José Ramírez hits a two-run homer against the White Sox
José Ramírez hit a two-run homer for the Cleveland Guardians against the Chicago White Sox, a pivotal moment in their American League Division Series.
The Guardians are Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team; the White Sox, Chicago’s South Side club, are their AL Central rivals.
The teams arrived at the deciding stage after Chicago lost Game 4 at home and the series shifted to Cleveland.
With a place in the American League Championship Series at stake, Cleveland’s Gavin Williams and Chicago’s Sean Burke were named as the starters.
Ramírez’s homer gave the Guardians two runs on the play. The available details do not establish the inning or the score at the time.
They also do not provide a final score or confirm which team advanced.
The White Sox were therefore still facing an elimination game in the material announcing Burke’s start; the outcome remains unclear here.
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