{"id":920539,"date":"2026-10-04T17:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T17:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/920539\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T17:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T17:36:09","slug":"how-white-soxs-grant-taylor-made-rare-mlb-history-with-four-inning-save","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/920539\/","title":{"rendered":"How White Sox’s Grant Taylor made rare MLB history with four-inning save"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago White Sox<\/a> won Game 1 of the ALDS over the Cleveland Guardians<\/a> by a 3-0 score, and it featured an incredible performance from Grant Taylor.<\/p>\n

He went four innings to close out the game for the White Sox, getting a very rare four-inning save. But his performance was significantly more noteworthy than a typical four-inning save.<\/p>\n

Jayson Stark of The Athletic<\/a> shared that this performance from Taylor was just the third time that a pitcher had a four-plus-inning save in MLB postseason history, joining two MLB postseason legends in the process.<\/p>\n

Grant Taylor’s four-inning save joins two legends in MLB postseason history<\/p>\n

“This was only the third save of four-plus innings in a game that close in modern postseason history (since 1969). Here are the others: Madison Bumgarner (5 IP) — Game 7, 2014 World Series. Vida Blue (4 IP) — Game 5, 1972 ALCS,” Stark writes.<\/p>\n

Taylor’s incredible performance in Game 1 of the ALDS against the Guardians was just the third time a pitcher has gotten a four-plus-inning save in the postseason when the game was within three runs.<\/p>\n

There have been other instances of a pitcher getting a four-inning save when the team was up big, but this is only the third time since 1969 that a pitcher has closed out a game in an actual save situation.<\/p>\n

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Taylor’s final line was 4.0 innings, allowing two hits, no walks, no runs, and six strikeouts. This would be an incredible performance regardless of circumstances, but with this being a playoff game, it’s all the more impressive.<\/p>\n

The White Sox have a 1-0 series lead thanks in part to Munetaka Murakami’s two-run homer and Taylor’s dominant four-inning save that made some MLB history.<\/p>\n

There have been some incredible performances in the 2026 MLB playoffs so far, and this four-inning save for Taylor might be one of the best.<\/p>\n

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