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2017 American League Division Series
Teams
Squad (Wins) Managing director Flavour New York Yankees (3) Joe Girardi 91–71 (.562), GB: 2 Cleveland Indians (2) Terry Francona 102–60 (.630), GA: 17
Dates	Oct v–xi
Television	FS1 (Games 1, 3–5) MLB Network (Game 2)
Idiot box announcers	Matt Vasgersian, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal (Games 1, 3–5), and Tom Verducci
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton
Umpires	Vic Carapazza, Dana DeMuth (coiffure main), Dan Iassogna, Adrian Johnson, Jeff Nelson, Brian O'Nora[one]
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season Houston Astros (iii) A. J. Hinch 101–61 (.623), GA: 21 Boston Ruby-red Sox (1) John Farrell 93–69 (.574), GA: ii
Dates	Oct five–9
Tv set	MLB Network (Game 1) FS1 (Games 2–4)
TV announcers	Bob Costas, Jim Kaat, and J. P. Morosi (MLBN) Joe Davis, David Cone, A. J. Pierzynski, and J. P. Morosi (FS1)
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Chris Berman and Rick Sutcliffe
Umpires	Ted Barrett (coiffure primary), Dan Bellino, Mike Everitt, Marty Foster, Ángel Hernández, Marking Wegner[1]
ALWC	New York Yankees defeated Minnesota Twins 8–four
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The 2017 American League Sectionalisation Serial were two best-of-5-games series held to determine the participating teams in the 2017 American League Championship Series. The three divisional winners (seeded 1-3) and a fourth team—the winner of a one-game Wild Card playoff—played in two serial.

These matchups were:

• (1) Cleveland Indians (Cardinal Partitioning champions) versus (4) New York Yankees (Wild Carte Game winner): Yankees win serial three–2.^[2]
• (two) Houston Astros (Westward Division champions) versus (3) Boston Ruddy Sox (Eastward Partitioning champions): Astros win series in 3–ane.^{[3] [four]}

For the first time, Major League Baseball sold presenting sponsorships to all of its postseason serial; Doosan caused presenting sponsorship to the ALDS,^{[five] [6]} and thus the serial was officially known as the American League Division Series presented by Doosan.^[7]

The Astros would go on to defeat the Yankees in the ALCS, then win the 2017 Globe Series over the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Information technology was the Astros first-e'er Globe championship.

Matchups [edit]

Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees [edit]

New York won the series, 3–two.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Fourth dimension	Attendance
i	October 5	New York Yankees – 0, Cleveland Indians – 4	Progressive Field	3:26	37,612[eight]
2	October six	New York Yankees – eight, Cleveland Indians – 9 (thirteen)	Progressive Field	5:08	37,681[9]
3	October 8	Cleveland Indians – 0, New York Yankees – 1	Yankee Stadium	3:17	48,614[10]
four	Oct ix	Cleveland Indians – 3, New York Yankees – vii	Yankee Stadium	iii:47	47,316[eleven]
5	October 11	New York Yankees – v, Cleveland Indians – 2	Progressive Field	iii:38	37,802[12]

Boston Red Sox vs. Houston Astros [edit]

Houston won the series, three–ane.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
i	October 5	Boston Red Sox – two, Houston Astros – 8	Minute Maid Park	3:26	43,102[13]
2	October vi	Boston Scarlet Sox – 2, Houston Astros – 8	Infinitesimal Maid Park	4:00	43,410[14]
3	October 8	Houston Astros – 3, Boston Red Sox – 10	Fenway Park	3:38	38,010[15]
4	October 9	Houston Astros – 5, Boston Blood-red Sox – iv	Fenway Park	4:07	37,305[16]

Cleveland vs. New York [edit]

This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Indians and Yankees, with Cleveland winning 2 of the 3 previous series including both times in the ALDS (1997 and 2007). The Yankees won the 1998 ALCS.

