CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Thursday night at Rate Field, scoring six runs in the sixth inning to tie the American League Division Series 2-2 and force Game 5.
Cleveland had one hit and trailed 2-0 through four innings. Home runs by Patrick Bailey and José Ramírez put the Guardians ahead 3-2 in the fifth, and Chicago answered with two runs in the bottom half for a 4-3 lead.
The Guardians sent 10 batters to the plate in the sixth. Angel Martínez was hit by a pitch, stole a base and scored on Travis Bazzana’s tying double. Bailey and Ramírez followed with RBI singles, Chase DeLauter added one, and Jo Adell’s two-run single made it 9-4. Six straight Guardians reached against White Sox reliever Grant Taylor, who did not get an out and was charged with four runs.
Miguel Vargas homered in the ninth for Chicago. Cleveland used Gavin Williams, a possible Game 5 starter, for the final three outs.
Game 5 is Saturday at 8 p.m. ET in Cleveland. The winner opens the ALCS at Tampa Bay.
Source: MLB.com
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