Kayfus hits 1st major league homer, Guardians beat White Sox 3-1 for 5th straight win

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Cleveland Guardians' C.J. Kayfus, right, celebrates with teammate Brayan Rocchio, after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Cleveland Guardians' C.J. Kayfus celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) — Cleveland Guardians' C.J. Kayfus, right, celebrates with teammate Brayan Rocchio, after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

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10:18 PM on Saturday, August 9

The Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — CJ Kayfus hit his first major league home run and scored twice to help the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Saturday night for their fifth straight victory.

Kayfus, promoted to the majors Aug. 2, homered in the sixth for a 3-1 lead. He walked and scored the tiebreaking run on Brayan Rocchio's double in the fourth.

Kayfus, who had a three-run double in a 9-5 victory Friday night, has seven hits in his first 23 at-bats, four for extra bases.

Steven Kwan led off the game with a double and scored on Kyle Manzardo's single for Cleveland's other run.

Joey Cantillo (3-2) went 5 2/3 innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks while striking out three. Cade Smith got his fifth save with a perfect ninth.

Chicago's Michael A. Taylor hit eighth homer this season and third in the last four games to tie it in second. He had two of Chicago's four hits.

Sean Burke (4-9) started and pitched 3 1/3 innings, giving up two runs on five hits with three walks and seven strikeouts.

Key moment

Kafus' first homer made him first Cleveland player with four extra-base hits, including a home run, in his first seven MLB games since current teammate Carlos Santana in 2010.

Key stat

The Guardians are six games over .500 (61-55) for the first time since June 4 (33-27).

Up next

The three-game series concludes Sunday with Cleveland RHP Slade Cecconi (5-4, 3.72) facing Davis Martin (3-9, 4.11).

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