WATCH: Bizarre scenes unfold as Guardians claim dramatic win after Mike Tauchman's last moment injury

MLB: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians - Source: Imagn — Guardians claim dramatic win after bizarre scenes unfold when Mike Tauchman's injury cost the game for White Sox - Source: Imagn

Bizarre scenes unfolded at Progressive Field on Wednesday as the Cleveland Guardians edged the Chicago White Sox 3-2 for the second consecutive win of the series.

The White Sox took an early 1-0 lead in the game after Lenyn Sosa's RBI single in the first inning, hoping to bounce back from their shutout loss in the series opener.

However, the Guardians fired back with two runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-1 lead in the second game of the series. Carlos Santana's solo home run, his second of the season, increased the home team's advantage to 3-1.

The White Sox rallied late in the ninth inning to score via Miguel Vargas' RBI single to make it 3-2. However, the White Sox should habe tied the game, only for an unfortunate injury to Mike Tauchman.

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While Jacob Amaya scored for Chicago, Tauchman, who was set to tie the game, injured himself while rounding third base. In a bizarre end to the game, Tauchman dropped to the ground, with Guardians catcher Austin Hedges tagging him for the final out of the game.

Mike Tauchman's injury summed up White Sox's horror day against Guardians

Mike Tauchman's injury rounded off a disastrous day for the White Sox, and it was the third injury to a Chicago player on the day. Before the game, the team put Andrew Benintendi on the 10-day injured list.

White Sox catcher Korey Lee suffered an ankle injury trying to rush to first base to avoid a pickoff attempt in the sixth inning. While the White Sox are uncertain about the injuries to Lee and Tauchman, Benintendi gave a potential timeline of his return on Wednesday.

“To be honest, I think I probably could have played in a couple days,” Benintendi said. “But where we’re at right now in the season, the [best thing] is to just give it some time. I fully anticipate coming back in a week.”

The White Sox will be out in the series finale on Thursday to avoid a series sweep against the Cleveland Guardians.

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Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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