Game 1 [edit]

October 5, 2017 vii:39pm (EDT) at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, 67 °F (nineteen °C), clear

Team	1	2	3	4	five	half dozen	vii	8	9	R	H	Due east
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Cleveland	0	1	0	ii	i	0	0	0	x	4	5	0
WP: Trevor Bauer (1–0) LP: Sonny Grey (0–1) Sv: Cody Allen (1) Home runs: NYY: None CLE: Jay Bruce (1) Attendance: 37,612

Cy Young Award candidate Corey Kluber was not tapped for this start to give him full rest. Thus, the Indians started Trevor Bauer, who addled the Yankees. He was followed by strong bullpen innings by Andrew Miller and Cody Allen, resulting in only the fourth shutout the Yankees experienced all season. The Indians loaded the bases on a double, unmarried, and walk with no outs off Sonny Grayness in the 2d inning, but scored but i run on Roberto Pérez's double play. Jay Bruce'south two-run home run in the fourth after a walk extended the Indians' lead to 3–0. Afterward getting out of a bases-loaded one-out jam that inning, Adam Warren allowed a leadoff single in the fifth to José Ramírez, who moved to 3rd on two wild pitches before scoring on Bruce's sacrifice fly off Jaime García for the game'south final run as the Indians took a 1–0 series lead with a 4–0 win.

Game 2 [edit]

October 6, 2017 5:09pm (EDT) at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, 68 °F (20 °C), overcast

Team	ane	2	3	4	5	six	vii	8	9	10	11	12	xiii	R	H	E
New York	2	0	four	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	11	three
Cleveland	2	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	ane	9	9	ii
WP: Josh Tomlin (1–0) LP: Dellin Betances (0–1) Home runs: NYY: Gary Sánchez (i), Aaron Hicks (1), Greg Bird (1) CLE: Francisco Lindor (1), Jay Bruce (ii) Attendance: 37,681

Former Indians ace CC Sabathia faced off against electric current Indians ace Corey Kluber. Kluber lasted just 2+ 2⁄3 innings, giving up a flavor-high 6 runs. Gary Sánchez's two-run home run later a walk in the outset put the Yankees upwards two–0, just the Indians loaded the bases with one out on an error, walk, and hit-by-pitch before Carlos Santana tied the game with a ii-run single. The Indians over again loaded the bases in the second on a single, error, and intentional walk when Jason Kipnis's RBI single put the Indians up iii–2. In the tertiary, Sánchez singled with one out, moved to 2nd on a groundout, and scored on Starlin Castro'southward single to tie the game. Later a Greg Bird unmarried, Aaron Hicks's three-run home run put the Yankees upward 6–3, chasing Kluber. Bird'south two-run home run after a walk off Mike Clevinger extended the Yankees' pb to 8–3, but in the 6th, Sabathia was pulled by manager Joe Girardi with ane on and one out. Afterward with 2 on and two outs, controversy occurred when relief bullpen Republic of chad Green was charged with a hit by pitch on Lonnie Chisenhall to load the bases. Replays showed the ball to have hit the knob of the bat, which would have resulted in a strikeout on the foul tip to end the inning. Despite Yankees' catcher Gary Sánchez insisting that Girardi challenge it, Girardi decided not to practise so, extending the inning. Two pitches later, Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam to bring the Indians within one. They tied the game in the bottom of the 8th on a dwelling run by Jay Bruce off David Robertson before winning it in the 13th when Austin Jackson walked off Dellin Betances, stole 2d and scored on a walk-off single off the bat of Yan Gomes.

Game 3 [edit]

October 8, 2017 seven:39pm (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York, 77 °F (25 °C), cloudy

Squad	1	2	iii	four	5	vi	seven	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	x	one	5	0
WP: Masahiro Tanaka (ane–0) LP: Andrew Miller (0–i) Sv: Aroldis Chapman (1) Dwelling house runs: CLE: None NYY: Greg Bird (two) Attendance: 48,614

With their season on the line, the Yankees started Masahiro Tanaka for Game three against the Indians' Carlos Carrasco. Tanaka pitched brilliantly, disruptive Indians hitters for seven shutout innings with his splitter. Yankees correct fielder Aaron Approximate robbed Francisco Lindor of a two-run home run in the top of the sixth to preserve the scoreless tie. Yankees commencement baseman Greg Bird scored the game'southward only run on a home run off erstwhile Yankee reliever Andrew Miller in the 7th inning. The Indians threatened to score in the 8th and ninth innings, but relievers David Robertson and Aroldis Chapman managed to preserve the shutout and keep the Yankees' flavor alive.

