Guardians erupt in sixth inning to stun White Sox in Game 4 of ALDS, force deciding Game 5

The Guardians have taken both games in Chicago after trailing 2-0 in the best-of-five ALDS The Cleveland Guardians came from behind multiple times on the road in Game 4 of the ALDS on Thursday night to take down the Chicago White Sox, 9-5. With the win, the Guardians, after losing the first two games of the series at home, forced a fifth and deciding game back in Cleveland on Saturday night. The winner will move on to face the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALCS. The Guardians fell behind 2-0 early and 4-3 after five as the White Sox looked to clinch the series in front of their home crowd.

But Cleveland responded in a big way, pushing six across in the sixth to flip that one-run deficit into a five-run advantage. It was too much to overcome for the White Sox, who haven't clinched a postseason series at home since the 1906 World Series. The White Sox are also 5-0 in potential road clinchers (excluding 2020, which weren't true road games as there were no fans) — perhaps a good sign for Game 5. As for Game 4, here's how things went down. The White Sox had a 2-0 lead heading to the fifth inning and it sure looked like it would be a low-scoring night — a common