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

Game 5 is Saturday in Cleveland, with the winner advancing to oppose the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Championship Series. José Ramírez homered and drove in three runs, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Thursday night to send their AL Division Series to a winner-take-all Game 5. CHICAGO — The Guardians, for the second straight game, poked a pine-tar covered finger in the eye of fate and played on.