Game iv [edit]

October 9, 2017 7:09pm (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York, 74 °F (23 °C), rain

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	vii	eight	9	R	H	East
Cleveland	0	0	0	two	one	0	0	0	0	3	4	iv
New York	0	four	1	0	1	ane	0	0	x	vii	8	0
WP: Luis Severino (1–0) LP: Trevor Bauer (1–one) Sv: Tommy Kahnle (1) Home runs: CLE: Carlos Santana (ane), Roberto Pérez (1) NYY: Gary Sánchez (2) Attendance: 47,316

After lasting only 1⁄3 innings confronting the Minnesota Twins in the 2017 American League Wild Carte du jour Game, Yankees bullpen Luis Severino bounced back with seven strong innings. The Indians gave upwards seven runs on the night, but but one earned, as the Yankees took advantage of the Indians' four errors on the night. In the second, Starlin Castro reached on an error and moved to 2nd on Roberto Perez's passed brawl earlier Todd Frazier'due south double and Aaron Hicks's single scored a run each. Afterward Brett Gardner singled and stole second, Aaron Estimate's 2-run double made it 4–0 Yankees. An errant throw on Gardner's footing brawl with the bases loaded next inning off Mike Clevinger made it 5-0 Yankees. The Indians made information technology v–two on a 2-run abode run past Carlos Santana in the quaternary and five-3 afterwards a home run by Roberto Pérez in the fifth. In the lesser of the fifth, Frazier reached second on an fault off Danny Salazar, moved to third on a basis out, and scored on a Brett Gardner sacrifice wing off Tyler Olson. Next inning, a home run from Sánchez off Bryan Shaw, the simply earned run the Yankees scored, put them up by four runs once again. Reliever Tommy Kahnle earned the save for a tired pitcher every bit the Yankees tied upwards the serial and forced a decisive fifth game in Cleveland.

Game 5 [edit]

October xi, 2017 8:09pm (EDT) at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, 61 °F (xvi °C), clouded

Team	1	2	3	4	5	vi	7	eight	9	R	H	Eastward
New York	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	8	0
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	iii
WP: David Robertson (1–0) LP: Corey Kluber (0–1) Sv: Aroldis Chapman (ii) Dwelling house runs: NYY: Didi Gregorius 2 (ii) CLE: None Attendance: 37,802

The series returned to Cleveland for the fifth and decisive final game. Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius hit habitation runs in back-to-dorsum at bats in the showtime and third innings (two-run home run) to give the Yankees a 3–0 lead. The Indians sliced into the lead with four straight 1-out singles, the concluding two by Roberto Pérez and Giovanny Urshela, in the bottom of the fifth, chasing Yankee starter CC Sabathia. In the meridian of the ninth with closer Cody Allen on the mound, the Yankees got runners on past a base striking past Aaron Hicks, who advanced to second on an mistake by Austin Jackson. A walk by Todd Frazier brought Brett Gardner to the plate with two on and two out. After a 12-pitch at bat, Gardner striking an RBI single scoring Hicks. Frazier then scored when Jay Bruce'south throw bounced away from Francisco Lindor to make it 5–2. Aroldis Chapman pitched a 2-inning save for his second relieve of the series. The Yankees clinched the ALDS when Chapman struck out Jackson, and completed the serial comeback, becoming but the 7th squad to come up back from a two–0 deficit in a sectionalisation series since the wild-menu format was introduced in 1995. The Yankees previously accomplished this feat in 2001 against the Oakland Athletics. They are also just the 2d team to do it twice in the Division Series later the Boston Reddish Sox, who accomplished this in 1999 (too confronting the Indians) and 2003 (likewise against the Athletics).

Composite line score [edit]

2017 ALDS (three–2): New York Yankees defeated Cleveland Indians.

Team	1	2	iii	iv	five	6	7	viii	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
New York Yankees	three	4	7	0	three	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	21	35	3
Cleveland Indians	2	2	0	4	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	28	9
Full attendance: 209,025Average omnipresence: 41,805

Houston vs. Boston [edit]

This was the first postseason meeting between the Astros and Blood-red Sox.

