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The 2005 American League Division Series ('''ALDS'''), the opening round of the 2005 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 4 , and ended on Monday, October 10 , with the champions of the three AL divisions – along with a "wild card" team – participating in two best-of-five series. They were:
''The higher seed (#1 is the highest, seeds in parentheses) had the home field advantage.'' ''NOTE: The Angels held home field due to winning the season series 6-4 against the Yankees. The Yankees were designated the Eastern Division champions due to winning the season series 10-9 against the Red Sox.'' 2005 was the first year since 2001 that the Minnesota Twins had not participated in the ALDS. Other than the White Sox' stunning upset of the AL Central, the participants were identical to the previous year. The two victorious teams went on to meet in the AL Championship Series (ALCS). The victorious Chicago White Sox advanced to defeat the National League Champion Houston Astros and win the 2005 World Series . Umpires: John Hirschbeck , Bill Miller , Mark Wegner , Mark Carlson (Game 1), Dale Scott , Mike Everitt , Dan Iassogna (White Sox-Red Sox); Gary Darling , Jerry Meals , Derryl Cousins , Alfonso Marquez , Joe West , Jim Reynolds (Angels-Yankees) MATCHUPS Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox Chicago wins the series, 3-0. |
Game 1, October 4 U.S. Cellular Field , Chicago, Illinois Little did the Red Sox know when starter Matt Clement hit Scott Podsednik , the first batter he faced, that the rout was on. But the young pitcher never regained his control and finished by allowing seven runs on eight hits, three of which were homers, in only 3 1/3 innings. The White Sox also scored in the 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 8th innings. The Red Sox were held to 2 runs by Jose Contreras, who went 7 2/3 innings, giving up just 2 Earned Runs on 8 hits. Four White Sox players hit home runs, including Podsednik, who had gone homerless in the regular season. It was his first home run since Sept. 30, 2004. Game 2, October 5 U.S. Cellular Field , Chicago, Illinois Mark Buehrle gave up two runs in the first and two runs in the fourth inning and David Wells (6 2/3 innings, 2 earned runs, 7 hits) looked tough, giving up only two hits in the first four innings. But in the White Sox half of the fifth, the White Sox struck pay-dirt. They scored five runs in the inning, three of which were Unearned , due to an error by Boston’s Tony Graffanino . Buehrle (7 innings, 4 earned runs, 8 hits) earned the win, with the save going to Bobby Jenks. Game 3, October 7 Fenway Park , Boston, Massachusetts For the first time since 1993, the White Sox secure their place in the ALCS by beating the Red Sox in the third consecutive game. The tough battle featured Freddy Garcia (5 innings, 5 hits, 3 earned runs) and Tim Wakefield (5 1/3 innings, 6 hits, 4 runs). Neither pitcher was very impressive, but both kept their team in the game. The White Sox struck first, scoring 2 in the third with the Red Sox replying in the fourth. In the sixth, Paul Konerko , with Jermaine Dye on base, hit a home run to put the White Sox in the lead for good. The Red Sox got one back in the bottom of the inning on a Manny Ramirez monster Homer , but that was all they would get. El Duque , Orlando Hernandez , came in to pitch with the bases loaded in the same inning with no outs. He induced Jason Varitek to foul out, Tony Graffanino to ground out, and Johnny Damon to strike out to end the inning without giving up another run. He proceeded to pitch three total innings, giving up 1 hit. Bobby Jenks came in to finish it, earning his second Save of the series. New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim Angels win series, 3-2. |
× —Game was postponed due to rain on October 8 Game 1, October 4 Angel Stadium Of Anaheim , Anaheim, California Game 2, October 5 Angel Stadium Of Anaheim , Anaheim, California Game 3, October 7 Yankee Stadium , Bronx , New York Game 4, October 9 Yankee Stadium , Bronx , New York Game 5, October 10 Angel Stadium Of Anaheim , Anaheim, California |
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