2009 American League Division Series

2009 American League Division Series
This file may be deleted after Monday, 17 August 2009.
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season New York Yankees (0) Joe Girardi
Television	TBS
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (0) Mike Scioscia Boston Red Sox (0) Terry Francona
Television	TBS

The 2009 American League Division Series (ALDS) are two best-of-five game series to determine the participating teams in the 2009 American League Championship Series. The three divisional winners and a fourth team—a "Wild Card"—will play in two series scheduled to begin on October 7 or 8 and finish no later than October 14. TBS will carry all games in the United States. Having clinched the best record in the American League, the New York Yankees will be allowed to choose between playing an eight-day series (with three off days) or a seven-day series (with two off days). They cannot choose the opponent, however.

Matchups

• (1) New York Yankees (Eastern Division champions, 102-57) vs. (3) Detroit or Minnesota (Central Division champions).
• (2) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Western Division champions, 94-64) vs. (4) Boston Red Sox (Wild Card qualifier, 91-67)

Playoff Picture

Division/Wild Card	Team	Record	Games Ahead	Magic Numbers
East	y - New York Yankees	102–56	10.5 (Boston)	#1 Seed
Central	Detroit Tigers	84–73	2.0 (Minnesota)	4 (Division)
West	y - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	93–64	8.0 (Texas)	#2 Seed
Wild Card	w - Boston Red Sox	91–66	6.0 (Texas)

w - Clinched Wild Card | y - Clinched Division

Other Contenders

Team	Division	Record	Games Behind
Minnesota Twins	Central	82–75	2.0 (Division)