José Ramírez crushed a two-run home run to right field in the bottom of the fourth inning on October 10, 2026, putting the Cleveland Guardians up 2-0 in ALDS Game 5. Statcast recorded the blast at 348 feet off a 78.0 mph knuckle curve and an exit velocity of 97.2 mph. Gavin Williams struck out 12 batters over 5.2 innings, allowing one hit while working into the sixth and departing with the bases loaded. Williams’ 12 strikeouts tied Charles Nagy’s Cleveland postseason record set in Game 4 of the 1996 ALDS. The homer ended what had been a scoreless duel and gave Cleveland the lead in the winner-take-all game. Williams’ dominant outing, combined with the Ramirez go-ahead hit, decided the pivotal middle innings and swung momentum firmly to the Guardians in the decisive contest.
