{
  "id": 13667194,
  "title": "Baseball: Murakami strikes out 4 times as White Sox lose ALDS to Guardians",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/baseball-murakami-strikes-out-4-times-as-white-sox-lose-alds-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T06:39:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261011/p2g/00m/0sp/019000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Munetaka Murakami, a rookie MLB player, struck out four times swinging his bat as the Chicago White Sox suffered a 2-0 defeat to the Cleveland Guardians in Game 5 of the American League Division Series. The White Sox had won the first two games at Progressive Field, but lost twice at home in Rate Field, resulting in their elimination from the playoffs after a first Series appearance in 21 years.\n\nThe turning point in the game came in the fourth inning when Jose Ramirez smashed a two-run home run with one out, powered by a low knuckle curve from Sean Burke. The winning run was driven in to right field.\n\nMurakami expressed his frustration, reflecting on his rookie season which saw him hit 35 home runs and record 77 RBIs while batting .207. He vowed to improve every aspect of his game and prepare for another chance at success in the next season.\n\nWith the World Series at stake, the Guardians will now advance to face the Tampa Bay Rays in the best-of-seven ALCS. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers will take on the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series.",
  "summary": "CLEVELAND, Ohio (Kyodo) -- Munetaka Murakami struck out swinging four times as the Chicago White Sox lost the American League Division Series on Satur",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "White Sox strike out record 21 times, eliminated from Division Series after wasting 2-0 lead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/white-sox-strike-out-record-21-times-eliminated-from-division-series",
        "published": "2026-10-11T05:50:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Guardians’ Gavin Williams gets 100% real on insane on 12 Ks performance on 1 day’s rest vs. White Sox",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/guardians-gavin-williams-gets-100-real-on-insane-on-12-ks-performance",
        "published": "2026-10-11T07:27:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}