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into the right field seats for game-tying home run! An A-Bomb! From A-Rod! And the Yankees have tied the game at three!|[[John Sterling (sportscaster)]], [[WCBS (AM)|WCBS]], on Alex Rodriguez's eleventh-inning game-tying solo home run in Game 2.}} |
into the right field seats for game-tying home run! An A-Bomb! From A-Rod! And the Yankees have tied the game at three!|[[John Sterling (sportscaster)]], [[WCBS (AM)|WCBS]], on Alex Rodriguez's eleventh-inning game-tying solo home run in Game 2.}} |
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{{quote|To the right side... Izturis to SECOND... GETS AWAY! Figgins drops it, Yankees up two games to nothing!|[[Joe Buck]], [[Major League Baseball on Fox|FOX]], calling the game ending throwing error by Maicer Izturis to allow Jerry Hairston, Jr. to score the winning run for the Yankees in the 13th.}} |
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Revision as of 15:10, 18 October 2009
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| Dates | October 16– | |||||||||
| Umpires | Tim McClelland, Dale Scott, Jerry Layne, Fieldin Culbreth, Laz Diaz, Bill Miller | |||||||||
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| Television | Fox | |||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Buck, Tim McCarver | |||||||||
| Radio | ESPN (national) WCBS-AM (Yankees) KLAA-AM (Angels) | |||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Miller, Joe Morgan (ESPN) John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman (WCBS) Terry Smith, Rory Markas (KLAA) | |||||||||
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The 2009 American League Championship Series (ALCS), the second round of the 2009 American League playoffs, is a best-of-seven game series matching the two winners of the 2009 American League Division Series. The AL East Division champions, the New York Yankees, and the AL West Division champions, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, are facing off in the ALCS to win a trip to the 2009 World Series. New York, with a better regular-season record than Los Angeles, holds home-field advantage. The series, the 39th in league history, began on October 16 and will run no later than October 25 (if all seven games are played). Fox Sports will carry all games with Joe Buck and Tim McCarver in the broadcast booth. This season, weeknight games will begin 40 minutes earlier as suggested by Commissioner Bud Selig.[1]
This will be the Yankees' first ALCS appearance since 2004, and the Angels' first appearance since 2005.
The Yankees and Angels faced each other in the postseason in the 2002 and 2005 ALDS, with the Angels prevailing in both. The regular season series between the two teams was a draw at 5–5.
Summary
New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
New York leads the series, 2–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 16 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 1, New York Yankees – 4 | Yankee Stadium | 3:18 | 49,688[2] |
| 2 | October 17 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 3, New York Yankees – 4 (13 innings) | Yankee Stadium | 5:10 | 49,922[3] |
| 3 | October 19 | New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Angel Stadium of Anaheim | - | - |
| 4 | October 20 | New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Angel Stadium of Anaheim | - | - |
| 5 | October 22† | New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Angel Stadium of Anaheim | - | - |
| 6 | October 24† | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | - | - |
| 7 | October 25† | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | - | - |
† — if necessary
Game summaries
Game 1
Friday, October 16, 2009 — 7:57 PM (ET) at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: CC Sabathia (1–0) LP: John Lackey (0–1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On a blustery night with temperatures hovering in the mid-40s[4], starter CC Sabathia limited the Angels to one run on four hits and a walk in eight innings, striking out seven in a 4–1 Yankee win.[5]
The Yankees staked Sabathia to a 2–0 lead in the bottom of the first on an Alex Rodriguez sacrifice fly and an unusual RBI infield single from Hideki Matsui. Matsui hit a short popup to the left side of the infield, but there was a miscommunication between third baseman Chone Figgins and shortstop Erick Aybar and the ball fell in for a single, enabling Johnny Damon to score from second.[5] Vladimir Guerrero set up the Angels' only run in the top of the fourth, hitting a high fly ball to deep left field that looked to be a home run but bounced in front of the fence for a double instead, possibly due to the windy conditions. Guerrero scored two batters later on Kendry Morales' single. The Yankees added a run in the fifth on Matsui's second run-scoring single of the night, and a pair of Angels' errors led to New York's fourth run in the sixth. After reaching base on a walk, Melky Cabrera advanced to second on John Lackey's errant pickoff attempt.[5] Derek Jeter then singled up the middle, but Torii Hunter overran the ball, allowing Cabrera to score without a play at the plate.[5]
Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth, recording his 36th career postseason save.[5]
Game 2
Saturday, October 17, 2009 — 7:57 PM (ET) at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||
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| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| New York | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| WP: David Robertson (1–0) LP: Ervin Santana (0–1) Home runs: LAA: None NYY: Derek Jeter (1), Alex Rodriguez (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Once again, the Yankees struck first in the second inning. After Nick Swisher worked a two-out walk—his first in this postseason—Robinson Canó hit his first career postseason triple to deep right-center field to score Swisher. In the bottom of third, Derek Jeter hit a solo home run to right field to give the Yankees a 2–0 advantage. The Angels fought back in the fifth. After Maicer Izturis hit a leadoff ground rule double to right field, Erick Aybar's one-out single brought Izturis home to cut the lead in half. Later in the inning, New York starter A.J. Burnett's base-loaded wild pitch caused the game to be tied at two. Both teams threatened again in the ensuing innings, but neither scored and the game was sent to extra innings. In the top half of the eleventh, Gary Matthews, Jr. drew a walk off Yankees reliever Alfredo Aceves, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Erick Aybar, and scored on an RBI single by Chone Figgins. However, in the bottom half of the frame, Alex Rodriguez tied the game with a leadoff home run off the Angels closer Brian Fuentes, who also took a blown save in his only regular season Yankee Stadium appearance this year. Eventually, in the blustery rain, Melky Cabrera managed to reach on an error committed by Maicer Izturis, consequently driving in the winning run in the bottom of the thirteenth inning. Izturis had the option of throwing to first for the second out, but instead attempted a tough throw to get the force at second for a potential double play, completely missing the shortstop Aybar. Jerry Hairston, Jr., who had reached on a single to start the inning, came around to score on that error. The game lasted five hours and ten minutes setting a postseason record in the new Yankee Stadium.
Yankees reliever David Robertson pitched 1+1⁄3 scoreless innings, earning his second career postseason win.
Alex Rodriguez's eleventh-inning home run was his second late-inning game-tying home run in this postseason. Both were from opposite team's closer (Minnesota Twins' Joe Nathan, in ALDS Game 2).
Game 3
Monday, October 19, 2009 — 4:13 PM (ET) at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| New York | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: NYY: Andy Pettitte (0–0) LAA: Jered Weaver (0–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 4
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 — 7:57 PM (ET) at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| New York | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: NYY: CC Sabathia (1–0) LAA: Scott Kazmir (0–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series quotes
Here's the pitch... Swung on, a high fly to deep right... Abreu back... At the track... At the wall... She's Gone! Derek Jeter going the opposite way as a long drive into the right field seats! A home run to give the Yankees a two-nothing lead!
— John Sterling (sportscaster), WCBS, on Derek Jeter's third-inning solo home run in Game 2.
Melky, the winning run, on first base... A weak ground ball to the second... A quick and short one on the first... Double play! No, they called the runner safe on the second! Oh my goodness... It's gonna be an argument! I don't know why they called him safe... Here comes Scioscia out to argue!
— John Sterling (sportscaster), WCBS, on Erick Aybar's failing to touch the second base for a potential double play in Game 2.
And the left-hander deals... Swung on and drill to deep right... It is high! It is far! It is GONE! He did it again, Alex Rodriguez! he drove the 0–2 pitch into the right field seats for game-tying home run! An A-Bomb! From A-Rod! And the Yankees have tied the game at three!
— John Sterling (sportscaster), WCBS, on Alex Rodriguez's eleventh-inning game-tying solo home run in Game 2.
To the right side... Izturis to SECOND... GETS AWAY! Figgins drops it, Yankees up two games to nothing!
Notes
- ^ "WS games to start 40 minutes earlier". ESPN.com. May 18, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
- ^ "Boxscore:LA Angels vs. NY Yankees - October 16, 2009". MLB.com. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ "Boxscore:LA Angels vs. NY Yankees - October 17, 2009". MLB.com. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ Hoch, Bryan (2009-10-17). "NYCC! Sabathia dominates Halos in Game 1". MLB.com. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ a b c d e Associated Press (2009-10-16). "Sabathia cools off Angels as Yankees grab Game 1". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-10-17.