Game 1 [edit]

Oct five, 2017 3:08pm (CDT) at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 73 °F (23 °C), roof closed

Team	i	2	three	4	v	6	7	8	nine	R	H	E
Boston	0	ane	0	one	0	0	0	0	0	ii	8	0
Houston	two	0	0	ii	1	ii	1	0	x	viii	12	0
WP: Justin Verlander (one–0) LP: Chris Sale (0–1) Home runs: BOS: None HOU: Alex Bregman (one), José Altuve three (three) Attendance: 43,102

The Astros got to piece of work quickly against Chris Auction in Game ane when Alex Bregman and José Altuve hitting back-to-back dwelling house runs in the start inning to jump out to a quick two–0 lead. The Red Sox answered with a run of their ain in the top of the second when Sandy León drove in Mitch Moreland with an RBI single; however, the chance for more was cut off when Josh Reddick threw Dustin Pedroia out trying to take third on the play. Rafael Devers would tie the game in the fourth with a sacrifice wing to bring it to two–ii. Justin Verlander would finish the threat there and agree the Red Sox to those ii runs over vi innings. In the bottom of the 4th, Marwin González laced a double to right-center to drive in two more than runs while Altuve hit his second habitation run of the game, and 2nd off Sale, in the fifth. Brian McCann continued the onslaught of Sale in the sixth when he striking a two-run single off Joe Kelly to bring the score to 7–2. Sale ended his day with five IP, seven earned runs, and 3 dwelling house runs allowed in his first postseason start. Altuve made Astros history in his next at-bat, homering for the third time of the game against Austin Maddox. He became the start Astros player to hitting three home runs in a postseason game and just the 9th player ever to do and then. It was the first time since Pablo Sandoval striking three homers off Verlander in Game one of the 2012 World Serial. Joe Musgrove pitched a perfect ninth to seal the Astros victory and give them a 1–0 start to the series.

Game ii [edit]

October 6, 2017 i:05pm (CDT) at Infinitesimal Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 73 °F (23 °C), roof closed

Squad	1	2	3	4	five	half dozen	7	viii	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	ane	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	two	vii	i
Houston	2	0	2	0	0	iv	0	0	x	8	12	0
WP: Dallas Keuchel (1–0) LP: Drew Pomeranz (0–1) Home runs: BOS: None HOU: Carlos Correa (1), George Springer (one) Omnipresence: 43,410

For the 2nd direct 24-hour interval, the Astros defeated the Ruby-red Sox 8–two. Carlos Correa got the offense going with a ii-run home run in the first inning off Drew Pomeranz. Jackie Bradley Jr. got Boston on the board in the 2d inning with an RBI single with two on. George Springer hit his kickoff home run of the postseason in the bottom of the tertiary while José Altuve collection in another run with a single after an Alex Bregman double. Dallas Keuchel went 5 two⁄3 innings with 7 strikeouts and one earned run while Pomeranz did non brand it out of the third inning while giving up four earned runs and giving up two home runs. The Astros broke the game open up in the sixth. Eduardo Rodríguez allowed a leadoff single and subsequent hit-by-pitch. Springer's forceout off Addison Reed moved Marwin González to tertiary before he scored on Bregman'due south sacrifice wing. Subsequently an intentional walk, Correa hit a two-run double, then Evan Gattis rounded out the inning with an RBI unmarried. The Red Sox got a run in the ninth when Christian Vázquez singled with one out, moved to second on a wild pitch, and scored on Bradley Jr.'due south RBI single before Ken Giles shut things down and gave the Astros a 2–0 reward going into Boston for Game 3.

Game 3 [edit]

October 8, 2017 two:38pm (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, 72 °F (22 °C), cloudy

Team	1	two	3	4	v	six	7	eight	ix	R	H	E
Houston	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	two
Boston	0	i	3	0	0	0	6	0	ten	10	15	0
WP: Joe Kelly (one–0) LP: Francisco Liriano (0–1) Home runs: HOU: Carlos Correa (ii) BOS: Rafael Devers (ane), Jackie Bradley Jr. (1) Omnipresence: 38,010

In Game 3, Houston, looking for a sweep, bound to a 3–0 lead when George Springer singled to lead off the first, moved to second on a wild pitch, and scored on Josh Reddick's single, then Carlos Correa hit a two-run home run 1 out later. However, Doug Fister and four relievers held the Astros scoreless for the rest of the game. The Red Sox loaded the bases with no outs in the 2d on two singles and a walk, simply scored only once on Sandy León's single. Side by side inning, Mitch Moreland doubled with 2 outs and scored on Hanley Ramírez's double. Francisco Liriano relieved starter Brad Peacock and allowed a 2-run home run to Rafael Devers that put the Red Sox up four–3. The score remained that until the Red Sox blew the game open in the seventh. Lance McCullers Jr. allowed a leadoff walk and single, then Moreland singled to load the bases off Chris Devenski. Ramírez's double scored ii and Devers'southward unmarried scored some other. Joe Musgrove relieved Devenski later on getting an out, Jackie Bradley Jr.'s three-run home run capped the scoring at ten–iii Red Sox. Addison Reed and Carson Smith pitched a scoreless eighth and 9th, respectively, every bit the Red Sox forced a Game 4.

