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Guardians beat White Sox in Game 5 to reach ALCS
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 in Game 5 of the American League Division Series at Progressive Field.
The win sent Cleveland to the American League Championship Series, where it will face the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Guardians had lost the first two games of the best-of-five series, then won three straight to advance.
Gavin Williams led Cleveland’s pitching effort, and José Ramírez supplied the offense the team needed.
Chicago’s best chance came in the sixth inning, when it loaded the bases with two outs, but Erik Sabrowski struck out Munetaka Murakami to end the threat.
Cleveland had also rallied late in the regular season to take the AL Central title.
The next step for the Guardians is the ALCS against Tampa Bay.
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 in Game 5 to win the American League Division Series and advance to the ALCS.
Gavin Williams dominated the White Sox hitters, while José Ramírez provided the Guardians’ offense.
Cleveland became the seventh team in the Wild Card era to come back from a 0-2 deficit in a best-of-five series.
The White Sox loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth inning, but Erik Sabrowski struck out Munetaka Murakami to end the threat.
- Who
- The Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox.
- What
- The Guardians won Game 5, 2-0, and advanced to the ALCS.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Progressive Field in Cleveland.
- Why
- The Guardians scored enough to win while Gavin Williams and the bullpen held the White Sox scoreless.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Guardians lost both games at home to fall behind 0-2 in the series.
Cleveland scored nine runs at Rate Field in Chicago.
The Guardians scored another nine runs to even the series.
Cleveland beat Chicago 2-0 in Game 5 at Progressive Field to win the series.
- Game 5 score
- Guardians 2, White Sox 0
- Starting pitcher
- Gavin Williams
- Winning series
- Guardians won the best-of-five ALDS after falling behind 0-2
- Sixth-inning threat
- White Sox loaded the bases with two outs
- Bullpen escape
- Erik Sabrowski struck out Munetaka Murakami
What people are saying
Anytime you go down 0-2, you can sulk, you can pout
We're still in it. We still have a chance.
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