2017 American League Division Series
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season New York Yankees (3) Joe Girardi 91–71 (.562), GB: 2 Cleveland Indians (2) Terry Francona 102–60 (.630), GA: 17
Dates	October 5–11
Television	FS1(Games 1, 3–5) MLB Network(Game 2)
TV announcers	Matt Vasgersian,John Smoltz,Ken Rosenthal(Games 1, 3–5), andTom Verducci
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Jon Sciambi andChris Singleton
Umpires	Vic Carapazza,Dana DeMuth(crew chief),Dan Iassogna,Adrian Johnson,Jeff Nelson,Brian O'Nora[1]
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season Houston Astros (3) A. J. Hinch 101–61 (.623), GA: 21 Boston Red Sox (1) John Farrell 93–69 (.574), GA: 2
Dates	October 5–9
Television	MLB Network(Game 1) FS1(Games 2–4)
TV announcers	Bob Costas,Jim Kaat, andJ. P. Morosi(MLBN) Joe Davis,David Cone,A. J. Pierzynski, and J. P. Morosi(FS1)
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Chris Berman andRick Sutcliffe
Umpires	Ted Barrett(crew chief),Dan Bellino,Mike Everitt,Marty Foster,Ángel Hernández,Mark Wegner[1]
ALWC	New York Yankees defeatedMinnesota Twins, 8–4
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The2017 American League Division Series were two best-of-five-games series held inMajor League Baseball’s (MLB)2017 postseason to determine the participating teams in the2017 American League Championship Series. The three divisional winners (seeded 1–3) and a fourth team—the winner ofa one-game Wild Card playoff—played in two series.

These matchups were:

• (1)Cleveland Indians (Central Division champions) versus (4)New York Yankees (Wild Card Game winner): Yankees win series 3–2.^[2]
• (2)Houston Astros (West Division champions) versus (3)Boston Red Sox (East Division champions): Astros win series 3–1.^[3][4]

For the first time, Major League Baseball soldpresenting sponsorships to all of its postseason series;Doosan acquired presenting sponsorship to the ALDS,^[5][6] and thus the series was officially known as theAmerican League Division Series presented by Doosan.^[7]

The Astros would go on to defeat the Yankees in the ALCS, then win the2017 World Series over the National League championLos Angeles Dodgers. It was the Astros first-ever MLB title.

New York won the series, 3–2.

Houston won the series, 3–1.

This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Indians and Yankees, with Cleveland winning two of the three previous series including both times in the ALDS (1997 and2007). The Yankees won the1998 ALCS.

Cy Young Award candidateCorey Kluber was not tapped for this start to give him full rest. Thus, the Indians startedTrevor Bauer, who befuddled the Yankees. He was followed by strong bullpen innings byAndrew Miller andCody Allen, resulting in only the fourth shutout the Yankees experienced all season. The Indians loaded the bases on a double, single, and walk with no outs offSonny Gray in the second inning, but scored just one run onRoberto Pérez's double play.Jay Bruce's two-runhome run in the fourth after a walk extended the Indians' lead to 3–0. After getting out of a bases-loaded one-out jam that inning,Adam Warren allowed a leadoff single in the fifth toJosé Ramírez, who moved to third on two wild pitches before scoring on Bruce's sacrifice fly offJaime García for the game's final run as the Indians took a 1–0 series lead with a 4–0 win.

Former IndiansaceCC Sabathia faced off against current Indians aceCorey Kluber. Kluber lasted just2+2⁄3 innings, giving up a season-high sixruns.Gary Sánchez's two-run home run after a walk in the first put the Yankees up 2–0, but the Indians loaded the bases with one out on an error, walk, and hit-by-pitch beforeCarlos Santana tied the game with a two-run single. The Indians again loaded the bases in the second on a single, error, and intentional walk whenJason Kipnis's RBI single put the Indians up 3–2. In the third, Sánchez singled with one out, moved to second on a groundout, and scored onStarlin Castro's single to tie the game. After aGreg Bird single,Aaron Hicks's three-run home run put the Yankees up 6–3, chasing Kluber. Bird's two-run home run after a walk offMike Clevinger extended the Yankees' lead to 8–3, but in the sixth, Sabathia was pulled bymanagerJoe Girardi with one on and one out. Later with two on and two outs, controversy occurred whenrelief pitcherChad Green was charged with ahit by pitch onLonnie Chisenhall to load the bases. Replays showed the ball to have hit the knob of thebat, which would have resulted in astrikeout on thefoul tip to end theinning. Despite Yankees'catcherGary Sánchez insisting that Girardi challenge it, Girardi decided not to do so, extending the inning. Twopitches later,Francisco Lindor hit agrand slam to bring the Indians within one. They tied the game in the bottom of the eighth on ahome run byJay Bruce offDavid Robertson before winning it in the 13th whenAustin Jackson walked offDellin Betances, stole second and scored on a walk-off single off the bat ofYan Gomes. This was Cleveland’s final playoff win under the Indians moniker, as they were swept in 2018 and 2020 before changing names to the Guardians.

