The Yankees and Astros both appeared in the ALDS the prior season, while the Twins made their first ALDS appearance since 2010, and the Rays made their first ALDS appearance since 2013.
2019 MLB SCHEDULE SERIES
In a three-game series in Minneapolis in July, the teams combined for 57 total runs and 20 home runs. The Yankees won four of six games against the Twins in the regular season. The second seed, the New York Yankees (winner of the American League East), had home advantage against the third seed, the Minnesota Twins (winner of the American League Central). In the regular season, Tampa Bay won the season series against Houston 4–3, with three of their four wins coming at home to open the season. The top seed, the Houston Astros (winner of the American League West), had home advantage against the fifth-seeded Tampa Bay Rays, who defeated the Oakland Athletics in the Wild Card Game.
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The final seed was the winner of the American League Wild Card Game. Those seeds were locked in as of the completion of games of September 27. Seeds one through three were determined by regular season winning percentages among division-winning teams. The Astros defeated the Yankees in the ALCS, then lost the 2019 World Series to the National League champion Washington Nationals.įurther information: American League Division Series The Yankees and Astros won their series to advance to the American League Championship Series. This ALDS was sponsored by Doosan and officially known as the 2019 American League Division Series presented by Doosan. įor the third straight year, Major League Baseball sold presenting sponsorships to all of its postseason series. The higher seeded team of each series hosted Games 1, 2, and (if necessary) 5, while the lower seeded team hosted Game 3 and (if necessary) 4. (3) Minnesota Twins (Central Division champions): Yankees win series 3–0. (2) New York Yankees (East Division champions) vs.(5) Tampa Bay Rays (Wild Card Game winner): Astros win series 3–2. (1) Houston Astros (West Division champions) vs.The three divisional winners, seeded first through third, and a fourth team-determined by the AL Wild Card Game-played in two series. The 2019 American League Division Series were two best-of-five-games series in Major League Baseball (MLB) to determine the participating teams of the 2019 American League Championship Series.
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Tampa Bay Rays defeated Oakland Athletics 5–1 Lance Barksdale, Gary Cederstrom (crew chief), Eric Cooper, Manny Gonzalez, Adrian Johnson, Todd Tichenor Joe Davis, John Smoltz and Ken Rosenthal (FS1) (Game 3) Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci (FS1) (Game 2) Reyburn, John Tumpane, Mark Wegner (crew chief)īob Costas, John Smoltz and Tom Verducci (MLBN) Pierzynski and Jon Paul Morosi (FS1)īob Costas, Joe Girardi, Jim Kaat and Tom Verducci (MLBN)īruce Dreckman, James Hoye, Jerry Meals, D.