Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians, Game 5 of the ALDS

Storylines

• Winner take all: Game 5 decides the series.
• Last meeting: Guardians 9, White Sox 5 (Oct 8).

Injuries and inactives

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

• Joey Bart C

  Hand, Fracture, left
  10-Day-IL
• Ky Bush SP

  Elbow, Surgery, left
  60-Day-IL
• Luis Castillo SP

  Shoulder, Pinched Nerve, right
  15-Day-IL
• Prelander Berroa RP

  Elbow, Surgery, right
  60-Day-IL
• Tanner Murray LF

  Shoulder, Surgery, left
  60-Day-IL

Guardians1st in AL Cent

• Andrew Walters RP

  Elbow, Surgery, right
  Out
• Colin Holderman RP

  Wrist, Surgery, right
  15-Day-IL
• Rhys Hoskins 1B

  Back, Inflammation
  10-Day-IL

Probable starters

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

Sean Burke SP

Probable starter · 1-0, 3.86 ERA, 14 K, 0.64 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Sam AntonacciLF
2. 2Kyle TeelC
3. 3Miguel Vargas3B
4. 4Munetaka Murakami1B
5. 5Andrew BenintendiDH
6. 6Tristan PetersRF
7. 7Chase Meidroth2B
8. 8Colson MontgomerySS
9. 9Brenton DoyleCF

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Gavin Williams SP

Probable starter · 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 12 K, 1.33 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Steven KwanLF
2. 2Jose Ramirez3B
3. 3Chase DeLauterRF
4. 4Jo AdellDH
5. 5Nathaniel Lowe1B
6. 6Travis Bazzana2B
7. 7Patrick BaileyC
8. 8Petey HalpinCF
9. 9Brayan RocchioSS

Latest headlines

ESPN · 1h ago

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Recap · 22h ago

Jo Adell and Jose Ramirez star as the Guardians beat the White Sox 9-3 to avoid elimination

ESPN · 1d ago

Guardians' Williams, White Sox's Burke to start for ALCS bid

Recap · 1d ago

Jose Ramirez homers as the Guardians beat the White Sox 9-5 to force a decisive Game 5 in ALDS

ESPN · 2d ago

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ESPN · 2d ago

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ESPN · 3d ago

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The series

Last 5

CHW

• Lvs CLE5-9
• Lvs CLE3-9
• W@ CLE4-3
• W@ CLE3-0
• W@ HOU7-3

CLE

• W@ CHW9-5
• W@ CHW9-3
• Lvs CHW3-4
• Lvs CHW0-3
• L@ KC2-3

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Grass

Weather

69°F, Showers, 40% precip, gusts 15 mph

Officials

Vic Carapazza (Home Plate Umpire), Tom Hanahan (First Base Umpire), Cory Blaser (Second Base Umpire), Gabe Morales (Third Base Umpire), Todd Tichenor (Left Field Umpire), Jansen Visconti (Right Field Umpire)