# White Sox vs Guardians ALDS Game 1

> White Sox advance to ALDS after beating Astros in Wild Card Series.
- Title: White Sox vs Guardians ALDS Game 1 · Mlb | Shortify
- Summary: White Sox advance to ALDS after beating Astros in Wild Card Series. The White Sox beat the Astros 7-3 to advance to the ALDS against the Guardians, who won a…
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## White Sox advance to ALDS
The White Sox beat the Astros 7-3 in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series to advance to the best-of-five AL Division Series against the Guardians.
## ALDS Game 1 schedule
Game 1 is underway at Progressive Field on Wednesday, 4 p.m. ET/3 CT on TBS, truTV, UniMas, and HBO Max.
## Guardians' lead in Central race
Chicago held at least a share of first place for 96 days, and Cleveland for 89 days before the Guardians won a three-game series over the White Sox from Sept. 14-16.
## Guardians' 85-77 record
The Guardians finished 85-77, and the White Sox 84-78, with Chicago winning the head-to-head season series 7-6.
## Guardians manager Stephen Vogt
Vogt said, 'Obviously we know Chicago really well. We’ve played them a lot. A really good team offensively. They've got a lot of power and they match up really well with us pitching-wise.'

> Obviously we know Chicago really well. We’ve played them a lot. A really good team offensively. They've got a lot of power and they match up really well with us pitching-wise.
## White Sox starting pitcher
Hagen Smith, a rookie with a 3.18 ERA and eight strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings, will start in Game 1 after a Wild Card victory over the Astros.
## Guardians starting pitcher
Parker Messick, who had a 2.81 ERA with 29 strikeouts and five walks in 25 2/3 innings against Chicago, will start in Game 1.
## White Sox lineup
Randal Grichuk starts in left field with Chase Meidroth at second base, and the White Sox used an opener 31 times this season.
## Guardians lineup
David Fry starts at first base with Chase DeLauter in right field, and the Guardians have a top-notch bullpen including young hurlers.
## Guardians' injury update
Holderman (right wrist inflammation) will not return this postseason and expects surgery, while Rhys Hoskins (lower back inflammation) is working out after being on the injured list.
## Who is hot?
Kwan led the Majors in batting average (.353) after the All-Star break, and Bazzana hit .280 with six home runs in September.
## Key takeaway

The White Sox beat the Astros 7-3 to advance to the ALDS against the Guardians, who won a three-game series over them in September.