Coverage dated October 7, 2026 to October 11, 2026
Williams, Ramírez lead Guardians over White Sox 2-0 to cap comeback in five-gameALDS
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Cleveland pitchers set a record for strikeouts with 21 in a nine-inning postseason game.
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Guardians and White Sox to meet in decisive ALDS Game 5 on Saturday
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White Sox look to bounce back after 2 straight losses to Guardians at home in ALDS
Headline from WHEC Rochester ·
Winner-take-all: Cleveland Guardians bring playoffs back home
Headline from FOX 8 Cleveland ·
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Williams, Ramírez lead Guardians over White Sox 2-0 to cap comeback in five-gameALDS
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 05: Miguel Vargas #20, Munetaka Murakami #5, Grant Taylor #31, and Kyle Teel #8 of the Chicago White Sox celebrate after defeating the Cleveland Guardians in game two of the American League Division Series at Progressive Field on October 05, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 07: Randal Grichuk #34 of the Chicago White Sox reacts after striking out against the Cleveland Guardians during the eighth inning in game three of the American League Division Series at Rate Field on October 07, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 03: Hagen Smith #32 of the Chicago White Sox delivers a pitch against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning in game one of the American League Division Series at Progressive Field on October 03, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
In Thursday night's Game 4 of the American League Division Series against the Guardians, the White Sox will be playing in front of a capacity crowd with a chance to clinch a postseason series at home for the first time 120 years of franchise history.
With a stunning nighttime introduction sequence that whipped 39,920 in attendance into a frenzy, the White Sox seemed to feed off their crowd for much of Game 4, rather than be sped up by it. With patient approaches, their lineup ground up Guardians ace Parker Messick and knocked him out of the game…
José Ramírez homered and drove in three runs, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Thursday night to send their AL Division Series to a winner-take-all Game 5.
CHICAGO — José Ramírez homered and drove in three runs, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox, 9-5, on Thursday night to send their AL Division Series to a winner-take-all Game 5.
The Cleveland Guardians exploded for six runs in the sixth inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Thursday and force a deciding game five in their Major League Baseball playoff series.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 07: Munetaka Murakami #5 of the Chicago White Sox strikes out against the Cleveland Guardians during the seventh inning in game three of the American League Division Series at Rate Field on October 07, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 05: Kyle Teel #8 of the Chicago White Sox celebrates after hitting a Single during the fourth inning against the Cleveland Guardians in game two of the American League Division Series at Progressive Field on October 05, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio.
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 10: José Ramírez #11 of the Cleveland Guardians hits a two run home run during the fourth inning in game five of the American League Division Series against the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field on October 10, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox are headed to a winner-take-all Game 5 in the American League Division Series after Cleveland rallied to win 9-5 Thursday night.
