2005 American League Division Series
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season Chicago White Sox (3) Ozzie Guillén 99–63, .611, GA: 6 Boston Red Sox (0) Terry Francona 95–67, .586, GA: 0
Dates	October 4 – 7
Television	ESPN (Games 1–2) ESPN2 (Game 3)
TV announcers	Chris Berman,Rick Sutcliffe,Mike Piazza, andErin Andrews
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Jon Sciambi,Buck Martinez
Umpires	John Hirschbeck,Bill Miller,Mark Wegner,Mark Carlson (Game 1),Dale Scott (Games 2-3),Mike Everitt,Dan Iassogna
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (3) Mike Scioscia 95–67, .586, GA: 7 New York Yankees (2) Joe Torre 95–67, .586, GA: 0
Dates	October 4 – 10
Television	Fox (Games 1, 4–5) ESPN (Games 2–3)
TV announcers	Joe Buck,Tim McCarver andChris Myers (Games 1, 5) Jon Miller,Joe Morgan and Gary Miller (Games 2–3) Thom Brennaman,Tim McCarver andChris Myers (Game 4)
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Dan Shulman,Dave Campbell
Umpires	Gary Darling Jerry Meals Derryl Cousins Alfonso Márquez Joe West Jim Reynolds
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The2005American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of theAmerican League side inMajor League Baseball’s (MLB)2005 postseason, 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:

• (1)Chicago White Sox (Central Division champion, 99–63) vs. (4)Boston Red Sox (Wild Card, 95–67): White Sox win series, 3–0.
• (2)Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Western Division champion, 95–67) vs. (3)New York Yankees (Eastern Division champion, 95–67): Angels win series, 3–2.^[a]

The higher seed (#1 is the highest) had the home field advantage.

2005 was the first year since2001 that theMinnesota Twins had not participated in the ALDS. Other than the White Sox' victory in the AL Central, the participants were identicalto those of the previous year.

The two victorious teams went on to meet in theAL Championship Series (ALCS). The victorious White Sox advanced to defeat theNational League championHouston Astros and win the2005 World Series, their first World Series title since1917.

Chicago won the series, 3–0.

Los Angeles won the series, 3–2.

†: Game was postponed due to rain on October 8

U.S. Cellular Field inChicago, Illinois

The White Sox rocked Red Sox starterMatt Clement for five runs in the first inning. Clement hitScott Podsednik to lead off the game. Podsednik moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, then stole third after another hit-by-pitch, scoring the game's first run onPaul Konerko's force out at second. Konerko would himself score onAaron Rowand's RBI single beforeA. J. Pierzynski's three-run home run made it 5–0 Chicago. Konerko's home run in the third made it 6–0 White Sox. The Red Sox scored their only runs of the game in the fourth whenTrot Nixon andJason Varitek hit back-to-back singles aided by an error to put them on third and second, respectively.Jose Contreras's wild pitch scored Nixon, thenKevin Millar's double scored Varitek. Contreras went7+2⁄3 innings, giving up eight hits. In the bottom of the fourth,Juan Uribe's two-run home run extended Chicago's lead to 8–2 and forced Clement out of the game.Geremi Gonzalez allowed a leadoff walk and subsequent hit-by-pitch in the sixth. One out later, a single by Uribe scored a run, thenScott Podsednik's three-run home run made it 12–2 Chicago. Podsednik had gone homerless in the regular season and this was his first home run since September 30, 2004. In the eighth, Pierzynski's second home run of the game offBronson Arroyo made it 13–2 Chicago. After two walks,Willie Harris's RBI single capped the scoring at 14–2 Chicago.Cliff Politte pitched a scoreless ninth to give the White Sox a 1–0 series lead. Boston's postseason winning streak was snapped at eight games with this loss. This was the White Sox' first postseason home win sinceGame 1 of the 1959 World Series.

