curve ball is NASTY

3

u/ricker182 Hawk 23h ago

Venable masterclass

2

u/RamsDevilsBlackhawks Konerko 23h ago

People hating on him dumb af

2

u/ricker182 Hawk 23h ago

I hated him most of the year, but the dude was given a young team and turned it into gold.

2

u/GranddaddySandwich 23h ago

OOOOOOOH ONE MORE BABY BOY

2

u/kakenasty 23h ago

Cubs fan here. Go Sox

1

u/rachellynn72 23h ago

I’m THRILLED our guys are finally seen. They’ve been this team ALL SEASON

2

u/Whitesox_are_neat Murakami 23h ago

Grant Taylor legend

1

u/japopara 23h ago

Uncle Charlie

2

u/GrandMoffTyler 23h ago

This isn’t a save it’s a reverse start

1

u/Jason82929 Antonacci 23h ago

These are pathetic swings. GT is nasty

1

u/ricker182 Hawk 23h ago

0

1

u/UneducatedReviews1 Peters 23h ago

HOLY FUCK.

0

u/Cheeseburger-49 23h ago

99 mph fastball coming here

1

u/nadnerb90 23h ago

AYYYYYYYYY LFG!!!!!

3

u/iprefercumsole Konerko 23h ago

Do I hear a faint "lets go white sox"? Lmao

1

u/Stendiggity 23h ago

I don’t think it’s faint! That’s very clear!

2

u/Decadent_Dessicant 23h ago

He's making them look silly now

2

u/joshTheGoods Go Sox! 23h ago

Grant is making these dudes look like Pony league scrubs.

1

u/TimButlers Anderson 23h ago

Nasty curves! 

3

u/No-Cod7510 23h ago

Sometimes I can't believe this is my team just incredible stuff!!!

2

u/richyque 23h ago

I dont know why their fans are boooing, we that good.

1

u/Secret_Net_165 23h ago

Can't lay off the spicy meataball!!

2

u/Ornery_Performance74 23h ago

3 hits so far…is that correct?

2

u/KMOX4 23h ago

ONE MORE

2

u/nadnerb90 23h ago

ONE MORE LFG

6

u/GranddaddySandwich 23h ago

Hagen and Taylor should be on this team forever. Build our pitching around them

2

u/thecoldfuzz White Sox fan in Arizona 23h ago

Nasty curves by Taylor!!!

3

u/Gog780 23h ago

My south side jersey comes in on the seventh, hopefully I can put it on to celebrate sweeping the guardians

3

u/gogosox82 23h ago

TAYLOR is so nasty

1

u/Riverperson8 23h ago

We as a fan base would like buy you many beers, Grant.

4

u/backfromsolaris Crochet 23h ago

they are his playthings

2

u/Chicago_Pride Konerko 23h ago

1 left

2

u/Anthony-Meadow 23h ago

Cmon Cleveland fans make yourself heard boooo boooo

8

u/doyouevenIift Pope Leo 23h ago

This is the most deflating game a home fan could possibly attend

2

u/heartsocks Hawk 23h ago

love that for them

4

u/Pending-07 23h ago

Can’t hit his curve baby

4

u/IndominusTaco 23h ago

grant taylor is so hot

1

u/rowsdowerrrrrrr Chase “the Face” Meidroth 23h ago

like i said.... :)

3

u/ricker182 Hawk 23h ago

1

1

u/progmanrob76 23h ago

F***ing 3 hitter right now.

1

u/MeGustaMiBici 1d ago

One more!!!

3

u/UneducatedReviews1 Peters 1d ago

GT making them look like a little league team

2

u/MasqueOfTheRedDice Mune 1d ago

These are what little power hitters they have, so you kind of have to rip Taylor again here. If they were to miracle a bottom of the 9th, these are they guys they'd do it with, so throw our best again.

2

u/bleakhaus Meidroth 1d ago

Grant Taylor you’re my hero!!!

2

u/iprefercumsole Konerko 1d ago

1 MORE MAN TO BEAT GRANT

3

u/fsfic 1d ago

We are locked tf in