2009 American League Division Series
This article documents a current Major League Baseball American League Division Series. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports, scores, or statistics may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (October 2009) |
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Dates | October 7- | ||||||||||||
Television | TBS | ||||||||||||
TV announcers | Chip Caray, Ron Darling | ||||||||||||
Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
Radio announcers | Jon Miller, Steve Phillips | ||||||||||||
Umpires | Tim Tschida, Chuck Meriwether, Mark Wegner, Paul Emmel, Jim Joyce, Phil Cuzzi | ||||||||||||
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Dates | October 8- | ||||||||||||
Television | TBS | ||||||||||||
TV announcers | Don Orsillo, Buck Martinez | ||||||||||||
Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
Radio announcers | Dan Shulman, Dave Campbell | ||||||||||||
Umpires | Joe West, C.B. Bucknor, Eric Cooper, Greg Gibson, Brian Gorman, Dan Iassogna | ||||||||||||
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. Three divisional winners and a "wild card" team will play in two series. The ALDS will begin on Wednesday, October 7. The teams are:
- (1) New York Yankees (Eastern Division champions, 103-59) vs. (3) Minnesota Twins (Central Division champions, 87-76)
- (2) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Western Division champions, 97-65) vs. (4) Boston Red Sox (Wild Card qualifier, 95-67)
The Twins and Detroit Tigers finished the 162-game schedule in a first-place tie atop the American League Central and played a one-game playoff at the Metrodome on Tuesday, October 6 that was won by the Twins, 6-5, in 12 innings, giving them the division championship and a postseason berth.
The Yankees, by virtue of finishing with the best record in the American League, were given the choice of playing an eight-day series (with three off-days) or a seven-day series (with two off-days) and opted for the former.
TBS carried the tie breaker game and will also broadcast all Division Series games in the United States.
Matchups
New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins
Game | Date | Score | Location | Attendance |
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1 | October 7 | Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | |
2 | October 9 | Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | |
3 | October 11 | New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | |
4 | October 12 | New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | |
5 | October 14 | Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs. Boston Red Sox
Game | Date | Score | Location | Attendance |
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1 | October 8 | Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Angel Stadium of Anaheim | |
2 | October 9 | Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Angel Stadium of Anaheim | |
3 | October 11 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Boston Red Sox | Fenway Park | |
4 | October 12 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Boston Red Sox | Fenway Park | |
5 | October 14 | Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Angel Stadium of Anaheim |
Yankees vs. Twins
Game 1
October 7, 2009 – 6:07 p.m. (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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Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
New York | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Starting pitchers: MIN: Brian Duensing NYY: C.C. Sabathia Home runs: MIN: None NYY: Derek Jeter (1), Hideki Matsui (1) |
Game 2
October 9, 2009 – 6:07 p.m. (ET) at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Minnesota | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
New York | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starting pitchers: MIN: Nick Blackburn NYY: A.J. Burnett |
Game 3
October 11, 2009 – TBD at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New York | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starting pitchers: NYY: Andy Pettitte MIN: Carl Pavano |
Angels vs. Red Sox
Game 1
October 8, 2009 – 9:37 p.m. (ET) at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starting pitchers: BOS: Jon Lester LAA: John Lackey |
Game 2
October 9, 2009 – 9:37 p.m. (ET) at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starting pitchers: BOS: Josh Beckett LAA: Jered Weaver |
Game 3
October 11, 2009 – TBA (ET) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Los Angeles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starting pitchers: LAA: Scott Kazmir BOS: Clay Buchholz |
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