2008 American League Division Series

2008 American League Division Series
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Boston Red Sox (3) Terry Francona 95–67, .586, GB: 2
Los Angeles Angels
of Anaheim
(1)
Mike Scioscia 100–62, .617, GA: 21
DatesOctober 1 – 6
TelevisionTBS
TV announcersChip Caray, Buck Martinez and Craig Sager (Games 1–3)
Chip Caray, Ron Darling, Buck Martinez and Craig Sager (Game 4)
RadioESPN
Radio announcersDan Shulman and Dave Campbell
UmpiresTim Welke
Bill Miller
Kerwin Danley
Ed Rapuano
Tim Tschida
Marty Foster
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Tampa Bay Rays (3) Joe Maddon 97–65, .599, GA: 2
Chicago White Sox (1) Ozzie Guillén 89–74, .546, GA: 1
DatesOctober 2 – 6
TelevisionTBS
TV announcersDon Orsillo, Harold Reynolds and Marc Fein
RadioESPN
Radio announcersGary Thorne and Chris Singleton
UmpiresJoe West
C. B. Bucknor
Ron Kulpa
Jeff Kellogg
Gary Darling
Eric Cooper
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The 2008 American League Division Series (ALDS), the first round of the 2008 American League playoffs, consisted of two best-of-five series to determine the two participants in the 2008 American League Championship 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.

The Rays defeated the Red Sox in the ALCS, and went on to lose the 2008 World Series to the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies.