Williams strikes out 12 as Guardians blank White Sox to complete ALDS comeback

Williams fans 12 as Cleveland win decisive Game 5Ramírez’s two-run homer provides only scoringGuardians to face Rays for place in World SeriesGavin 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 since 1948, the longest drought among MLB teams. Continue reading…

Cleveland rally from 2-0 down to win decisive Game 5 against Chicago and advance to ALCS against Tampa Bay behind dominant pitching from Gavin Williams 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 since 1948, the longest drought among MLB teams. Guardians pitchers struck out 21, the most in a nine-inning postseason game. The White Sox managed just three hits, putting only nine balls in play, and struck out 75 times over the series. Two days after getting the save in Game 4, Williams became just the third pitcher in postseason history to