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Guardians crush White Sox to force winner-take-all ALDS Game 5

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Associated Press. (2026, October 9). Guardians crush White Sox to force winner-take-all ALDS Game 5. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/09/sports/guardians-crush-white-sox-to-force-winner-take-all-alds-game-5/

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In Thursday night’s AL Division Series game, the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-5 in Chicago, forcing a decisive Game 5 of their series. José Ramírez led the Guardians with three RBIs, including a home run, while pinch-hitter Patrick Bailey also contributed with a homer. The win came after the Guardians overcame an initial 2-0 deficit in the best-of-five series, mirroring the rare feat accomplished by the New York Yankees against Cleveland in 2017. Game 5 will be played in Cleveland on Saturday night.
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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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Toronto Star
Hedges 1 of 43 claims Outlet record 64/100
“The articles describe different games between the Guardians and White Sox, with Article A covering Game 3 (October 8) and Article B covering Game 4 (October 9).”
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“The articles describe different games; Article A covers Game 3 on Wednesday, while Article B covers a subsequent game with a different score and outcome.”
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“The articles describe different games in the ALDS series between the White Sox and Guardians, with Article A covering Game 1 where Chicago won, and Article B covering a later game where Cleveland won to force a decisive Game 5.”
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Hedges 1 of 33 claims Outlet record 64/100
“The articles describe different games within the AL Division Series, with Article A referring to Game 2 and Article B to a later game where Cleveland won.”
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Hedges 0 of 48 claims Outlet record 64/100
“The articles describe different games in the ALDS series between the White Sox and Guardians, not the same specific game.”
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“The articles describe different games of the AL Division Series between the Guardians and White Sox, not the same specific incident.”
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CHICAGO Cleveland Game 5 Guardians the White Sox

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Cleveland ORG · 9× CHICAGO GPE · 4× Ramírez PERSON · 4× Adell PERSON · 2× Antonacci PERSON · 2× Bailey PERSON · 2× Guardians ORG · 2× Kwan PERSON · 2× Taylor PERSON · 2× the White Sox ORG · 2×

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Grant Taylor was hit hard after pitching 5 1/3 scoreless innings over the first two games of the series, allowing four runs and four hits without retiring any of the six batters he faced during Cleveland’s rally in the sixth.
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🔮 Game 2 starter Gavin Williams got the last three outs for Cleveland after Vargas began the ninth with his first postseason homer.
2026-10-09 · New York Post
Guardians crush White Sox to force winner-take-all ALDS Game 5 · assertive framing

Claims (27 extracted, 1 hedged)

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. asserted
Guardians → homer → Game
Pinch-hitter Patrick Bailey also went deep as the Guardians won for the second consecutive day after beginning their postseason with two straight losses at home. asserted
Guardians → go → home
Jo Adell hit a two-run single to cap a six-run sixth inning for the AL Central champions. asserted
Adell → hit → champions
Cleveland is looking to become the first major league team to come back from a 2-0 deficit in a best-of-five playoff series since the 2017 New York Yankees accomplished the feat against, well, Cleveland. asserted
Yankees → look → Cleveland
Teams with a 2-0 lead in a best-of-five postseason series have gone on to win 83 of 93 times. asserted
Teams → go → times
Chicago’s bullpen — one of its biggest strengths in a surprising season — is suddenly looking very tired. asserted
bullpen → look → season
Grant Taylor was hit hard after pitching 5 1/3 scoreless innings over the first two games of the series, allowing four runs and four hits without retiring any of the six batters he faced during Cleveland’s rally in the sixth. asserted
he → hit → sixth
Miguel Vargas homered late for the White Sox, who flopped in their second straight bid to clinch a postseason series at home for the first time since the 1906 World Series against the Chicago Cubs. asserted
who → homer → Cubs
Sam Antonacci drove in two runs. asserted
Antonacci → drive → runs
Game 2 starter Gavin Williams got the last three outs for Cleveland after Vargas began the ninth with his first postseason homer. asserted
Vargas → get → homer
It was the first career relief appearance for Williams, who could start Game 5 for the Guardians. uncertain
who → start → Guardians
Cleveland trailed 2-0 before rallying in the fifth. asserted
Cleveland → trail → fifth
Bailey led off with a pinch-hit homer, and Steven Kwan chased Erick Fedde with a one-out single. asserted
Kwan → lead → single
Jordan Hicks came in and Ramírez drove a 99.9 mph fastball deep to right-center for just his second homer since Sept. 1, a span of 26 games. asserted
Ramírez → come → games
The seven-time All-Star had surgery after he broke a bone in his left hand on a swing June 13. asserted
he → have → swing
He also starred in Game 3, finishing with two hits and two RBIs in Cleveland’s 9-3 victory. asserted
He → star → victory
Chicago responded with two runs in the bottom half, sending a charge through the crowd of 39,920. asserted
Chicago → respond → 39,920
Antonacci was hit by a pitch from Tim Herrin with the bases loaded, and Brenton Doyle made it 4-3 with a sacrifice fly. asserted
Doyle → hit → fly
The White Sox had the bases loaded with two down, but rookie Braden Montgomery struck out swinging against Erik Sabrowski. asserted
Montgomery → have → Sabrowski
Antonacci has been plunked 33 times this year, including a franchise-record 29 in the regular season. asserted
Antonacci → plunk → season
The rookie became the first player in postseason history to be hit by a pitch with the bases loaded multiple times in a career, after he was also plunked in the same situation in Game 3. asserted
he → become → Game
Anthony Kay started the sixth for Chicago, but the left-hander was replaced by Taylor after Travis Bazzana’s RBI double tied it at 4. asserted
double → start → 4
Bailey greeted Taylor with a run-scoring single, and Cleveland started to pull away. asserted
Cleveland → greet → single
Walks by Brayan Rocchio and Kwan loaded the bases for Ramírez, who made it 6-4 with an infield single. asserted
it → load → single
Chase DeLauter added another run-scoring single before Adell capped the outburst with a liner to right that drove in Kwan and Ramírez. asserted
that → add → Kwan
Adell hit a three-run triple during Cleveland’s Game 3 victory. asserted
Adell → hit → victory
He has four hits, three walks and six RBIs in the series. asserted
He → have → series
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