Guardians complete playoff comeback to face Rays

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 07:49 · Archive

Cleveland beat Chicago 2-0 to win their division series after trailing 2-0.

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Saturday night in Game 5 to complete a comeback from a 2-0 deficit in their best-of-five American League Division Series. Pitcher Gavin Williams struck out 12, and José Ramírez hit a two-run homer off Sean Burke in the fourth inning to provide all the scoring.

Clare, Guardians pitchers struck out 21 combined, the most in a nine-inning postseason game. The White Sox managed just three hits and struck out 75 times over the entire series. Williams's 12 strikeouts tied Cleveland's record for a postseason game, with his 24 strikeouts over three games tied for the second most in a best-of-five postseason series.

Cleveland became the fourth team to win a best-of-five postseason series after losing the first two games at home. The Guardians will open the American League Championship Series at Tampa Bay on Monday night, seeking their first World Series appearance since 2016. The Guardians/Indians franchise has not won the World Series title since 1948, the longest drought among Major League Baseball teams.

How it is being reported

• Guardians beat White Sox to complete comeback and punch ticket to ALCSCleveland became the fourth team to win a best-of-five postseason series after losing the first two games at home.The Japan Times · 11 Oct, 05:39
• Williams strikes out 12 as Guardians blank White Sox to complete ALDS comebackWilliams fans 12 as Cleveland win decisive Game 5 Ramírez’s two-run homer provides only scoring Guardians to face Rays for place in World Series Gavin Williams struck out 12, José Ramírez homered on a pitch just above home plate and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Saturday night to complete a comeback from a 2-0 deficit in their best-of-five American League Division Series. Cleveland open the American League Championship Series at Tampa Bay on Monday night, seeking their first World Series appearance since 2016. The Guardians/Indians franchise have not won the title…Guardian Sport · 11 Oct, 03:58

In this story: Cleveland Guardians · Chicago White Sox · Gavin Williams · José Ramírez · Tampa Bay Rays

This summary was written by AI from the headlines and standfirsts above, and states as fact only what at least two outlets report. How we use AI · Report a problem