With their season on the line, the Yankees startedMasahiro Tanaka for Game three against the Indians'Carlos Carrasco. Tanaka pitched brilliantly, confusing Indians hitters for seven shutout innings with his splitter. Yankees right fielderAaron Judge robbedFrancisco Lindor of a two-runhome run in the top of the sixth to preserve the scoreless tie. Yankeesfirst basemanGreg Bird scored the game's only run on a home run off former YankeerelieverAndrew Miller in the seventh inning. The Indians threatened to score in the eighth and ninth innings, but relieversDavid Robertson andAroldis Chapman managed to preserve the shutout and keep the Yankees' season alive.

After lasting only1⁄3 innings against theMinnesota Twins in the2017 American League Wild Card Game, Yankees pitcherLuis Severino bounced back with seven strong innings. The Indians gave up seven runs on the night, but just oneearned, as the Yankees took advantage of the Indians' fourerrors on the night. In the second,Starlin Castro reached on an error and moved to second onRoberto Perez's passed ball beforeTodd Frazier's double andAaron Hicks's single scored a run each. AfterBrett Gardner singled and stole second,Aaron Judge's two-run double made it 4–0 Yankees. An errant throw on Gardner's ground ball with the bases loaded next inning offMike Clevinger made it 5-0 Yankees. The Indians made it 5–2 on a two-run home run byCarlos Santana in the fourth and 5-3 after a home run byRoberto Pérez in the fifth. In the bottom of the fifth, Frazier reached second on an error offDanny Salazar, moved to third on a ground out, and scored on aBrett Gardner sacrifice fly offTyler Olson. Next inning, a home run from Sánchez offBryan Shaw, the only earned run the Yankees scored, put them up by four runs again.RelieverTommy Kahnle earned the save for a tiredbullpen as the Yankees tied up the series and forced a decisive fifth game inCleveland.

The series returned toCleveland for the fifth and decisive final game. YankeesshortstopDidi Gregorius hithome runs in back-to-backat bats in the first and third innings (two-run home run) to give the Yankees a 3–0 lead. The Indians sliced into the lead with four straight one-out singles, the last two byRoberto Pérez andGiovanny Urshela, in the bottom of the fifth, chasing YankeestarterCC Sabathia. In the top of the ninth with closerCody Allen on themound, the Yankees got runners on by a base hit byAaron Hicks, who advanced to second on anerror byAustin Jackson. Awalk byTodd Frazier broughtBrett Gardner to the plate with two on and two out. After a 12-pitchat bat, Gardner hit anRBIsingle scoring Hicks. Frazier then scored whenJay Bruce's throw bounced away fromFrancisco Lindor to make it 5–2.Aroldis Chapman pitched a two-inningsave for his second save of the series. The Yankees clinched the ALDS when Chapman struck out Jackson, and completed the series comeback, becoming just the seventh team to come back from a 2–0 deficit in adivision series since the wild-card format was introduced in1995. The Yankees previously accomplished this feat in2001 against theOakland Athletics. They are also just the second team to do it twice in the Division Series after theBoston Red Sox, who accomplished this in1999 (also against theIndians) and2003 (also against theAthletics).

2017 ALDS (3–2):New York Yankees defeatedCleveland Indians.

This was the first postseason meeting between the Astros and Red Sox.

