White Sox closer Grant Taylor records rare four-inning save as Chicago steals Game 1 of ALDS over Guardians

Pope Leo XIV was looking over the Chicago White Sox pitching staff on Saturday afternoon.

The White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 at Progressive Field to take Game 1 of the ALDS. White Sox manager Will Venable deployed a bullpen game to begin the series, and his pitching staff was fantastic.

Grant Taylor led the way with a Herculean effort, pitching the final four innings of the game in the longest outing of his career and earning a rare four-inning save. It was the first four-inning...