AL DIVISION SERIES: WHITE SOX VS GUARDIANS

October 8, 2026

Patrick Bailey

Rate Field

Cleveland Guardians

Postgame 4 Press Conference

Guardians 9, White Sox 5

Q. Patrick, they've obviously been using bullpen games this whole series and late in the season. The last two games, what have you seen from yourself at the plate and some of your other teammates at the plate, having gotten multiple looks at some of their high-leverage relievers multiple times?

PATRICK BAILEY: We're doing a better job of saving our game plans, not chasing as much and getting our A swings off. I feel like we've been impacting the baseball a lot better the last two games. Obviously, the more you see a certain guy, kind of not necessarily more comfortable, but you get to see that kind of shapes more and more. Definitely helps.

Q. Patrick, the White Sox obviously come in and take two at your home ballpark. Was there a discussion had about having to take two here in Chicago and wanting to kind of get a little revenge? Is there a conversation going forward about defending home field on Saturday?

PATRICK BAILEY: I mean, the discussion was if we lose, we're gone. Might as well go out there and win. We've still got one more to win at home. Again, this was an awesome atmosphere to play in. We can't wait to get back to Cleveland for Game 5.

Q. Patrick, what were you looking off of Fedde there in the fifth inning? How much do you think your homer turned the tide there in the fifth and sixth innings?

PATRICK BAILEY: I mean, pitch to drive. I was able to get in a hitter's count, took advantage of a good pitch to hit, and obviously it got the boys rolling a little bit and Josy with that massive homer. It was a lot of fun. It was an awesome game, back and forth, a lot of good ball.

Q. Maybe a bit more big picture. Before you got in the game, it felt like the at-bats from your teammates were extremely competitive. Took 51 pitches to get through the first two innings, some hard-hit balls, some walks drawn. If you want to win in October, you've got to have a different level of grit and toughness. Can you take us inside the clubhouse and give us an idea of the makeup of this team and why they are built to win in October.

PATRICK BAILEY: Yeah, I think it starts with the leadership from the top down. Guys show up every day. They're the same, same demeanor. These last two games, I feel like we didn't really feel any different than the first two. We just went out and were able to put together good at-bats. Our arms were awesome.

Again, it's like, it's playoff baseball. But at the same time, I feel like we kind of just kind of showed up every day and tried to have fun and go win.

Q. Patrick, how much of the power with Cleveland has been a mental -- or approach side versus a technical adjustment?

PATRICK BAILEY: A little bit of both. I think there's definitely some more conviction and kind of what I'm looking for. But we also kind of did a swing adjustment in July that I think has helped the power quite a bit.

THE MODERATOR: Thank you for your time. Appreciate it.