The Chicago White Sox are 1-0 over the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS after earning a 3-0 win on Saturday. It was a solid outing for the club, as the offense and pitching were on point throughout. Reliever Grant Taylor proved to be a difference-maker once he took the mound and ended up achieving a playoff feat not seen since 2017.
Taylor earned a save after pitching four full innings. The last time anyone did that was 19 years ago, when Lance McCullers did it for the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the ALCS, according to Sarah Langly of MLB.com. Langly shared each relief pitcher who earned a save after throwing in four or more innings in the postseason.
Article Continues Below“4+ inning saves in postseason since saves official (1969):
Grant Taylor (CHW), 2026 ALDS G1
Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU), 2017 ALCS G7
Madison Bumgarner (SF), 2014 WS G7
Sammy Stewart (BAL), 1983 ALCS G3
Pedro Borbon (CIN), 1976 NLCS G2
Vida Blue (OAK), 1972 ALCS G5”
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