{
  "id": 11065358,
  "title": "Meidroth blasts White Sox through, Phillies survive in MLB playoffs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/meidroth-blasts-white-sox-through-phillies-survive-in-mlb-playoffs",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T00:24:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/meidroth-blasts-white-sox-phillies-002454238.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alec Bohm's game-winning 10th-inning home run sent the Philadelphia Phillies into an MLB playoff series against the Atlanta Braves, 4-3, while Chicago White Sox pitcher Chase Meidroth sent the team to the second round of the playoffs with a three-run homer against the Houston Astros, 7-3. The White Sox, who had lost 100 games in three previous years, reached the postseason after a best-of-three series and now face Cleveland in the American League division series. Meanwhile, the Phillies' victory leveled their National League wildcard series against the Braves, 1-1, with the deciding game on Thursday. The Phillies' series winner will face MLB champion Los Angeles Dodgers in a best-of-five series starting Saturday.",
  "summary": "Chase Meidroth's three-run homer sent the Chicago White Sox into the second round of the Major League Baseball playoffs Wednesday while an Alec Bohm 10th-inning home run kept the Phillies alive at Atlanta.In the dramatic 10th, Bohm blasted a two-out homer for the winning run.",
  "key_points": [
    "Alec Bohm's 10th-inning homer clinches Phillies' playoff berth",
    "Chase Meidroth's three-run homer advances White Sox to ALDS",
    "Phillies' win ties NL wildcard series 1-1"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The White Sox's postseason berth after years of struggles signals a turnaround for the team, while the Phillies' series win sets up a matchup with the dominant Dodgers.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Chicago White Sox in the playoffs: Schedule set for AL Division Series vs. Cleveland Guardians",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/chicago-white-sox-in-the-playoffs-schedule-set-for-al-division-series",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:37:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}