Episode Summary
After a four-run first inning and Chase Meidroth's backbreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning, the Chicago White Sox win Game 2, 7-3. Now they advance to the American League Division Series to face their division rival, Cleveland.
Presented by Ankin Law - Injury Law Made Personal
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