CLEVELAND, Ohio (Interstat) — Gavin Williams struck out 12 over 5 2/3 innings, José Ramírez hit a two-run homer and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Saturday to win Game 5 and the best-of-five AL Division Series 3-2. Cleveland advanced to the AL Championship Series at Tampa Bay. Williams allowed one hit and two walks while improving to 15-8. Cade Smith earned his 42nd save with 1 2/3 hitless innings and four strikeouts. Sean Burke took the loss after giving up two earned runs and four hits in five innings, falling to 12-8. Ramírez went 1 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs. Petey Halpin had two hits for Cleveland, and Tristan Peters had one hit for Chicago. Sean Newcomb pitched two scoreless innings for Chicago. The game at Progressive Field took 2 hours, 36 minutes and drew 36,889. Cleveland, now 88-79, has won the series, while Chicago finished 88-81.