The Astros got to work quickly againstChris Sale in Game 1 whenAlex Bregman andJose Altuve hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning to jump out to a quick 2–0 lead. The Red Sox answered with a run of their own in the top of the second whenSandy León drove inMitch Moreland with an RBI single; however, the chance for more was cut off whenJosh Reddick threwDustin Pedroia out trying to take third on the play.Rafael Devers would tie the game in the fourth with a sacrifice fly to bring it to 2–2.Justin Verlander would end the threat there and hold the Red Sox to those two runs over six innings. In the bottom of the fourth,Marwin González laced a double to right-center to drive in two more runs while Altuve hit his second home run of the game, and second off Sale, in the fifth.Brian McCann continued the onslaught of Sale in the sixth when he hit a two-run single offJoe Kelly to bring the score to 7–2. Sale ended his day with five IP, seven earned runs, and three home runs allowed in his first postseason start. Altuve made Astros history in his next at-bat, homering for the third time of the game againstAustin Maddox. He became the first Astros player to hit three home runs in a postseason game and just the ninth player ever to do so. It was the first time sincePablo Sandoval hit three homers off Verlander in Game 1 of the2012 World Series.Joe Musgrove pitched a perfect ninth to seal the Astros victory and give them a 1–0 start to the series.

For the second straight day, the Astros defeated the Red Sox 8–2.Carlos Correa got the offense going with a two-run home run in the first inning offDrew Pomeranz.Jackie Bradley Jr. got Boston on the board in the second inning with an RBI single with two on.George Springer hit his first home run of the postseason in the bottom of the third whileJose Altuve drove in another run with a single after anAlex Bregman double.Dallas Keuchel went 52⁄3 innings with seven strikeouts and one earned run while Pomeranz did not make it out of the third inning while giving up four earned runs and giving up two home runs. The Astros broke the game open in the sixth.Eduardo Rodríguez allowed a leadoff single and subsequent hit-by-pitch. Springer's forceout offAddison Reed movedMarwin González to third before he scored on Bregman's sacrifice fly. After an intentional walk, Correa hit a two-run double, thenEvan Gattis rounded out the inning with an RBI single. The Red Sox got a run in the ninth whenChristian Vázquez singled with one out, moved to second on a wild pitch, and scored on Bradley Jr.'s RBI single beforeKen Giles shut things down and gave the Astros a 2–0 advantage going into Boston for Game 3.

In Game 3, Houston, looking for a sweep, jump to a 3–0 lead whenGeorge Springer singled to lead off the first, moved to second on a wild pitch, and scored onJosh Reddick's single, thenCarlos Correa hit a two-run home run one 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 second on two singles and a walk, but scored only once onSandy León's single. Next inning,Mitch Moreland doubled with two outs and scored onHanley Ramírez's double.Francisco Liriano relieved starterBrad Peacock and allowed a two-run home run toRafael Devers that put the Red Sox up 4–3. 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 offChris Devenski. Ramírez's double scored two and Devers's single scored another.Joe Musgrove relieved Devenski after getting an out,Jackie Bradley Jr.'s three-run home run capped the scoring at 10–3 Red Sox.Addison Reed andCarson Smith pitched a scoreless eighth and ninth, respectively, as the Red Sox forced a Game 4.

Trying to force a return to Houston for Game 5, the Red Sox sent 2016 ALCy Young Award winnerRick Porcello to the mound to try and stifle the Astros offense whileCharlie Morton was tasked with helping the Astros advance. The Astros struck first whenGeorge Springer scored on a groundball hit byJose Altuve that resulted in a double play in the first inning. The Red Sox promptly responded with a home run byXander Bogaerts in the bottom of the frame. Springer reclaimed the lead for the Astros with an RBI single 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 fourth and tossed four scoreless innings. In response, the Astros brought inJustin Verlander in the fifth to shut down the Sox, but not beforeAndrew Benintendi launched a 2-run homer to grab a 3–2 lead. Those would be the only runs Verlander gave up in his 21⁄3 innings of work.Alex Bregman rocked a game-tying shot in the top of the eighth off Sale, his second of the series. After giving up another hit, Sale's day was done.Craig Kimbrel was brought in and gave up a walk beforeJosh Reddick gave the Astros the lead on a two-out single to make it 4–3.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 up a leadoff inside-the-park home run toRafael 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 first 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 theCleveland Indians in the2016 American League Division Series.^[17] This was the first postseason series victory for the Astros since the2005 National League Championship Series. Two days later, Farrell was fired by the Red Sox (having gone to the playoffs three times in five seasons with a World Series title and two first round exits); after the season ended,Alex Cora of the Astros coaching staff was hired as the Red Sox manager.

2017 ALDS (3–1):Houston Astros defeatedBoston Red Sox.

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