With runners at second and third with two outs in the ninth inning on Tuesday, chants of “Ro-key-oh” echoed across Progressive Field, as the home crowd sensed a familiar moment brewing. The Guardians had an opportunity for a dramatic victory, and Brayan Rocchio was coming to the plate. “When I was in the dugout there and I saw he was coming up to bat,” Guardians closer Cade Smith said, “the thought that went through my head was, ‘This is just too perfect.’” Rocchio has earned the "Rocctember" and "Playoff Rocchio" monikers for his clutch performances this time of year in recent seasons. As the Cleveland air turns crisp, the big moments seem to find the 25-year-old with a knack for coming up clutch. With the Guardians on the verge of a crushing loss, Rocchio delivered one of the biggest swings of the season. His walk-off two-run double off Grant Taylor sent the Guardians to a 7-6 win over the White Sox in Game 2 of a crucial three-game series. “That's the best thing ever, when I hear, ‘Ro-key-oh,’” Rocchio said. “I can't disappoint the crowd when they’re doing that.” The thrilling win moved the Guardians (77-75) to just a half-game behind the White Sox (77-74) for first place in the AL Central. A loss could have been a back-breaker; Chicago would have held a 2 1/2-game lead in addition to the head-to-head tiebreaker, which the Sox clinched on Monday night. Because of the tiebreaker, the Guardians must finish with a better record than the White Sox in order to win the division. If they finish with the same record, Chicago will be division champ. Instead, Cleveland remains alive in its push for a third consecutive division title with 10 games remaining in the regular season. The Guardians also extended their lead for the final AL Wild Card spot to 1 1/2 games, ahead of the Rangers (75-76). Rocchio now has seven career walk-off hits. Four have come in the month of September, including his solo home run on Sept. 4 in a 7-6 win over the Tigers in Game 1 of a doubleheader. “It's unbelievable,” manager Stephen Vogt said of Rocchio. “He wants to win. He stays calm in those moments. … It's just so hard to get a hit, but let alone in those situations he seems to come through. That was a huge, huge moment for us.” The Guardians trailed, 6-5, in the ninth in a game they once led by three runs. Jo Adell and Travis Bazzana hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning, but a four-run rally in the top of the sixth gave the White Sox a 6-4 lead. It took some life out of
