The Cleveland Guardians have forced a deciding Game 5 in the American League Divisional Series after a 9-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox last night. The Guardians came back twice in the game, putting up all nine runs in the fifth and sixth innings of the game and sending the series back to Cleveland Saturday night. Third baseman Jose Ramirez remained hot by hitting a two-run home run and driving in three.
Game 5 begins in Cleveland Saturday night at 8pm. The game will be televised on TBS and truTV. The winner will move on to Florida to face Tampa Bay in the American League Championship Series beginning Monday night.
The National League Championship Series will begin Sunday night in Milwaukee. The Brewers will host the two-time defending world champion Los Angeles Dodgers. That game will be televised on FOX and FS1.
Former Pittsburgh Pirate Andrew McCutchen has begun serving as a guest analyst on some of the MLB Network’s signature shows next week as the League Championship Series begin. The five-time All-Star and former National League MVP joined other broadcasters at the MLB Network studios in New Jersey for pre-and post-games and will continue through the World Series. ‘Cutch turns 40 Saturday.