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

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Williams strikes out 12 as Guardians blank White Sox to complete ALDS comeback. (2026, October 11). The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/oct/10/cleveland-guardians-chicago-white-sox-alds-game-five-gavin-williams

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Gavin Williams pitched a strong game with 12 strikeouts as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Saturday night in Game 5 of their American League Division Series, securing a comeback from a two-game deficit. José Ramírez contributed by hitting a two-run homer. The Guardians' pitching staff recorded an impressive 21 strikeouts overall, setting a new postseason record for most strikeouts in nine innings. Despite this, the White Sox managed only three hits and were outscored 8-0 over the final three games of the series.
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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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American League Division Series Cleveland Guardians the Chicago White Sox the Cleveland Guardians

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Williams PERSON · 3× Cleveland ORG · 2× Guardians ORG · 2× Gavin Williams PERSON · 1× Indians NORP · 1× José Ramírez PERSON · 1× MLB ORG · 1× Tampa Bay ORG · 1× the Chicago White Sox ORG · 1× the Cleveland Guardians ORG · 1×

Narrative

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.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-11
🔮 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.
2026-10-11 · The Guardian
Williams strikes out 12 as Guardians blank White Sox to complete ALDS comeback · assertive framing

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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. asserted
Guardians → strike → Series
Cleveland open the American League Championship Series at Tampa Bay on Monday night, seeking their first World Series appearance since 2016. asserted
Cleveland → open → 2016
The Guardians/Indians franchise have not won the title since 1948, the longest drought among MLB teams. asserted
franchise → win → teams
Guardians pitchers struck out 21, the most in a nine-inning postseason game. asserted
pitchers → strike → game
The White Sox managed just three hits, putting only nine balls in play, and struck out 75 times over the series. asserted
Sox → manage → series
Two days after getting the save in Game 4, Williams became just the third pitcher in postseason history to get the last out of a game and start the following game when his team faced elimination in both. asserted
team → get → both
He did not allow a hit until Kyle Teel looped a knuckle-curve into right field with two outs in the sixth, two innings after Ramírez homered for the second straight game, a two-run drive off Sean Burke. asserted
Ramírez → allow → Burke
After a walk loaded the bases, Erik Sabrowski relieved Williams and struck out Munetaka Murakami. asserted
Sabrowski → load → Murakami
Williams’s 12 strikeouts tied Cleveland’s record for a postseason game. asserted
strikeouts → tie → game
He got 22 swings and misses, and his 24 strikeouts over three games tied for the second most in a best-of-five postseason series. asserted
strikeouts → get → series
Hunter Gaddis followed Sabrowski and got four outs. asserted
Gaddis → follow → outs
Cade Smith finished for his first career five-out save, striking out the side in the ninth. asserted
Smith → finish → ninth
He blew a fastball by Tristan Peters for the final out, setting off a celebration at Progressive Field. asserted
He → blow → Field
Chicago, the first team to reach the playoffs after three straight 100-loss seasons, have not won the World Series since 2004. asserted
Chicago → reach → 2004
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