It’s win or go home tonight in Cleveland, as the Guardians and White Sox face off in a decisive Game 5 of the American League Division Series. This ain’t been the prettiest series, for real, but you gotta hand it to the Guardians for fighting back from being down 0-2. They went on the road to Chicago, snatched two wins, and forced this winner-take-all showdown at Progressive Field.
Guardians Chasing Playoff Immortality
If the Guardos actually pull off this comeback, it’ll be huge. We’re talking about the first time a team has come back from an 0-2 deficit in the Division Series since the 2017 Yankees did it, actually at Cleveland’s expense no less. Even wilder, it would be just the third time *ever* in a best-of-five where a team lost the first two games at home and still came back to win the series. The only others? The 2001 Yankees and the 2012 Giants. That’s some elite company, and it shows you the kind of gritty performance Cleveland has been putting on. While other teams like the Braves and Padres folded in four against the Dodgers and Brewers, and the Yankees got absolutely dusted by the Rays, Cleveland has just kept swinging.
White Sox Pennant Hopes on the Line
Now, if the White Sox manage to survive tonight, they’re looking at playing for their first pennant since way back in 2005. It’s tough to call either of these teams anything but “underwhelming AL Central” squads, to be honest. But hey, baseball’s a silly sport, right? You never know! I’m personally holding out hope for a miracle in the ALCS, that one of these teams can somehow pull off an upset over Tampa Bay. Honestly, I’ve got way more faith in Cleveland making it a series than Chicago, mostly because the White Sox pitching staff seems totally gassed, with no one remotely rested. But we’ll see.
Tonight’s American League Division Series Game 5 kicks off at 8:00 p.m. EST from Progressive Field. You can catch the winner-take-all action on TBS, HBO Max, TruTV, or Univision. Get ready, ’cause someone’s season is ending!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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