White Sox-Guardians playoff series can't get much closer than regular-season series
The Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox are entering a highly competitive playoff series following a very close regular-season matchup.
CLEVELAND — One game separated the Guardians and White Sox in the regular-season standings, and that’s exactly how close they were head-to-head. That figures to make for a nip-and-tuck playoff series in which one mistake could turn the tide.“I think there's been four walk-offs,” Sox outfielder/designated hitter Randal Grichuk said Saturday before Game 1 of the American League Division Series (noon, TBS, truTV, 1000-AM). “And every game I feel like has been tight.“We know every pitch, at-bat is…
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