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Centuries-Old Playoff Jinx Haunts White Sox
11 Oct
Summary
- White Sox face elimination in Game 5 against Guardians.
- Team hasn't clinched a playoff series at home in over a century.
- A win secures a chance to play in the AL Championship Series.
The White Sox face a critical Game 5 showdown against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night. Sean Burke will take the mound for the White Sox, facing the Guardians' Gavin Williams. This pivotal game comes after the White Sox lost both home games, including a 9-5 defeat on Thursday night.
The stakes are incredibly high, as the winner advances to the American League Championship Series. However, this series presents a unique historical challenge for the White Sox. Remarkably, the team has not clinched a playoff series on home soil in over a century, with their last home series clinching victory dating back to 1906.
This historical anomaly adds a layer of pressure as they aim to secure their first road series clinching moment in recent memory. The team's previous World Series victories in 1906, 1917, and 2005 are distant memories compared to this immediate playoff battle.
