The White Sox beat the Guardians 5-3 on August 9, giving Chicago another direct win against a team trying to climb back into the middle of the playoff race.
Cleveland scored twice in the first inning, but Chicago answered in the third. Randal Grichuk doubled in the tying run, and Colson Montgomery followed with a three-run homer to put the White Sox in control.
The Guardians added one run in the ninth, but Chicago held on and kept rebuilding separation.
What It Means
The White Sox improve to 61-56. The Guardians fall to 58-61.
BaseChaser lists Chicago at 74.6% to make the playoffs. Cleveland is down to 27.9%.
Chicago is moving closer to safer ground. Cleveland keeps sliding away from the middle, and this direct loss made that gap harder to ignore.
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