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Between the two leagues, Central division teams claimed three of the four wild card berths and thus made up seven of the sixteen teams in the Wild Card. However, all seven Central division teams lost their Wild Card series, thus leaving the Division series in both leagues to be contested exclusively by teams from East and West divisions.
Between the two leagues, Central division teams claimed three of the four wild card berths and thus made up seven of the sixteen teams in the Wild Card. However, all seven Central division teams lost their Wild Card series, thus leaving the Division series in both leagues to be contested exclusively by teams from East and West divisions.


The Rays entered the ALDS as the top seed, having completed the regular season at {{winpct|40|20|record=y}} and winning the AL East. The second-seeded Athletics won the AL West, going {{winpct|36|24|record=y}}. The two second place teams in their respective divisions, the Yankees and the Astros, also made the ALDS. Since 2012, when MLB removed the stipulation that two teams could not play each other in the ALDS if they were of the same division, there have been three times when an ALDS had at least one series with two division opponents. This is not only the fourth time that this will occur, but it is also the first time since the strike-affected [[1981 American League Division Series]] (where division opponents were assured of facing each other on a one-time basis) that both ALDS match-ups consist of division opponents facing each other.
The Rays entered the ALDS as the top seed, having completed the regular season at {{winpct|40|20|record=y}} and winning the AL East. The second-seeded Athletics won the AL West, going {{winpct|36|24|record=y}}. The two second place teams in their respective divisions, the Yankees and the Asterisks, also made the ALDS. Since 2012, when MLB removed the stipulation that two teams could not play each other in the ALDS if they were of the same division, there have been three times when an ALDS had at least one series with two division opponents. This is not only the fourth time that this will occur, but it is also the first time since the strike-affected [[1981 American League Division Series]] (where division opponents were assured of facing each other on a one-time basis) that both ALDS match-ups consist of division opponents facing each other.


This is the sixth ALDS for the Rays (having made it previously last year) and 22nd for the Yankees (and fourth in a row); they had faced each other ten times in the regular season, with the Rays winning eight out of ten games. This is the ninth ALDS for the Athletics (first since 2013) and the fifth for the Astros (their 12th Division Series overall, making their fourth in a row); in ten games between the two teams, the Athletics won seven games.
This is the sixth ALDS for the Rays (having made it previously last year) and 22nd for the Yankees (and fourth in a row); they had faced each other ten times in the regular season, with the Rays winning eight out of ten games. This is the ninth ALDS for the Athletics (first since 2013) and the fifth for the Asterisks (their 12th Division Series overall, making their fourth in a row); in ten games between the two teams, the Athletics won seven games.


As part of the terms set for the postseason, all games starting with the Division Series would be played at neutral sites. The Rays and Yankees will play at [[Petco Park]], while the Astros and Athletics will play at [[Dodger Stadium]].
As part of the terms set for the postseason, all games starting with the Division Series would be played at neutral sites. The Rays and Yankees will play at [[Petco Park]], while the Asterisks and Athletics will play at [[Dodger Stadium]].


The better seed will serve as the "home team" (i.e. bat second in each inning) in Games 1, 2, and 5. The worse seed will serve as the "home team" in Games 3 and 4.
The better seed will serve as the "home team" (i.e. bat second in each inning) in Games 1, 2, and 5. The worse seed will serve as the "home team" in Games 3 and 4.
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===Oakland Athletics vs. Houston Astros===
===Oakland Athletics vs. Houston Asterisks===


{{MLB Playoff Summary
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| summary =
| summary =
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| winner = Houston*
| leader =
| leader =
| score = 3–1
| score = 3–1
| date1 = October 5
| date1 = October 5
| score1 = '''Houston Astros''' – 10, Oakland Athletics – 5
| score1 = '''Houston Asterisks''' – 10, Oakland Athletics – 5
| loc1 = [[Dodger Stadium]]
| loc1 = [[Dodger Stadium]]
| time1 = 3:30
| time1 = 3:30
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| ref1 = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2020/month_10/day_05/gid_2020_10_05_houmlb_oakmlb_1/boxscore_col.html |title=Game 1 boxscore – Houston vs. Oakland |website=MLB.com}}</ref>
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| date2 = October 6
| date2 = October 6
| score2 = '''Houston Astros''' – 5, Oakland Athletics – 2
| score2 = '''Houston Asterisks''' – 5, Oakland Athletics – 2
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| loc2 = Dodger Stadium
| time2 = 2:54
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| ref2 = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2020/month_10/day_06/gid_2020_10_06_houmlb_oakmlb_1/boxscore_col.html |title=Game 2 boxscore – Houston vs. Oakland |website=MLB.com}}</ref>
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| date3 = October 7
| score3 = '''Oakland Athletics''' – 9, Houston Astros – 7
| score3 = '''Oakland Athletics''' – 9, Houston Asterisks – 7
| loc3 = Dodger Stadium
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| time3 = 3:36
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| ref3 = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2020/month_10/day_07/gid_2020_10_07_oakmlb_houmlb_1/boxscore_col.html |title=Game 3 boxscore – Oakland vs. Houston |website=MLB.com}}</ref>
| date4 = October 8
| date4 = October 8
| score4 = Oakland Athletics – 6, '''Houston Astros''' – 11
| score4 = Oakland Athletics – 6, '''Houston Asterisks''' – 11
| loc4 = Dodger Stadium
| loc4 = Dodger Stadium
| time4 = 3:43
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==Oakland vs. Houston==
==Oakland vs. Houston==
This is the first postseason match-up between the Athletics and Astros. The Athletics won seven of ten games against the Astros during the 60-game regular season.<ref name=grid/> This is the first time that two [[American League West|AL West]] teams have met in a postseason match-up in the wild card era.{{cn|date=October 2020}}
This is the first postseason match-up between the Athletics and Asterisks. The Athletics won seven of ten games against the Asterisks during the 60-game regular season.<ref name=grid/> This is the first time that two [[American League West|AL West]] teams have met in a postseason match-up in the wild card era.{{cn|date=October 2020}}


