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Guardians beat White Sox 2-0 to win ALDS after trailing 2-0
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Saturday night in Game 5 of their American League Division Series.
Cleveland won the best-of-five series after losing its first two games.
José Ramírez hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning, providing the game's only runs.
Chicago managed three hits and struck out 21 times, a record for a nine-inning postseason game.
The loss ended a season in which the White Sox reached the playoffs after three straight seasons with 100 losses, then swept Houston in the wild-card round.
The Guardians now advance to the American League Championship Series, where they will face the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 to win their American League Division Series.
Cleveland advanced to an AL Championship Series matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Guardians came back after losing the first two games of the best-of-five series.
Chicago struck out 21 times and managed three hits in the deciding game.
Jose Ramirez hit a two-run homer off Sean Burke in the fourth inning.
- Who
- The Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox.
- What
- The Guardians beat the White Sox 2-0 to win their American League Division Series.
- When
- Saturday night; the exact date of the game is not stated.
- Where
- Cleveland, according to the ESPN article’s dateline; the game venue is not stated.
- Why
- The Guardians won the deciding game and advanced to the AL Championship Series.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We wanted it so bad, it hurts
It's obviously disappointing. Losing this one, there is a lot to learn from it.
We're all bummed and sad, knowing we probably should have got the job done
Obviously, it came down to one pitch and one mistake I made today.
Chicago won the first two games of the best-of-five series.
Cleveland outscored Chicago 20-8 and outhit it 27-17.
Cleveland beat Chicago 2-0 in the deciding game and advanced to the AL Championship Series.
- Final score
- Guardians 2, White Sox 0
- Series deficit
- Cleveland trailed 0-2 before winning the series.
- Strikeouts
- Chicago struck out 21 times in the deciding game.
- Hits
- Chicago managed three hits in the deciding game.
- Decisive homer
- Jose Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning.
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