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Grant Taylor Fires White Sox in Game 1
Grant Taylor secures White Sox playoff win with career-best 54-pitch outing in AL Wild Card Game 1.
In brief
Grant Taylor secures White Sox playoff win with career-best 54-pitch outing in AL Wild Card Game 1. Grant Taylor struck out Yainer Diaz to preserve White Sox's 6-3 win over Astros in AL Wild Card Series Game 1. Originally reported by Mlb.
Game 1 tension
Houston had runners on first and second with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning of AL Wild Card Series Game 1.
Taylor's challenge
Grant Taylor, the White Sox's most dominant reliever, faced Yainer Diaz with a potential game-tying run in the bottom of the eighth.
Diaz strikeout
Diaz took a called third strike on the seventh pitch after six pitches in the at-bat, ending the potential game-tying threat.
Taylor's pitch count
Taylor threw a career-high 54 pitches in 2 1/3 innings to strike out five batters and secure White Sox's first playoff win since 2021.
Taylor's confidence
Taylor said he felt good and would pitch in Game 2 if he could give the team everything he had.
Team support
Manager Will Venable called Taylor's performance 'heroics' and said he was trusted to shut down the Astros with runners at second base.
The main idea
Grant Taylor struck out Yainer Diaz to preserve White Sox's 6-3 win over Astros in AL Wild Card Series Game 1.
