José Ramírez's 2-Run Homer Sends Guardians to ALCS in 2-0 Game 5 Win
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Updated · MLB.com · Oct 11
José Ramírez's 2-Run Homer Sends Guardians to ALCS in 2-0 Game 5 Win
3 articles · Updated · MLB.com · Oct 11
Summary
José Ramírez broke a scoreless Game 5 in the fourth inning, driving Cleveland's only runs in a 2-0 ALDS clincher over the White Sox.
The 34-year-old turned on Sean Burke's 78 mph curveball just 0.74 feet off the ground — the lowest pitch he has homered on and the lowest postseason homer tracked since 2008.
Ramírez has surged after a regular season disrupted by left hamate surgery, going 2-for-4 in Game 3 and 2-for-5 with another two-run homer and three RBIs in Game 4.
The blast made him the first Cleveland player to homer in consecutive postseason games since 2018 and helped cap the Guardians' comeback from a 2-0 series deficit into an ALCS berth.