Game 4 [edit]

October nine, 2017 1:08pm (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, 73 °F (23 °C), cloudy

Team	1	ii	iii	iv	v	6	7	eight	9	R	H	E
Houston	1	i	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	12	0
Boston	ane	0	0	0	ii	0	0	0	ane	four	9	1
WP: Justin Verlander (2–0) LP: Chris Sale (0–2) Sv: Ken Giles (one) Dwelling runs: HOU: Alex Bregman (2) BOS: Xander Bogaerts (1), Andrew Benintendi (1), Rafael Devers (2) Attendance: 37,305

Trying to forcefulness a return to Houston for Game 5, the Red Sox sent 2016 AL Cy Immature Honor winner Rick Porcello to the mound to endeavor and stifle the Astros offense while Charlie Morton was tasked with helping the Astros advance. The Astros struck first when George Springer scored on a groundball hitting past José Altuve that resulted in a double play in the starting time inning. The Scarlet Sox promptly responded with a habitation run by Xander Bogaerts in the bottom of the frame. Springer reclaimed the atomic number 82 for the Astros with an RBI unmarried in the top of the second while Morton was able to escape a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the bottom of the inning. Chris Sale was brought in for relief in the quaternary and tossed four scoreless innings. In response, the Astros brought in Justin Verlander in the fifth to shut downwardly the Sox, merely non before Andrew Benintendi launched a two-run homer to grab a 3–ii lead. Those would be the simply runs Verlander gave up in his 2 1⁄3 innings of work. Alex Bregman rocked a game-tying shot in the elevation of the eighth off Sale, his second of the serial. After giving upwardly some other striking, Sale'southward day was done. Craig Kimbrel was brought in and gave up a walk before Josh Reddick gave the Astros the lead on a 2-out single to get in four–3. Carlos Beltrán added an RBI double in the top of the ninth for an insurance run. Ken Giles, who pitched a scoreless eighth inning, gave upwards a leadoff inside-the-park home run to Rafael Devers in the bottom of the ninth. He then retired the side to send the Astros to their first American League Championship Series and their outset postseason series win since 2005. The Red Sox were knocked out of the playoffs in the first round for the second year in a row, having been swept by the Cleveland Indians in the 2016 American League Division Series.^[17] This was the commencement postseason series victory for the Astros since the 2005 National League Championship Series. Ii days afterwards, Farrell was fired by the Cerise Sox (having gone to the playoffs three times in 5 seasons with a World Series championship and 2 kickoff round exits); after the flavor concluded, Alex Cora of the Astros coaching staff was hired equally the Red Sox director.

Blended line score [edit]

2017 ALDS (3–ane): Houston Astros defeated Boston Red Sox.

Team	1	2	iii	4	5	6	7	eight	nine	R	H	Eastward
Boston Red Sox	1	3	3	ane	2	0	6	0	2	18	39	two
Houston Astros	8	ane	2	2	1	6	1	2	1	24	49	2
Total omnipresence: 161,827Boilerplate attendance: twoscore,457

References [edit]

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2. ^ "It will be the Cleveland Indians vs. the New York Yankees in the AL Sectionalisation Serial". cleveland.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
3. ^ "Red Sox and Astros set for rematch in ALDS". Boston Herald. September 30, 2017. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017. Retrieved Oct five, 2017.
4. ^ The higher seeded team in each series hosted Games 1, ii, and 5. and the lower seeded team hosted Games three and 4.
5. ^ "Doosan announces multi-year MLB partnership, presenting sponsorship of American League Division Series" (Press release). Major League Baseball game Advanced Media. September 27, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
6. ^ Lefton, Terry (October 2, 2017). "MLB shut to selling kickoff World Serial presenting sponsorship". Sports Business Journal . Retrieved Oct 6, 2017.
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External links [edit]

• 2017 Major League Baseball postseason schedule

burkebrimse.blogspot.com

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_American_League_Division_Series

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