===Game 1===
===Game 1===
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===Composite line score===
===Composite line score===
2020 ALDS (2–1): [[2020 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]] leads [[2020 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]]
2020 ALDS (2–1): [[2020 Houston Asterisks season|Houston Asterisks]] leads [[2020 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]]
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Revision as of 02:24, 9 October 2020

2020 American League Division Series
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Tampa Bay Rays (2) Kevin Cash 40–20 (.667)
New York Yankees (1) Aaron Boone 33–27 (.550)
DatesOctober 5–9
TelevisionTBS
TV announcersBrian Anderson, Ron Darling and Lauren Shehadi
Radio announcersDan Shulman and Chris Singleton
UmpiresC. B. Bucknor, Mark Carlson (crew chief), Mike Estabrook, Marvin Hudson, David Rackley, Todd Tichenor
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Oakland Athletics (1) Bob Melvin 36–24 (.600)
Houston Astros (3) Dusty Baker 29–31 (.483)
DatesOctober 5–8
TelevisionTBS
TV announcersDon Orsillo, Jeff Francoeur and Matt Winer
RadioESPN
Radio announcersDave O'Brien, Jim Bowden (Games 1, 3–4) and Kyle Peterson (Game 2)
UmpiresLaz Díaz, Tripp Gibson, Ed Hickox, Adrian Johnson, Ron Kulpa, Jerry Meals (crew chief)
ALWCTampa Bay Rays defeated Toronto Blue Jays (2–0)
Oakland Athletics defeated Chicago White Sox (2–1)
New York Yankees defeated Cleveland Indians (2–0)
Houston Astros defeated Minnesota Twins (2–0)
← 2019 ALDS 2021 →

The 2020 American League Division Series will be two best-of-five series in (MLB) Major League Baseball to determine the teams that will participate in the 2020 American League Championship Series. These matchups are:

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all games for each of the two series will be held at two neutral sites at Petco Park in San Diego, California, and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The games will be televised nationally by TBS.

Background

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the MLB season was reduced to 60 games. As part of a special postseason format, playoff berths were made available for eight teams in each league: three division winners, three division runners-up, and two wild card teams. With no first round byes for division winners, all teams were required to play in a Wild Card series.

Between the two leagues, Central division teams claimed three of the four wild card berths and thus made up seven of the sixteen teams in the Wild Card. However, all seven Central division teams lost their Wild Card series, thus leaving the Division series in both leagues to be contested exclusively by teams from East and West divisions.

The Rays entered the ALDS as the top seed, having completed the regular season at 40–20 (.667) and winning the AL East. The second-seeded Athletics won the AL West, going 36–24 (.600). The two second place teams in their respective divisions, the Yankees and the Asterisks, also made the ALDS. Since 2012, when MLB removed the stipulation that two teams could not play each other in the ALDS if they were of the same division, there have been three times when an ALDS had at least one series with two division opponents. This is not only the fourth time that this will occur, but it is also the first time since the strike-affected 1981 American League Division Series (where division opponents were assured of facing each other on a one-time basis) that both ALDS match-ups consist of division opponents facing each other.

This is the sixth ALDS for the Rays (having made it previously last year) and 22nd for the Yankees (and fourth in a row); they had faced each other ten times in the regular season, with the Rays winning eight out of ten games. This is the ninth ALDS for the Athletics (first since 2013) and the fifth for the Asterisks (their 12th Division Series overall, making their fourth in a row); in ten games between the two teams, the Athletics won seven games.

