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Chicago White Sox pitcher Sean Burke. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
The Chicago White Sox jumped out to a 2-0 ALDS lead over the Cleveland Guardians after taking both games on the road.
Then, the Guardians won Games 3 and 4 in Chicago to tie the series and send it to a winner-take-all Game 5, which is Saturday night in Cleveland.
Will Venable names Sean Burke as White Sox starter for Game 5
After the Guardians won 9-5 on Thursday night, the series goes back to Cleveland, and White Sox manager Will Venable had a big decision to make regarding the starting pitcher.
On Friday, he revealed it would be Sean Burke.
Sean Burke is starting for the White Sox on Saturday night, per Will Venable on the Zoom now.
— Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) October 9, 2026Burke pitched the majority of Game 2, and he went 5.1 innings, allowing just one run on one hit with a walk and six strikeouts as the White Sox won the game.
Anthony Kay was the opener, and Sean Newcomb threw a pair of innings before Venable handed the ball to Burke.
Burke also started Game 2 of the wild-card win over the Houston Astros, going four innings and allowing three runs with eight strikeouts.
In the regular season, Burke went 11-7 with a 3.34 ERA, and the White Sox are using their best pitcher in a do-or-die scenario.
The winner will face the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALCS.
Matt Wadleigh is based in California and born and raised in the San Diego area. He studied print journalism at Fresno State for college and got to watch Paul George, Derek Carr and Davante Adams play in a Bulldogs uniform. His work has been featured at ClutchPoints, Sportscasting, Sporting News, and various USA Today sites, including UCLA Wire, where he was the first managing editor
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