Rays, White Sox take 2-0 ALDS leads as Yankees commit four errors — SkimNews
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- Rays-Yankees ALDS: Tampa Bay beat New York 5-2 behind four Yankees errors, including a nightmare first inning with three miscues in the first five batters, taking a 2-0 series lead against Cy Young favorite Cam Schlittler.
- Ben Rice went 2-for-3 with two home runs in Game 2, making him 7-for-15 with 4 homers through New York's four postseason games, though the Yankees managed just 5 hits and 2 runs total in Game 2.
- White Sox vs. Guardians: Chicago won 4-3 behind three position players from the 2024 Garrett Crochet trade (Chase Meidroth, Braden Montgomery, Kyle Teel), who went a combined 4-for-12 with 3 RBI and accounted for 4 of the team's 6 hits.
- Braden Montgomery delivered a two-out, two-run double in the sixth inning to flip a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 White Sox lead, the game's decisive blow.
- Cleveland's offense has managed just 3 runs on 7 hits through two ALDS games and is 2-8 in its last 10 postseason games dating to 2024, one loss from elimination.
- Historical context: Since the best-of-five Division Series began in 1995, Game 1 winners have taken the series 73% of the time, with 32% ending in a sweep — both the Rays and White Sox are now in that position.
- White Sox are one win from their first ALCS appearance since the 2005 World Series and would clinch at home for the first time in franchise history.
Why it matters: The Rays' 2-0 lead exposes the Yankees' longstanding defensive weakness now that Aaron Judge is sidelined, with Ben Rice carrying the entire offense. The White Sox, meanwhile, are one win from their first ALCS since 2005, validating GM Chris Getz's 2024 Garrett Crochet trade as three of the four return pieces drove a key Game 2 win.
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