As part of the terms set for the postseason, all games starting with the Division Series would be played at neutral sites. The Rays and Yankees will play at Petco Park, while the Asterisks and Athletics will play at Dodger Stadium.

The better seed will serve as the "home team" (i.e. bat second in each inning) in Games 1, 2, and 5. The worse seed will serve as the "home team" in Games 3 and 4.

Matchups

Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees

This is the first postseason meeting between the Yankees and the Rays.

Tampa Bay leads the series, 2–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 5 New York Yankees – 9, Tampa Bay Rays – 3 Petco Park 3:38 N/A[1] 
2 October 6 New York Yankees – 5, Tampa Bay Rays – 7 Petco Park 3:43 N/A[2] 
3 October 7 Tampa Bay Rays – 8, New York Yankees – 4 Petco Park 3:32 N/A[3] 
4 October 8 Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees Petco Park 7:00 p.m. ET N/A[4] 
5 October 9† New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays Petco Park 7:00 p.m. ET N/A

† if necessary

Oakland Athletics vs. Houston Asterisks

Houston* won the series, 3–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 5 Houston Asterisks – 10, Oakland Athletics – 5 Dodger Stadium 3:30 N/A[5] 
2 October 6 Houston Asterisks – 5, Oakland Athletics – 2 Dodger Stadium 2:54 N/A[6] 
3 October 7 Oakland Athletics – 9, Houston Asterisks – 7 Dodger Stadium 3:36 N/A[7] 
4 October 8 Oakland Athletics – 6, Houston Asterisks – 11 Dodger Stadium 3:43 N/A[8]

Tampa Bay vs. New York

This is the first postseason match-up between the Rays and Yankees. The Rays won eight of ten games against the Yankees during the 60-game regular season.[9]

Game 1

Monday, October 5, 2020 5:07 pm (PDT) at Petco Park in San Diego, California
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 9 15 0
Tampa Bay 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
WP: Gerrit Cole (1–0)   LP: Blake Snell (0–1)
Home runs:
NYY: Clint Frazier (1), Kyle Higashioka (1), Aaron Judge (1), Giancarlo Stanton (1)
TB: Randy Arozarena (1), Ji-Man Choi (1)
Attendance: N/A
Boxscore

DJ LeMahieu began the game with a single off Rays starter Blake Snell, and came around to score following a wild pitch, a groundout, and a sacrificy fly. In the bottom of the first, Randy Arozarena tied the game with a solo home run off Yankees starter Gerrit Cole. Clint Frazier broke the tie with a home run in the top of the third, but the Rays promptly took a 3–2 lead with a two-run Ji-Man Choi home run. The Yankees regained the lead with solo home runs by Kyle Higashioka and Aaron Judge in the top of the fifth, which proved to be Snell's last inning. Ryan Thompson and Oliver Drake pitched scoreless sixth, seventh, and eighth innings, as did Cole, Chad Green, and Zack Britton. John Curtiss struggled in the ninth inning for the Rays, giving up an RBI single to Hicks before loading the bases for Giancarlo Stanton, who hit a grand slam to extend the Yankees' lead to 9–3. Shane McClanahan entered to pitch for the Rays afterwards, becoming the first pitcher in MLB history to debut in the postseason.[10] Luis Cessa pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth to end the game.

Game 2

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 5:10 pm (PDT) at Petco Park in San Diego, California
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 5 1
Tampa Bay 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 X 7 8 0
WP: Tyler Glasnow (1–0)   LP: J. A. Happ (0–1)   Sv: Pete Fairbanks (1)
Home runs:
NYY: Giancarlo Stanton 2 (3)
TB: Randy Arozarena (2), Mike Zunino (1), Manuel Margot (1), Austin Meadows (1)
Attendance: N/A
Boxscore

The Rays took an early lead on a solo Randy Arozarena home run off starter Deivi García in the bottom of the first, but Giancarlo Stanton tied the game with a solo home run off Rays starter Tyler Glasnow to lead off the top of the second. J. A. Happ replaced García after the first inning; in the bottom of the second, Joey Wendle singled and Mike Zunino homered to give the Rays a 3–1 lead. Manuel Margot hit another two-run homer off Happ in the third following a walk to Ji-Man Choi. Glasnow began the fourth by allowing a single to Aaron Hicks and walking Luke Voit, which was followed by another Stanton home run, cutting the score to 5–4. Happ was replaced by Adam Ottavino in the fourth; in the fifth, Ottavino walked Wendle, who prompty stole second. Jonathan Loáisiga then entered to pitch to Kevin Kiermaier, who scored Wendle with a single. Austin Meadows extended the lead to 7–4 with a home run off Loáisiga in the sixth. Scoreless innings were pitched by the Rays' Diego Castillo and Nick Anderson and the Yankees' Jonathan Holder and Nick Nelson. Pete Fairbanks entered to finish the game for the Rays in the ninth, and ran into trouble after issuing walks to Urshela and Gleyber Torres. He was able to strike out Clint Frazier and Gary Sánchez, but DJ LeMahieu singled to drive in a run. Fairbanks was able to retire Aaron Judge with a groundout to limit the damage and seal the victory for Tampa Bay.

