2018 American League Division Series

2018 American League Division Series
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Boston Red Sox (3) Alex Cora 108–54 (.667), GA: 8
New York Yankees (1) Aaron Boone 100–62 (.617), GB: 8
DatesOctober 5–9
TelevisionTBS
TV announcersBrian Anderson, Ron Darling, and Lauren Shehadi
RadioESPN
Radio announcersJon Sciambi and Jessica Mendoza
UmpiresDan Bellino, Cory Blaser, Fieldin Culbreth, Angel Hernandez, D. J. Reyburn, Mike Winters (crew chief)
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Houston Astros (3) A. J. Hinch 103–59 (.636), GA: 6
Cleveland Indians (0) Terry Francona 91–71 (.562), GA: 13
DatesOctober 5–8
TelevisionTBS
TV announcersDon Orsillo, Dennis Eckersley, and Hazel Mae
RadioESPN
Radio announcersDave Flemming and Jim Bowden
UmpiresChris Conroy, Chad Fairchild, Andy Fletcher, Jerry Layne (crew chief), Jeff Nelson, Tim Timmons
ALWCNew York Yankees defeated Oakland Athletics, 7–2
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The 2018 American League Division Series were two best-of-five-game series to determine the participating teams of the 2018 American League Championship Series. The three divisional winners, seeded 1–3, and a fourth team — the Wild Card Game winner — played in two series. These matchups were:

Under sponsorship agreements with T-Mobile, the series was formally known as the American League Division Series presented by T-Mobile.[3] The Astros and Red Sox won their respective series, to advance to the Championship Series. This is the first time since 1999 that all four ALDS participants from the previous year returned to the ALDS this year.

The Red Sox went on to defeat the Astros in the ALCS, then win the 2018 World Series over the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

  1. ^ The higher seeded team in each series hosted Games 1, 2, and 5 (if necessary), and the lower seeded team Games 3 and 4 (if necessary).
  2. ^ 2018 Major League Baseball postseason schedule. MLB.com. Retrieved on September 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Kelly, Matt (October 1, 2018). "Playoff bracket set as Brewers, Dodgers win". MLB.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018.