Guardians and White Sox Meet in Decisive ALDS Game 5
The Guardians scored six runs in the sixth inning and evened the series 2-2, setting up a winner-take-all Game 5 at Progressive Field.
- The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Thursday, forcing a decisive ALDS Game 5 at Progressive Field with a trip to the American League Championship Series against the Tampa Bay Rays on the line.
- Early momentum favored the White Sox, who took a 2-0 lead in the third inning after Munetaka Murakami drew a bases-loaded walk and Sam Antonacci delivered a sacrifice fly. The Guardians quickly rallied to tie the game before pulling away later.
- Ram greeted reliever Jordan Hicks with a two-run home run in the fifth inning, giving the Guardians a 3-2 lead. Erick Fedde's shutdown inning in the fourth had kept the White Sox in striking distance until that swing shifted momentum decisively.
- A six-run outburst in the sixth inning secured the Guardians' victory. Travis Bazzana tied the game with a double, while Chase DeLauter and Jo Adell added singles extending the lead to 9-4, effectively ending White Sox comeback hopes.
- With the Division Series outcome on the line, Chicago White Sox second baseman Chase Meidroth said the series is "so far from over." Both teams prepare for Saturday's winner-take-all Game 5 at Progressive Field to determine the ALCS matchup.
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