The Rays' pitchers struck out 18 Yankees batters, a record for a nine-inning postseason game.[11] Giancarlo Stanton joined Lou Gehrig and Reggie Jackson as the only Yankees with home runs in four straight postseason games.[12]

Game 3

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 4:10 pm (PDT) at Petco Park in San Diego, California
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 8 13 2
New York 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 7 0
WP: Charlie Morton (1–0)   LP: Masahiro Tanaka (0–1)
Home runs:
TB: Kevin Kiermaier (1), Randy Arozarena (3), Michael Pérez (1)
NYY: Giancarlo Stanton (4)
Attendance: N/A
Boxscore

Game 4

Thursday, October 8, 2020 4:10 pm (PDT) at Petco Park in San Diego, California
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1
New York 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 5 11 0
Starting pitchers:
TB: Ryan Thompson (0–0)
NYY: Jordan Montgomery (0–0)
Attendance: N/A
Boxscore

Composite line score

2020 ALDS (2–1): Tampa Bay Rays leads New York Yankees

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees 1 1 2 3 3 0 0 2 0 18 27 1
Tampa Bay Rays 2 3 2 5 2 4 0 0 0 18 27 2

Oakland vs. Houston

This is the first postseason match-up between the Athletics and Asterisks. The Athletics won seven of ten games against the Asterisks during the 60-game regular season.[9] This is the first time that two AL West teams have met in a postseason match-up in the wild card era.[citation needed]

Game 1

Monday, October 5, 2020 1:07 pm (PDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 2 10 16 1
Oakland 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
WP: Blake Taylor (1–0)   LP: J.B. Wendelken (0–1)
Home runs:
HOU: Alex Bregman (1), Carlos Correa 2 (2)
OAK: Khris Davis (1), Sean Murphy (1), Matt Olson (1)
Attendance: N/A
Boxscore

Game 2

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 1:37 pm (PDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 6 0
Oakland 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
WP: Framber Valdez (1–0)   LP: Sean Manaea (0–1)   Sv: Ryan Pressly (1)
Home runs:
HOU: George Springer 2 (2), Martin Maldonado (1)
OAK: Khris Davis (2), Chad Pinder (1)
Attendance: N/A
Boxscore

Game 3

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 12:35 pm (PDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 9 11 1
Houston 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 7 10 0
WP: Liam Hendriks (1–0)   LP: Brooks Raley (0–1)
Home runs:
OAK: Tommy La Stella (1), Mark Canha (1), Matt Olson (2), Marcus Semien (1), Chad Pinder (2)
HOU: José Altuve (1), Aledmys Díaz (1)
Attendance: N/A
Boxscore

Game 4

Thursday, October 8, 2020 12:35 pm (PDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 11 1
Houston 0 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 X 11 14 0
WP: Cristian Javier (1–0)   LP: Frankie Montas (0–1)
Home runs:
OAK: Ramón Laureano 2 (2)
HOU: Michael Brantley 2 (2), Carlos Correa (3), José Altuve (2)
Attendance: N/A
Boxscore

Composite line score

2020 ALDS (2–1): Houston Asterisks leads Oakland Athletics

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Asterisks 2 0 2 9 9 6 3 0 2 33 46 1
Oakland Athletics 1 7 1 3 3 0 3 2 2 22 36 3

See Also

References

  1. ^ "Game 1 boxscore – New York vs. Tampa Bay". MLB.com.
  2. ^ "Game 2 boxscore – New York vs. Tampa Bay". MLB.com.
  3. ^ "Game 3 boxscore – Tampa Bay vs. New York". MLB.com.
  4. ^ "Game 4 boxscore – Tampa Bay vs. New York". MLB.com.
  5. ^ "Game 1 boxscore – Houston vs. Oakland". MLB.com.
  6. ^ "Game 2 boxscore – Houston vs. Oakland". MLB.com.
  7. ^ "Game 3 boxscore – Oakland vs. Houston". MLB.com.
  8. ^ "Game 4 boxscore – Oakland vs. Houston". MLB.com.
  9. ^ a b "2020 MLB Baseball Standings Grid". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  10. ^ "Rays' Shane McClanahan: Debuts in Game 1 loss". CBS Sports.
  11. ^ Acquavella, Katherine. "Yankees vs. Rays score: Tampa hits four Game 2 homers to even ALDS; New York strikes out 18 times". CBS Sports.
  12. ^ Anderson, RJ. "MLB playoffs: Giancarlo Stanton's two-homer game features 458-foot laser, puts him in elite Yankees company". CBS Sports.

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