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White Sox strike out record 21 times, eliminated from Division Series after wasting 2-0 lead

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM · 1 min read
White Sox strike out record 21 times, eliminated from Division Series after wasting 2-0 lead — WPLG Local 10, Delray Beach Sports news
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Chicago White Sox faded from the postseason with hardly any offense.After winning the first two games of their best-of-five AL Division Series against Cleveland, Chicago struck out 21 times and managed just three hits in a 2-0 defeat Saturday night that advanced the Guardians to an AL Championship Series matchup against Tampa Bay.“We wanted it so bad, it hurts,” Chicago catcher Kyle Teel said, shaking his head.José Ramírez hit a two-run homer off Sean Burke in the fourth inning, and the White Sox became the fourth team in major league history to lose a Division Series after winning the first two games on the road.Chicago's 21 strikeouts were the most in a game of no more than nine innings, regular season or postseason, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.Munetaka Murakami and Andrew Benintendi struck out four times each, and Teel and Chase Meidroth three times apiece.“My intent was to win this game, win this series and fly to Tampa,” White Sox first baseman Muneta

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