The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 Saturday night to win their best-of-five American League division series after losing the first two games.
Gavin Williams struck out 12, tying Cleveland’s postseason record, as Guardians pitchers set a nine-inning playoff record with 21 strikeouts. José Ramírez supplied the scoring with a two-run homer off Sean Burke in the fourth inning. Williams held Chicago hitless until Kyle Teel singled with two outs in the sixth.
The White Sox managed three hits and struck out 75 times across the series. Cleveland became the 11th team to win a best-of-five series after falling behind 0-2. The Guardians open the AL Championship Series at Tampa Bay on Monday night, seeking their first World Series appearance since 2016.
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