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After weeklong wait, Guardians' bats come out cold in Game 1

Following a first-round postseason bye, the Cleveland lineup struggled to generate any momentum during their opening matchup against Chicago. A sellout crowd packed the home ballpark to witness the return of autumn baseball, but the host side managed just three hits and five walks while leaving seven runners stranded in a 3-0 shutout defeat.

Five different Chicago pitchers combined to stifle the bats, locking down multiple bases-loaded situations as Cleveland dropped the initial contest of the best-of-five series.

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