White Sox sweep aside Astros to end 21-year wait for playoff series win
Chase Meidroth celebrates after hitting a three-run homer in the sixth inning of the White Sox’s 7-3 win over the Astros on Wednesday in Houston. Photograph: Karen Warren/APView image in fullscreenChase Meidroth celebrates after hitting a three-run homer in the sixth inning of the White Sox’s 7-3 win over the Astros on Wednesday in Houston. Their recent playoff woes in Houston continued Wednesday as they dropped their ninth straight home playoff game in a ninth trip to the postseason in the last 10 years.Chicago pounced on the Astros for four runs in the first inning, a day after scoring three in the first two innings of a 6-3 win.
- ▪Chase Meidroth celebrates after hitting a three-run homer in the sixth inning of the White Sox’s 7-3 win over the Astros on Wednesday in Houston.
- ▪Photograph: Karen Warren/APView image in fullscreenChase Meidroth celebrates after hitting a three-run homer in the sixth inning of the White Sox’s 7-3 win over the Astros on Wednesday in Houston.
- ▪Their recent playoff woes in Houston continued Wednesday as they dropped their ninth straight home playoff game in a ninth trip to the postseason in the last 10 years.Chicago pounced on the Astros for four runs in the first inning, a day af
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Chase Meidroth celebrates after hitting a three-run homer in the sixth inning of the White Sox’s 7-3 win over the Astros on Wednesday in Houston. Photograph: Karen Warren/APView image in fullscreenChase Meidroth celebrates after hitting a three-run homer in the sixth inning of the White Sox’s 7-3 win over the Astros on Wednesday in Houston. Photograph: Karen Warren/APMLBWhite Sox sweep aside Astros to end 21-year wait for playoff series winMeidroth’s three-run homer powers Chicago to 7-3 winWhite Sox win first playoff series since 2005 titleChicago advance to face Cleveland in AL Division SeriesAgenciesWed 30 Sep 2026 20.37 EDTLast modified on Wed 30 Sep 2026 20.44 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Chicago White Sox used a big first inning and a three-run homer from Chase Meidroth…
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