Gavin Williams fanned 12 and José Ramírez launched a two-run homer as Cleveland finished an 0-2 comeback with a 2-0 Game 5 win over Chicago.
The Cleveland Guardians refused to let their season slip away. They erased an 0-2 series deficit with a 2-0 shutout of the Chicago White Sox in Saturday night's decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series.
Gavin Williams was dominant on the mound, striking out 12 and keeping Chicago's lineup off balance all night. When Cleveland needed one swing, José Ramírez delivered a two-run homer on a pitch just above the plate. Those were the only runs of the game, and they were enough.
The comeback sends the Guardians to the AL Championship Series, which opens Monday night at Tampa Bay. They are chasing their first World Series appearance since 2016.
The stakes go beyond one series. The Guardians/Indians franchise hasn't won a championship since 1948, the longest drought in Major League Baseball. Four wins against the Rays would put them back on the sport's biggest stage.