U.S. Cellular Field inChicago, Illinois

The Red Sox struck first in Game 2 onManny Ramirez's two-run single offMark Buehrle with runners on second and third. In the fourth, they loaded the bases on a single, double and intentional walk beforeJason Varitek's single andTrot Nixon's groundout scored a run each.David Wells (6+2⁄3 innings, two earned runs, seven 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.Carl Everett hit a leadoff single, then scored onAaron Rowand's double. One out later, Rowand scored onJoe Crede's single. Boston second baseman'sTony Graffanino error onJuan Uribe's ground ball put two runners on and one out later,Tadahito Iguchi's three-run home run put the White Sox up 5–4, those three runs unearned. Buehrle (seven innings, four earned runs, eight hits) earned the win with the save going to Bobby Jenks.

Fenway Park inBoston, Massachusetts

For the first time since 1993, the White Sox secured their place in theALCS by beating the Red Sox in Game 3.Freddy García (five innings, five hits, three earned runs) facedTim Wakefield (5+1⁄3 innings, six hits, four runs). The White Sox struck first, whenJuan Uribe doubled with two outs, thenScott Podsednik's double andTadahito Iguchi's single scored a run each in the third. Back-to-back home runs byDavid Ortiz andManny Ramirez leading off the fourth tied the game. In the sixth,Paul Konerko, withJermaine Dye on base, hit a home run to put the White Sox in the lead for good. Ramirez's second home run of the game in the bottom of the inning cut the lead to 4–3, thenDamaso Marte relieved Garcia and allowed a single and two walks to load the bases with no outs.El Duque, Orlando Hernández, came in relief and inducedJason Varitek to foul out,Tony Graffanino to pop out to short, andJohnny Damon to strike out to end the inning without giving up another run. He proceeded to pitch three total innings, giving up one hit. The White Sox got an insurance run in the ninth offMike Timlin whenA. J. Pierzynski hit a leadoff double, moved to third on a groundout and scored onJuan Uribe's fielder's choice.Bobby Jenks retired the Red Sox in order in the bottom half, earning his secondsave of the series. This was the White Sox's first postseason series win since the1917 World Series.

2005 ALDS(3–0):Chicago White Sox overBoston Red Sox

Angel Stadium of Anaheim inAnaheim, California

The Yankees were able to get to AL Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colón early. Three two-out singles loaded the bases in the top of the first, then rookie Robinson Canó lifted a line drive over the reaching hand of left fielderGarret Anderson. The double would clear the bases, giving the Yankees a 3–0 lead. Next inning,Derek Jeter singled with two outs, moved to second on a hit-by-pitch, and scored onJason Giambi's single. Though Colón andScot Shields held the Yankees scoreless for the rest of the game, starterMike Mussina pitched5+2⁄3 innings.Bengie Molina's home run in the seventh offTanyon Sturtze put the Angels on the board. In the ninth,Mariano Rivera walkedVladimir Guerrero with one out. After stealing second, Guerrero scored onDarin Erstad's single, but Rivera retired the next two batters to give the Yankees a 1–0 series lead.

Angel Stadium of Anaheim inAnaheim, California

In Game 2, the starters wereJohn Lackey for the Angels andChien-Ming Wang for the Yankees. The Yankees scored the first run of the game in the second whenHideki Matsui andRobinson Canó hit back-to-back doubles. They made it 2–0 in the fifth afterAlex Rodríguez walked, moved to third onJason Giambi's double and scored onGary Sheffield's ground out. The Angels got on the board in the bottom of that inning onJuan Rivera'shome run. In the sixth, Alex Rodríguez'serror allowedOrlando Cabrera to make it to first base. He would move to second onVladimir Guerrero's ground out and score onBengie Molina's single, tying the game at two. In the next inning, Wang's throwing error would allowJeff DaVanon andSteve Finley to reach third and second, respectively. Both scored on Cabrera's single, giving the Angels a 4–2 lead. In the eighth, Molina's home run offAl Leiter extended the Angels lead to three. In the ninth,Jorge Posada's home run offFrancisco Rodriguez cut the lead back to two, but K. Rod retired the next three batters to end the game and tie the series heading to New York.

