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White Sox minor league affiliate plays for a championship this week

The Birmingham Barons were facing elimination after blowing a Game 1 lead in a best-of-three Southern League division series.

Thankfully, a lights out start from former first-round draft pick Hagen Smith in Game 2 was followed up by nine runs from the Barons' offense in Game 3. In comeback fashion, the Barons won the series over Chattanooga and advanced to the Southern League Championship Series.

While Birmingham lost Game 1 by a score of 2-1 to the Montgomery Biscuits, this team has been in this very spot before.

The Barons will stay within the state, going to Montgomery for games on Tuesday night and Wednesday night.