The Guardians enter Thursday afternoon seeking a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field. In the home opener Tuesday, Nolan Jones walked it off — quite literally — with a walk in the bottom of the ninth inning that scored Carlos Santana to give the Guardians a 1-0 win.

After starting the 2025 season with three road series, the Cleveland Guardians return to Progressive Field against the Chicago White Sox.

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The Chicago White Sox suffered their second consecutive walk-off loss, falling 1-0 to the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday.

The Sox finished 0-6 on their first road trip of the season and were outscored 28-12 in that span. The team has lost eight straight games; they didn’t lose their eighth straight game until May last season.

The Guardians managed to win in the ninth inning when former Guardians pitcher Mike Clevinger walked Nolan Jones with the bases loaded to score Carlos Santana. Cleveland ended up using five pitchers to Chicago’s three.