Guardians Beat White Sox to Force Game 5, Box Score Stats, Highlights, Updated MLB Playoff Bracket<b

Jose Ramirez and the Cleveland Guardians kept their season alive for the second straight game against the Chicago White Sox.

The Guardians picked up a 9-5 victory in Game 4 at Rate Field to force the ALDS matchup to a series-deciding Game 5 on Saturday night in Cleveland.

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
CLE	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	0
CWS	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1

Updated Playoff Bracket

Ramirez was the offensive catalyst for the Guardians with a home run and three RBI.

Cleveland's offense did all of its damage in the fifth and sixth innings.

Patrick Bailey's pinch-hit home run started the fifth-inning rally.

Ramirez followed shortly after with a two-run home run that briefly put the Guardians in the lead.

The White Sox answered immediately with two runs. Sam Antonacci was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Brenton Doyle drove in a run on a sacrifice fly.

Cleveland delivered the offensive hammer in the top of the sixth with six runs. Ramirez, Chase DeLauter and Jo Adell combined to drive in four runs on their respective singles during the sixth.

Cleveland's top bullpen arms kept the White Sox bats quiet for the most of the closing stretch.

Miguel Vargas homered off Cleveland closer Cade Smith in the ninth, a hit that forced the Guardians to use presumed Game 5 starter Gavin Williams to finish off the game.

The Guardians and White Sox will head back to Cleveland for Game 5 on Saturday night.

The winner of Saturday's Game 5 heads to Florida for Game 1 of the ALCS against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.