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José Ramírez's all-around performance helps the Guardians avoid elimination in ALDS Game 3

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Cohen, J. (2026, October 8). José Ramírez's all-around performance helps the Guardians avoid elimination in ALDS Game 3. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/jos-ram-rez-s-all-around-performance-helps-the-guardians-avoid-elimination-in-alds-game-3/article_f8821bd6-b86d-56f4-b08e-2109b620059b.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-08 · by Jay Cohen

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In ALDS Game 3, José Ramírez helped the Cleveland Guardians avoid elimination with a strong performance against the Chicago White Sox, contributing two hits, scoring and driving in two runs. At age 34, Ramírez also made a crucial defensive play at third base in the sixth inning, preserving Cleveland’s lead. Despite a recent batting slump, Ramírez’s all-around game included strategic baserunning that extended the Guardians' advantage to 5-2. His performance was pivotal as the Guardians won 9-3, ending Chicago's hopes for a sweep.
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On October 7, 2024, the Cleveland Guardians won Game 3 against the Chicago White Sox, scoring a decisive 9-3 victory and avoiding elimination in the AL Division Series. The game marked the first time since 1986 that two triples were hit by the same team in a postseason game. Leading contributors for the Guardians were Jo Adell and José Ramírez, who each hit key three-run triples to extend Cleveland’s lead. Despite strong performances from Adell and Ramírez, the White Sox missed their chance to reach the ALCS for the first time since 2005. The series now heads back to Chicago for a decisive Game 4 on October 9, with the Guardians looking to force a fifth game in what has become an intense playoff battle.

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Jay Cohen
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🔮 Forwards Noa Essengue and Patrick Williams were sidelined for Chicago, which was coming off a 132-125 win at Milwaukee on Friday.
🔮 Chicago will be without Cole Kmet for the rest of the season after he hurt his right knee on a reception with 5:34 left in Thursday night’s 30-24 win over New England.
🔮 Kyle Williams returned the ensuing kickoff 25 yards to the New England 34.
🔮 CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns, and the Chicago Bears cooled off Drake Maye and the New England Patriots with a 30-24 win on Thursday night.
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🔮 Catcher Will Smith is 1 for 19 in the postseason after going 0 for 3 with a walk against the Brewers.
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🔮 "Absent the clarity that only this Court can provide, (prediction market) operators will continue exploiting the gap between state and federal regulation, endangering consumers and the integrity of sports events across the country," legal counsel for the NFL stated in the filing.
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AL Division Series CHICAGO Cleveland Guardians the Cleveland Guardians

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Ramírez PERSON · 13× Cleveland ORG · 6× Guardians ORG · 5× José Ramírez PERSON · 2× CHICAGO GPE · 1× Josy PERSON · 1× Miguel Vargas’ PERSON · 1× Stephen Vogt PERSON · 1× the Chicago White Sox ORG · 1× the Cleveland Guardians ORG · 1×

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The first sign Ramírez was headed for a big night occurred in the first inning, when he hit a 107.9 mph liner that was caught by a diving Randal Grichuk in left field.
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🔮 “Great game by Ramírez,” White Sox manager Will Venable said.

Claims (29 extracted, 0 hedged)

Ramírez broke out of his batting slump Wednesday, helping Cleveland avoid a sweep in its AL Division Series against the Chicago White Sox. asserted
Cleveland → break → Sox
The seven-time All-Star had two hits, drove in two runs and scored twice during the Guardians’ 9-3 victory in Game 3. asserted
Star → have → Game
“Josy, that’s why he’s one of the best players in the league,” Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said. asserted
Vogt → ’ → league
“He can hurt you with the bat, the legs and the glove. asserted
He → hurt → bat
He showed all that today.” asserted
He → show → that
The 34-year-old Ramírez also made a diving stop at third on Miguel Vargas’ bases-loaded smash in the sixth inning, preserving Cleveland’s 5-3 advantage. asserted
Ramírez → make → advantage
“After that play, it was, OK, this is our game to win, and that’s what we were able to do,” Ramírez said through a translator. asserted
Ramírez → win → translator
Ramírez was sidelined for five weeks after he broke a bone in his left hand on a swing against Detroit on June 13. asserted
he → sideline → June
The switch-hitter had surgery before returning on July 22 against Minnesota. asserted
hitter → have → Minnesota
But he hit just .229 with two homers and 20 RBIs in 53 games after the operation. asserted
he → hit → operation
Then he went 0 for 6 with two walks in the first two games of the ALDS against the White Sox. asserted
he → go → Sox
With the Guardians facing elimination, Ramírez delivered — just as he had so many times before. asserted
he → face → elimination
“It feels special,” Ramírez said. asserted
Ramírez → feel → ?
“You know the type of season I had, but it’s important for us to win any game going forward because for us it’s do or die. asserted
it → know → us
So it feels really good. ... asserted
it → feel → ?
But for us, it’s the same mindset going forward.” asserted
it → ’ → us
The first sign Ramírez was headed for a big night occurred in the first inning, when he hit a 107.9 mph liner that was caught by a diving Randal Grichuk in left field. asserted
that → head → field
“We always know he’s one swing away,” Vogt said. asserted
Vogt → know → ?
“When he hit that first ball in the first inning ... great play by Grichuk. asserted
he → hit → Grichuk
You knew he was here.” asserted
he → know → ?
Ramírez walked and scored on Jo Adell’s three-run triple in the third, helping Cleveland take a 4-1 lead. asserted
Cleveland → walk → lead
Playing in his 48th postseason game — all with Cleveland — Ramírez manufactured an insurance run for the Guardians in the fifth. asserted
Ramírez → play → fifth
He doubled, stole third and scored on Chase DeLauter’s grounder to second, beating Kyle Teel’s tag with a headfirst slide. asserted
He → double → slide
Ramírez’s savvy baserunning gave the Guardians a 5-2 advantage. asserted
baserunning → give → advantage
“When he got that stolen base at third, that kind of made it a José Ramírez game,” Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan said. asserted
Kwan → get → third
Ramírez popped up leading off the seventh, but he helped Cleveland put it away with a two-run triple with two outs in the eighth. asserted
Cleveland → pop → eighth
Ramírez clapped his hands in excitement and threw an upper cut with his right arm as he stood on third after the important swing. asserted
he → clap → swing
“Great game by Ramírez,” White Sox manager Will Venable said. asserted
Venable → say → Ramírez
“Obviously, we know how special a player he is.” asserted
he → know → ?
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