White Sox complete wild-card series sweep over Astros, setting up ALDS matchup with Guardians
Chicago Sun-Times • • sports
Key Points:
- The White Sox defeated the Astros 7-3, sweeping the best-of-three wild card series and advancing to face the Cleveland Guardians in the Division Series.
- Chase Meidroth's three-run homer in the sixth inning provided the decisive blow after the Astros had erased an early deficit with three solo home runs off Sox starter Sean Burke.
- Astros ace Hunter Brown struggled early, giving up four runs and exiting after just two outs, compounded by defensive errors and a misplay by Yordan Alvarez.
- Astros relievers AJ Blubaugh and Peter Lambert kept the game close for a time, but Bryan Abreu gave up the critical homer to Meidroth in the sixth inning.
- The White Sox bullpen, led by Jordan Hicks and Erick Fedde, closed out the final innings effectively, securing the victory and capping a remarkable turnaround season for Fedde.
