Williams, Ramírez lead Guardians over White Sox 2-0 to cap comeback in five-game AL Division Series
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Key Points:
- Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-0 to complete a comeback from an 0-2 deficit in their best-of-five AL Division Series, advancing to the AL Championship Series against Tampa Bay.
- Pitcher Gavin Williams recorded 12 strikeouts, contributing to a record 21 strikeouts by Cleveland pitchers in a nine-inning postseason game, the most since 1900 in any regular or postseason game.
- José Ramírez hit a crucial go-ahead home run on a knuckle-curve pitch just above the strike zone, marking the lowest pitch for a postseason homer since tracking began in 2008.
- The White Sox struggled offensively, managing only three hits, nine balls in play, and finishing the series with 75 strikeouts and a .185 batting average, highlighting Cleveland's dominant pitching.
- Cleveland became only the 11th team to win a best-of-five series after trailing 0-2, and the first since 2017 to do so after losing the first two games at home.
