2008 American League Division Series
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| Dates | October 1 – 6 | ||||||||||||
| Television | TBS | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Chip Caray, Buck Martinez | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Dan Shulman, Dave Campbell | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Tim Welke, Bill Miller, Kerwin Danley, Ed Rapuano, Tim Tschida, Marty Foster | ||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 2 – 6 | ||||||||||||
| Television | TBS | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Don Orsillo, Harold Reynolds | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Gary Thorne, Chris Singleton | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Joe West, C. B. Bucknor, Ron Kulpa, Jeff Kellogg, Gary Darling, Eric Cooper | ||||||||||||
| Team (Wins) | Manager | Season | |
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| Boston Red Sox (3) | Terry Francona | 95–67, .586, GB: 2 | |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1) | Mike Scioscia | 100–62, .617, GA: 21 |
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| Tampa Bay Rays (3) | Joe Maddon | 97–65, .599, GA: 2 | |
| Chicago White Sox (1) | Ozzie Guillén | 89–74, .546, GA: 1 |
The 2008 American League Division Series (ALDS), the first round of the 2008 American League playoffs, consisted of two best-of-five series. They were:
Since the Twins and the White Sox completed the regular season with identical records (88–74), the two teams played against each other in a one-game playoff. The White Sox defeated the Twins, 1–0, and thus became the AL Central champions.
Boston won the series, 3–1.
Tampa Bay won the series, 3–1.
Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California
In a re-match of last year's ALDS, starters Jon Lester and John Lackey were sharp early on, each tossing a couple of scoreless innings. The Angels finally got on the board in the third, when Torii Hunter singled home Garret Anderson to put the Angels up 1–0. Lackey held the Red Sox scoreless until the sixth, when newly acquired left fielder Jason Bay hit a two-run homer to put the Sox up 2–1. It would stay 2–1 until the ninth. The Sox got a couple of insurance runs, with Jacoby Ellsbury and David Ortiz each singling home a run. Jonathan Papelbon struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth for his fifth career postseason save. This marked the Angels' 10th consecutive playoff game loss to the Red Sox (dating back to Game 5 of the 1986 American League Championship Series), as well as their eighth consecutive playoff game loss overall (dating back to Game 2 of the 2005 ALCS).
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