Guardians beat White Sox 6-3 to move into first place in AL Central
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What happened
Petey Halpin hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning, Parker Messick struck out eight and the Cleveland Guardians moved into first place in the AL Central with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday. Cleveland (78-75) has a half-game lead over Chicago (77-75) after taking two of three. Chicago has dropped seven of nine and 12 of 17 as its run of 74 straight days in first ended.
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