Chicago White Sox (84-78, second in the AL Central during the regular season) vs. Cleveland Guardians (85-77, first in the AL Central during the regular season)
Cleveland; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Sean Burke (11-7, 3.34 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 185 strikeouts); Guardians: Gavin Williams (14-8, 3.76 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 248 strikeouts)
LINE: Guardians -139, White Sox +115; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians host the Chicago White Sox on Saturday in Game 5 of the ALDS. The series is tied 2-2, and the winner moves on to the ALCS.
Cleveland has gone 41-40 at home and 85-77 overall. The Guardians have a 54-13 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
Chicago is 84-78 overall and 36-45 on the road. The White Sox have hit 211 total home runs to rank third in the AL.
Saturday's game is the 18th time these teams square off this season. The White Sox are ahead 9-8 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jo Adell leads the Guardians with 23 home runs while slugging .401. Steven Kwan is 12 for 38 with a triple and two RBIs over the past 10 games.
Munetaka Murakami leads the White Sox with 35 home runs while slugging .478. Brenton Doyle is 8 for 29 with three home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 6-4, .239 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
White Sox: 7-3, .248 batting average, 3.70 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs
INJURIES: Guardians: Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (wrist), Rhys Hoskins: 10-Day IL (back)
White Sox: Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Castillo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
