Taylor struck out the side in the ninth, wrapping up the 3-0 win<\/a>. He allowed two hits and struck out six while collecting the remarkable four-inning save.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the best I\u2019ve probably ever seen anyone pitch,\u201d catcher Kyle Teel said. \u201cThat was just unbelievable, the way he hit his spots, the amount of movement on his pitches.\u201d<\/p>\n According to MLB.com\u2019s Sarah Langs<\/a>, Taylor became the sixth pitcher to record a four-or-more-inning save in the postseason since saves became an official stat in 1969 \u2014 the first since Lance McCullers Jr. in Game 7 of the 2017 ALCS.<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s six strikeouts were tied for the most in a postseason relief appearance with no walks in major-league history.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know what else to say about him,\u201d Venable said. \u201cHe\u2019s a beast out there. He wants the ball. His stuff is really good. I thought he actually got better as that outing went on. So some incredible stuff from Grant.\u201d<\/p>\n Taylor entered in the sixth with the Sox leading 2-0. He allowed a two-out double to Nathaniel Lowe, but then got Travis Bazzana to ground out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.<\/p>\n The Sox led 3-0 in the seventh. The Guardians saw a rally fizzle when Steven Kwan grounded into an inning-ending double play.\u00a0Taylor had a 1-2-3 eighth inning. And then came back for the ninth.<\/p>\n \u201cMy job when I come in is to give that one inning everything I\u2019ve got and then come in the dugout and possibly go out for another,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cSo I\u2019m trying to give everything I can to that one pitch and that one inning. And if I have more in the tank for multiples, then good for me.\u201d<\/p>\n Taylor struck out Angel Mart\u00ednez, Lowe and Bazzana to give the Sox a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series. Game 2 is at 4 p.m. Monday at Progressive Field.<\/p>\n Saturday was Taylor\u2019s second appearance of the postseason. And both have been impressive. He allowed one run (unearned), on two hits with five strikeouts and one walk in Tuesday\u2019s 6-3 win against the Astros<\/a> in Game 1 of the AL wild-card series, throwing 54 pitches.<\/p>\n And he delivered when called again on Saturday with the 42-pitch performance.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing able to go out for four ups, haven\u2019t done that since 2024,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cSo being able to do that and help the guys get the win is a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"White](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CTC-L-ALDS-White-Sox-Guardians-1-64.jpg\")
White Sox reliever Grant Taylor looks skyward before facing his final Guardians batter in the ninth inning in Game 1 of an AL Division Series on Saturday, Oct. 3 in Cleveland. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n