Yankee Stadium (I) inthe Bronx, New York

In Game 3, it wasRandy Johnson pitching for the Yankees whilePaul Byrd pitched for the Angels. Johnson ran into trouble early, giving up a three-run home run toGarret Anderson in the first after back-to-back two-out singles and a two-run homer toBengie Molina in the third to give the Angels a 5–0 lead. After allowing a double and single in the fourth without getting an out, Johnson was taken out of the game while being booed. The Yankees rallied in the bottom of the inning. First,Hideki Matsui homered to put the Yanks on the board 5–1. ThenRobinson Canó andBernie Williams hit back to back singles and moved one base each on a groundout. Canó scored onJorge Posada's groundout and Williams onDerek Jeter's single. After a walk,Brendan Donnelly relieved Byrd andJason Giambi's single scored Jeter and cut the Angels' lead to one. In the next inning, after Matsui walked, Canó doubled to left and a throwing error by Cabrera allowed Matsui to score and Canó to go to third.Scot Shields relieved Donnelly and gave up a sacrifice fly toBernie Williams that scored Canó, giving the Yankees a 6–5 lead, but in the sixth RelieverAaron Small allowed a one-out double toJuan Rivera beforeDarin Erstad's RBI single tied the game. After a strikeout and single,Chone Figgins's RBI single put the Angels back in front 7–6.Tom Gordon allowed a leadoff single and subsequent hit-by-pitch beforeGarret Anderson's RBI single made it 8–6 Angels. Two errors loaded the bases beforeSteve Finley's RBI groundout offAl Leiter made it 9–6 Angels. In the eighth, Leiter allowed a leadoff triple, then after a one-out intentional walk, back-to-back RBI singles byJosé Molina and Anderson offScott Proctor made it 11–6 Angels. The Yankees got only one more run on Jeter's leadoff home run in the eighth offKelvim Escobar as the Angels' 11–7 win put them one win away from theALCS.

Yankee Stadium (I) inthe Bronx, New York

The Angels struck first in Game 4, scoring two runs in the top of the sixth on two doubles byChone Figgins andOrlando Cabrera off Yankees starting pitcherShawn Chacón after a leadoff walk. The Yankees cut the lead to one in the bottom of the inning whenAlex Rodriguez walked, moved to second on a groundout and scored onGary Sheffield's single off Angels starting pitcherJohn Lackey. In the bottom of the next inning,Robinson Canó singled andJorge Posada walked offScot Shields. They would score on singles fromRubén Sierra andDerek Jeter.Al Leiter earned the win in relief andMariano Rivera pitched a perfect eighth and ninth as the Yankees won 3–2 to force a Game 5 back inAnaheim.

Angel Stadium of Anaheim inAnaheim, California

Game 5 had the same starting pitchers as in Game 1,Bartolo Colón for the Angels andMike Mussina for the Yankees. Colón left the game in the second inning after walkingRobinson Canó (who was caught stealing) due to a hand injury and giving up two hits in the first and was relieved byErvin Santana, who walkedBernie Williams andJorge Posada. Williams scored onBubba Crosby's single and Posada onDerek Jeter's sacrifice fly as the Yankees took an early 2–0 lead. Mussina, however, after pitching a perfect first, allowed a leadoff home run toGarret Anderson in the second to cut the lead to one. Then,Bengie Molina singled to center. After getting two outs, Mussina walkedSteve Finley beforeAdam Kennedy hit the ball to right center.Bubba Crosby andGary Sheffield collided on the outfield wall trying to catch it, allowing Molina and Finley to score to give the Angels a 3–2 lead. Next inning, Mussina allowed back-to-back leadoff singles to put runners on first and third, then Anderson's sacrifice fly scored a run. After a single again put runners on first and third,Darin Erstad's RBI single extended the Angels' lead to 5–2. Mussina was pulled from the game one out later in his shortest postseason start ever.Randy Johnson, making his first postseason relief appearance sinceGame 7 of the 2001 World Series with theArizona Diamondbacks against the Yankees, kept the Angels scoreless for the rest of the game, allowing just three hits. Jeter's home run in the seventh off Santana cut the lead to two. Jeter opened the ninth with a single off closerFrancisco Rodríguez, butAlex Rodriguez grounded into a double play.Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield both hit singles afterward, butHideki Matsui grounded out to first to end the game. The Angels would face theChicago White Sox in theALCS.

2005 ALDS(3–2):Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim overNew York Yankees

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