2000 American League Division Series
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season Seattle Mariners (3) Lou Piniella 91–71, .562, GB:1⁄2 Chicago White Sox (0) Jerry Manuel 95–67, .586, GA: 5
Dates	October 3 – 6
Television	ESPN
TV announcers	Chris Berman andRick Sutcliffe
Radio	ESPN KIRO (Mariners' broadcast) WMVP (White Sox broadcast)
Radio announcers	Ernie Harwell andDave Campbell
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season New York Yankees (3) Joe Torre 87–74, .540, GA:2+1⁄2 Oakland Athletics (2) Art Howe 91–70, .565, GA:1⁄2
Dates	October 3 – 8
Television	NBC (Games 1, 3–4)/Pax (Game 1) Fox (Games 2, 5)
TV announcers	Skip Caray andJoe Morgan (Games 1, 3–4) Joe Buck andTim McCarver (Game 2) Thom Brennaman andBob Brenly (Game 5)
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Dan Shulman andBuck Martinez
Umpires	Charlie Reliford,Kerwin Danley,Mike Reilly,Mike Winters,Rick Reed,Doug Eddings (Mariners–White Sox, Games 1–2; Yankees–Athletics, Games 3–5) Tim Welke,Chuck Meriwether,Tim McClelland,Paul Schrieber,Al Clark,Jeff Nelson (Yankees–Athletics, Games 1–2; Mariners–White Sox, Game 3)
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The2000American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of theAmerican League side inMajor League Baseball’s (MLB)2000 postseason, began on Tuesday, October 3, and ended on Sunday, October 8, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:

• (1)Chicago White Sox (Central Division champion, 95–67) vs. (4)Seattle Mariners (Wild Card, 91–71): Mariners win series, 3–0.
• (2)Oakland Athletics (Western Division champion, 91–70) vs. (3)New York Yankees (Eastern Division champion, 87–74): Yankees win series, 3–2.^[1]

The defending World Series champion Yankees defeated the Mariners in theAL Championship Series. They went on to win the2000 World Series against theNational League championNew York Mets in five games, for their third consecutive World title, and fourth in five years.

Seattle won the series, 3–0.

New York won the series, 3–2.

For the third time in the last six seasons, theSeattle Mariners were in the postseason. TheChicago White Sox returned to the postseason for the first time since 1993. This series ended with a game-winningbunt byCarlos Guillén in Game 3 to deliver Seattle to their first ALCS in five years.

Freddy García facedJim Parque in the series opener in Chicago. Parque struggled early and often, allowing a single toRickey Henderson and hittingMike Cameron with a pitch to open the game. An RBI single byAlex Rodriguez that moved Cameron to third and a forceout byJohn Olerud put the Mariners up 2–0.Joe Oliver's leadoff homer made it 3–0 in the second. However, in the bottom half,Paul Konerko drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a groundout, and scored on a triple byChris Singleton, who then scored on a wild pitch by García to make it a one-run game. In the bottom of the third, the Mariners' lead evaporated whenRay Durham homered to tie it, thenJosé Valentín walked beforeMagglio Ordóñez tripled in the go-ahead run for Chicago.

The game remained 4–3 until the top of the seventh, when Cameron hit a two-out bases-loaded single offChad Bradford, who had just relievedBob Howry. That hit to right almost gave the Mariners the lead, butDavid Bell was thrown out at home by Ordóñez to end the inning. Seattle threatened again in the eighth and Chicago in the ninth, but both came up empty and the game moved to extra innings. In the top of the tenth, Cameron led off with a single to left off closerKeith Foulke, then Rodriguez flew out high to left. After an unconventional conference with managerLou Piniella and a pitchout, Cameron stole second on a 2–0 changeup, thenEdgar Martínez lined the next pitch over the left field wall. On the very next pitch, Olerud homered to center, and the Mariners led by three. CloserKazuhiro Sasaki gave up a leadoff double off Bell's glove, then got a ground ball to second and struck out two for the save.^[10][11][12]

The White Sox struck first with back-to-back leadoff doubles byRay Durham andJosé Valentín offPaul Abbott, but the Mariners loaded the bases in the second offMike Sirotka on a double, walk, and hit-by-pitch whenDavid Bell's single andDan Wilson's sacrifice fly scored a run each, putting them up 2−1. The White Sox tied the game in the third onCarlos Lee's sacrifice fly, but Seattle regained the lead onJay Buhner's home run in the fourth.

Next inning,Rickey Henderson drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, stole third, and scored onAlex Rodriguez's groundout to make it 4−2 Mariners. In the ninth, they extended the lead to 5−2 onMike Cameron's RBI single offMark Buehrle that scoredMark McLemore from third, the run charged toBill Simas. Seattle closerKazuhiro Sasaki struck out all three batters he faced in the bottom of the inning as the Mariners went up 2−0 and the series headed to Seattle.^[13][14]

In Game 3, the first postseason game atSafeco Field,James Baldwin facedAaron Sele in the clincher. Facing elimination, the White Sox took an early 1–0 lead in the top of the second on a sacrifice fly byHerbert Perry to scoreHarold Baines, who had doubled and went to third on a fly out to right. In the bottom of the fourth, the Mariners tied the game on an RBI single byStan Javier. A pitcher's duel took place and both teams struggled to score in the afternoon autumn sun, with only seven hits total in the first eight innings, tied at one run each.

