Guardians Hand Game 5 Ball to Gavin Williams, Per ESPN

Williams pitched Game 4 before being tapped to start Game 5, while the White Sox counter with Sean Burke in the ALDS matchup.

On air: Hank Ledger, Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman on The Five O'Clock
Published 5:18 PM ET, Friday, October 9, 2026

At a glance

First reported by ESPN: “Grand closing, grand opening: Guardians go back to Williams to start Game 5”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 5:18 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger, Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Williams, Guardians.
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ESPNGrand closing, grand opening: Guardians go back to Williams to start Game 5

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSpeaking of things that rely on one unreliable machine, ESPN reports Guardians starter Gavin Williams gets Game 5 against Sean Burke's White Sox.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChip, hot take, and I'm holding the thermometer.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWilliams finished Game 4, then starts Game 5! That's a drive-through that reopens the second you leave. I love him!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNOT. Nobody sleeps in the parking lot of a restaurant, Chip.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorStarting a pitcher this tired is how empires fall. His arm will quit by the third inning, I'm certain.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHOT. Dale predicted doom and it's only baseball, so it's the sunniest thing he's said all year.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy final take: Burke should pitch in a trench coat, and the loser has to eat my bunker beans.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's the hottest take of all. Fire it up.