MLB Playoffs" Guardian ace achieves greatness with 12K in 5.2 innings! The White Sox swallowed 21K eliminations and set an embarrassing record

Guardian ace williams. (AP)

[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] In the American League Division Series G5 life-and-death battle, the Guardians faced the White Sox at their home court. Relying on the incredible performance of their fireball ace Gavin Williams (Gavin Williams) who went on a 12K scoreless run in 5.2 innings, the White Sox were defeated 2-0 in the final game. They successfully staged a "handicap of 2 to chase 3" and advanced to the American League Championship showdown with the Rays.

Williams once lost 2 points in 11K in 5 starts in G2. The day before yesterday, Williams was on the board as a backup in G4. After today's "1st", he once again shouldered the heavy responsibility of starting in a life-and-death battle. The result did not affect his performance at all. On the contrary, he became more and more enthusiastic as he played. The official battle taught the White Sox linemen to become oversized industrial electric fans. They allowed only one hit and no runs in 94 pitches in 5.2 innings. They struck out 12 times and walked 2 in a super perfect performance. When they left the game, they also won the full house of the Guardian fans.

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Williams played 3 games in the divisional round, striking out 24 times in 11.2 innings in total, becoming the pitcher with the second most strikeouts in a best-of-five postseason series in history, second only to Gerrit Cole's 25 times in the American League Division Series in 2019; he was also the pitcher with the second most strikeouts in a single game in the history of the playoffs, second only to Tarik Scooper in G5 of the 2025 American League Division Series. Skubal) 13 times.

Although the Guardians did not have much offensive power, they relied on superstar third baseman José Ramírez to force the White Sox to pitch to Sean Burke in the bottom of 4 innings. Burke's super-low ball hit a 2-run shot from right field, coupled with the strong suppression of Williams and the Guardians' bullpen, it was enough to lay the foundation for victory. In the end, the Guardians staged a three-game winning streak after losing two consecutive games in the divisional round and falling on the verge of elimination. They became the 11th team in history to perform a "handicap 2 to chase 3" drama in the best-of-five series in the playoffs.

This year's bad team turned around, eliminated the Astros as a dark horse, and advanced to the divisional round. The White Sox were eventually defeated by the Guardians and staged a comeback show. They struck out 21 times, the most K's in a single game in the playoffs. At the same time, they racked up 75K in 5 games in the divisional round, with a strikeout rate of 55.5%. They became the team with the highest strikeout rate in the history of a postseason series that played at least 5 games, setting an embarrassing record.