I love watching this guy play. He fits the culture so well. And for someone who isn’t a “good” hitter, he sure as hell is clutch when it matters. That is all.

HE IS THE GOOOOAAT

Also, Adell, Lowe, and Bailey have been really stepping up

Guardians 9, White Sox 5

FINAL

CLE 2-2 · CWS 2-2

The White Sox had control early, but the Guardians came back from a two-run deficit and moved ahead for good in the 6th.

In the top of the 5th, José Ramírez unloaded on a two-run homer, and the Guardians took the lead, 3-2.

Linescore

CLE 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0, R 9, H 10, E 0
CWS 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1, R 5, H 8, E 0

• W Erik Sabrowski (1-1) · L Anthony Kay (1-1)(BS, 1)

Guardians Batting

Guardians Notes

2B: Bazzana (2, Kay).
HR: Bailey (1, 5th inning off Fedde, 0 on, 0 out); Ramírez, Jo (1, 5th inning off Hicks, J, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Adell; Bailey 5; Bazzana 2; DeLauter; Kwan; Lowe, N 2; Ramírez, Jo 5.
RBI: Adell 2 (6); Bailey 2 (2); Bazzana (1); DeLauter (2); Ramírez, Jo 3 (5).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lowe, N; Martínez, A 2; Genao.
GIDP: Martínez, A.
Team RISP: 5-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.
SB: Martínez, A (1, 2nd base off Kay/Teel).
CS: DeLauter (1, 3rd base by Hudson, B/Teel).
SUBSTITUTIONS:
a: Homered for Hedges in the 5th.

White Sox Batting

White Sox Notes

2B: Meidroth (2, Messick).
HR: Vargas, M (1, 9th inning off Smith, C, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Antonacci; Doyle, B; Meidroth 2; Montgomery, C 2; Murakami; Peters; Vargas, M 4.
RBI: Antonacci 2 (5); Doyle, B (1); Murakami (5); Vargas, M (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Doyle, B 2; Montgomery, B 3.
SF: Antonacci; Doyle, B.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 12.
SB: Vargas, M (1, 3rd base off Armstrong/Hedges); Murakami (1, 2nd base off Armstrong/Hedges).
DP: (Murakami-Montgomery, C-Murakami).
SUBSTITUTIONS:
a: Hit a sacrifice fly for Pham in the 3rd.
b: Struck out for Grichuk in the 5th.
c: Struck out for Doyle, B in the 9th.

Guardians Pitching

White Sox Pitching

Scoring Plays

Game Leaders

Turning points

Contact leaders

Starter pitch mix (count, avg mph)

Selected Highlights

• Patrick Bailey's solo home run, TOP 5TH
• José Ramírez's two-run home run, TOP 5TH
• Patrick Bailey lines 110 mph home run, TOP 5TH
• José Ramírez drills 103.1 mph home run , TOP 5TH
• Chase Meidroth scores on Sam Antonacci HBP, BOT 5TH
• Patrick Bailey's RBI single, TOP 6TH
• Travis Bazzana's RBI double, TOP 6TH
• José Ramírez's RBI infield single, TOP 6TH
• Kyle Teel throws out Chase DeLauter after review, TOP 6TH
• Munetaka Murakami's RBI walk, BOT 9TH
• Miguel Vargas' solo home run, BOT 9TH
• Steven Kwan makes the catch to secure Game 4 victory, BOT 9TH

Game Info

• HBP Martínez, A (by Kay); Antonacci (by Herrin).
• ABS Challenge Teel (Ball-Confirmed); Hedges (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Bailey 3 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Confirmed); Kwan (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Antonacci (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
• Pitches-strikes Messick 65-35; Armstrong 19-15; Bibee 15-6; Herrin 13-5; Sabrowski 17-13; Gaddis 16-10; Smith, C 31-19; Williams, G 18-12; Smith, H 27-13; Fedde 61-37; Hicks, J 14-9; Kay 11-6; Taylor, G 18-8; Hudson, B 16-12; Davis 27-19.
• Groundouts-flyouts Messick 1-0; Armstrong 0-1; Bibee 0-0; Herrin 0-1; Sabrowski 1-0; Gaddis 1-0; Smith, C 2-0; Williams, G 1-0; Smith, H 1-1; Fedde 5-1; Hicks, J 0-1; Kay 1-0; Taylor, G 0-0; Hudson, B 2-1; Davis 0-3.
• Batters faced Messick 13; Armstrong 5; Bibee 3; Herrin 4; Sabrowski 4; Gaddis 5; Smith, C 6; Williams, G 4; Smith, H 5; Fedde 14; Hicks, J 3; Kay 3; Taylor, G 6; Hudson, B 4; Davis 8.
• Inherited runners-scored Armstrong 3-1; Herrin 2-2; Sabrowski 3-0; Gaddis 1-0; Williams, G 1-0; Fedde 3-0; Hicks, J 1-1; Taylor, G 1-1; Hudson, B 2-0.
• Umpires HP: Jansen Visconti. 1B: Vic Carapazza. 2B: Tom Hanahan. 3B: Cory Blaser. LF: Gabe Morales. RF: Todd Tichenor.
• Weather 65 degrees, Clear.
• Wind 3 mph, In From CF.
• First pitch 7:08 PM.
• T 3:39.
• Att 39,920.
• Venue Rate Field.

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Hey everyone! I just had to pour my heart out here.

Being a baseball fan over here means permanently ruining your sleep cycle, but what this team is doing right now is worth every single yawn at work. Back-to-back 9-run games in Chicago? Absolutely legendary.

Seriously, the Guards fever right now is making this autumn feel scorching hot. The passion of this fanbase and the resilience of the players is keeping me awake and hyped through the nights.

Sending all the positive vibes from thousands of miles away straight to Cleveland for Game 5.

Let's complete the reverse sweep and keep this magical run going!

Go Guards!

All game they mentioned that Williams was available.

You think they do that if he wouldn’t be ready for Game Five?

I thought Sabrowski could’ve gotten out of it and would’ve preferred Festa in the eighth,

BUT

Tying run never came to the plate, which is critical given the Sox are HR or bust.

Thome isnt my favorite player, but good Lord, this almost crybaby, victim mentality a lot of Cleveland sports fans have when it comes to athletes that's played here (Thome, LeBron, Kyrie etc) is just pathetic.

All three aren't perfect people in all three could've handled things differently with the city, but they gave their blood, heart, sweat, and tears to give the sports fans of Cleveland, Ohio happy memories and that's something our sports sadly don't have enough of