LefthanderArthur Rhodes relieved Sele in the eighth and threw one pitch, which resulted in an inning-ending double play by second basemanMark McLemore. Rhodes struck out the first two batters in the top of the ninth andJosé Paniagua came in to faceFrank Thomas, who was hitless in the series. After three balls, the count was worked to full but ended in a walk, thenMagglio Ordóñez struck out. In the bottom of the ninth,John Olerud hit a hard line drive back at lefthanderKelly Wunsch and off his stomach, toward the third base line; his rushed errant throw allowed Olerud to move to second.Keith Foulke relieved Wunsch andRickey Henderson entered as a pinch runner; Javier's sacrifice bunt toward third moved Henderson to third.David Bell walked on four pitches and then pinch hitterCarlos Guillén swung and fouled off the first pitch. He then drove in the series-winning run with a walk-off drag bunt past a diving Thomas.^[15][16][17]

2000 ALDS(3–0):Seattle Mariners overChicago White Sox

Network Associates Coliseum inOakland, California

Opening on the road in Oakland, New York'sJorge Posada singled with two outs in the second inning off Gil Heredia, then back-to-back RBI doubles byLuis Sojo andScott Brosius put the Yankees up 2−0. Roger Clemens allowed a single toEric Chavez to open the inning and allowed a subsequent walk toJeremy Giambi.Ramón Hernández's RBI single cut the Yankees' lead to 2−1, then one out later,Randy Velarde's RBI single tied the game before a wild pitch toJason Giambi put the Athletics up 3−2.Bernie Williams doubled to lead off the top of the sixth inning, moved to second on a groundout, and scored onTino Martinez's sacrifice fly to tie the game, but in the bottom of the inning, Chavez and Giambi hit back-to-back two-out singles before Hernandez's double scored Chavez with Giambi thrown out at home to end the inning with the Athletics up 4−3. They got an insurance run in the eighth offMike Stanton whenMiguel Tejada hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on Chavez's single. Jason Isringhausen retired the Yankees in order in the ninth as the Athletics' 5−3 win put them up 1−0 in the series.

Network Associates Coliseum inOakland, California

In Game 2, Andy Pettitte pitched7+2⁄3 shutout innings, allowing five hits and one walk. Mariano Rivera pitched1+1⁄3 shutout innings for the save. Oakland's Kevin Appier pitched five shutout innings before allowing runners on first and third with two outs in the sixth beforeGlenallen Hill's single scored a run, thenLuis Sojo's double scored two more to put the Yankees up 3−0. They made it 4−0 in the ninth onClay Bellinger's RBI double with runners on first and third offJeff Tam. The series was tied 1−1 and headed to New York.

Yankee Stadium (I) inBronx, New York

In Game 3 in New York, the Athletics got runners on first and second on two walks off Orlando Hernandez in the second inning whenJeremy Giambi's RBI single put them up 1−0, but, in the bottom of the inning, the Yankees got runners on first and third with no outs offTim Hudson whenGlenallen Hill's fielder's choice tied the game. One out later,Scott Brosius walked to load the bases beforeDerek Jeter's RBI single put the Yankees up 2−1.

In the fourth,Luis Sojo drew a leadoff walk, moved to third on an error, and scored on Jeter's forceout.Terrence Long's home run in the fifth cut the Yankees' lead to one. New York extended their lead to 4−2 in the eighth on Sojo's single that scoredTino Martinez from second with Sojo tagged out at second to end the inning. Hudson pitched a complete game in a losing effort asMariano Rivera pitched a scoreless ninth for the save, and the Yankees were one win away from the ALCS.

Yankee Stadium (I) inBronx, New York

In Game 4, Oakland, in a must-win situation, struck first when after two walks, Olmedo Saenz's three-run home run off Roger Clemens gave them a 3−0 first-inning lead. In the sixth, Clemens allowed a leadoff single toEric Chavez and subsequent double toMiguel Tejada before both men scored onBen Grieve's single.Mike Stanton relieved Clemens and allowed a single toJeremy Giambi before Grieve scored onRamón Hernández's forceout to put the Athletics up 6−0. The Yankees scored their only run of the game in the bottom of the inning onJorge Posada's double with two on offBarry Zito.

Tejada drew a leadoff walk offRandy Choate in the eighth and stole second. After Ben Grieve struck out,Ryan Christenson's RBI single offDwight Gooden made it 7−1 Oakland. They loaded the bases in the ninth with no outs on a double, walk, and hit-by-pitch.Adam Piatt relieved Gooden and allowed a two-run double to Chavez, RBI groundout to Tejada, and RBI single toBo Porter.Doug Jones pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth as the Athletics' 11−1 blowout win forced a Game 5 back in Oakland.

Network Associates Coliseum inOakland, California

In Game 5 in Oakland, the Yankees loaded the bases in the top of the first inning on a walk and two singles whenBernie Williams's sacrifice fly put them up 1−0.David Justice walked to reload the bases beforeTino Martinez cleared them with a double. AfterJorge Posada singled, Oakland starterGil Heredia was relieved byJeff Tam, who allowed a sacrifice fly toLuis Sojo, thenScott Brosius singled beforeChuck Knoblauch's RBI single made it 6−0. The Athletics loaded the bases in the second on two singles and a walk offAndy Pettitte whenRandy Velarde's two-run single made it 6−2.

Next inning,Miguel Tejada singled with one out and scored onEric Chavez's double, but New York got that run back on Justice's home run in the fourth offKevin Appier---the Yankees' only home run in this series. In the bottom of the inning, the Athletics loaded the bases on two singles and a walk when back-to-back sacrifice flies byJason Giambi andOlmedo Saenz made it 7−5. After allowing a single to Tejada, Pettitte was relieved by Mike Stanton, who pitched two shutout innings in relief to get the win. Neither team scored for the rest of the game as the Yankees' win advanced them to the ALCS. During the Yankees' run of three consecutive World Series titles from 1998 to 2000, this was the only time they faced elimination in the postseason.

2000 ALDS(3–2):New York Yankees overOakland Athletics

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