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The '''[[2007 in baseball|2007]] [[American League Division Series]]''' ('''ALDS'''), the opening round of the 2007 [[American League]] playoffs, began on Wednesday, [[October 3]] and ended on Monday, [[October 8]]. The 2007 AL Division Series consisted of three AL division champions and one [[wild card (sports)|wild card]] team, participating in two best-of-five series. They were:
| alds = yes
| image = 2007 American League Division Series logo.png
| year = 2007
| champion1 = [[2007 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] (3)
| champion1_manager = [[Terry Francona]]
| champion1_games = 96–66, .593, GA: 2
| runnerup1 = [[2007 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season|Los Angeles Angels<br /> of Anaheim]] (0)
| runnerup1_manager = [[Mike Scioscia]]
| runnerup1_games = 94–68, .580, GA: 6
| date1 = October 3 – 7
| television1 = [[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]
| announcers1 = [[Ted Robinson (sportscaster)|Ted Robinson]]<!-- play-by-play -->, [[Steve Stone (baseball)|Steve Stone]] and [[Jose Mota (baseball) | Jose Mota]]
| radio1 = [[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
| radio_announcers1 = [[Dan Shulman]]<!-- play-by-play -->, [[Dave Campbell (infielder)|Dave Campbell]]<!-- color commentator -->
| umpires1 = [[Gary Darling]]<br />[[Dan Iassogna]]<br />[[Brian Runge]]<br />[[Ted Barrett]]<br />[[Tim Tschida]]<br />[[C. B. Bucknor]]
| champion2 = [[2007 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]] (3)
| champion2_manager = [[Eric Wedge]]
| champion2_games = 96–66, .593, GA: 8
| runnerup2 = [[2007 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] (1)
| runnerup2_manager = [[Joe Torre]]
| runnerup2_games = 94–68, .580, GB: 2
| date2 = October 4 – 8
| television2 = [[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]
| announcers2 = [[Chip Caray]]<!-- play-by-play -->, [[Tony Gwynn]], [[Bob Brenly]] and [[Craig Sager]] <!-- color commentator -->
| radio2 = [[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
| radio_announcers2 = [[Jon Miller]]<!-- play-by-play -->, [[Dusty Baker]]<!-- color commentator-->
| umpires2 = [[Bruce Froemming]]†<br />[[Laz Díaz]]<br />[[Ron Kulpa]]<br />[[Fieldin Culbreth]]<br />[[Gerry Davis (umpire)|Gerry Davis]]<br />[[Jim Wolf]]<br />
<small>†: Froemming was officiating his final games after a record 37 full seasons as a major league umpire.</small>
}}
The '''2007 American League Division Series''' ('''ALDS'''), the opening round of the [[American League]] side in [[Major League Baseball]]’s (MLB) [[2007 MLB Postseason|2007 postseason]], began on Wednesday, October 3 and ended on Monday, October 8. The 2007 AL Division Series consisted of three AL division champions and one [[wild card (sports)|wild card]] team, participating in two best-of-five series. They were:


* (1) [[Boston Red Sox]] (Eastern Division champions, 96-66) vs. (3) [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]] (Western Division champions, 94-68); Red Sox win series, 3-0.
*(1) [[Boston Red Sox]] (Eastern Division champions, 96–66) vs. (3) [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]] (Western Division champions, 94–68): Red Sox win series, 3–0.
* (2) [[Cleveland Indians]] (Central Division champions, 96-66) vs. (4) [[New York Yankees]] (Wild Card qualifier, 94-68); Indians win series, 3-1.
*(2) [[Cleveland Indians]] (Central Division champions, 96–66) vs. (4) [[New York Yankees]] (Wild Card qualifier, 94–68): Indians win series, 3–1.


Although the Red Sox and Indians ended the regular season with the same record, the Red Sox received home-field advantage by virtue of winning the season series against Cleveland, 5 games to 2. The Red Sox also got to choose whether their series started on [[October 3]] or [[October 4]], the first time a team was given this choice. Although the team seeded first normally faces the wild card team, the Red Sox are in the same division as the wild card Yankees, so played Los Angeles instead.
Although the Red Sox and Indians ended the regular season with the same record, the Red Sox received home-field advantage by virtue of winning the season series against Cleveland, five games to two. The Red Sox also got to choose whether their series started on October 3 or October 4, the first time a team was given this choice. However, Boston was temporarily the second seed, and Cleveland was the 1 seed for that round only due to the Red Sox being in the same division as the wild-card Yankees, so they played the Angels instead.


The Red Sox and Angels met for the third time in the postseason, following the [[1986 American League Championship Series|1986 AL Championship Series]] and the [[2004 American League Division Series|2004 ALDS]], with Boston winning all three and extending their postseason victory streak over the Angels to nine consecutive games (the Angels haven't beaten the Red Sox in the playoffs since Game 4 of that 1986 ALCS). The Indians and Yankees met in the postseason for the third time with the Indians winning, following their triumph in the [[1997 American League Division Series|1997 ALDS]] and the Yankees' win in the [[1998 American League Championship Series|1998 ALCS]].
The Red Sox and Angels met for the third time in the postseason, following the [[1986 American League Championship Series|1986 AL Championship Series]] and the [[2004 American League Division Series|2004 ALDS]], with Boston winning all three and extending their postseason victory streak over the Angels to nine consecutive games (the Angels hadn't beaten the Red Sox in the playoffs since Game 4 of the 1986 ALCS). The Indians and Yankees met in the postseason for the third time with the Indians winning, following their triumph in the [[1997 American League Division Series|1997 ALDS]] and the Yankees' win in the [[1998 American League Championship Series|1998 ALCS]].


The Red Sox and Indians met in the [[2007 American League Championship Series|AL Championship Series]], with the Red Sox becoming the American League champion and going on to beat the National League champion [[Colorado Rockies]] in the [[2007 World Series]].
'''Managers''':
* [[Terry Francona]], Boston; [[Mike Scioscia]], Los Angeles
* [[Eric Wedge]], Cleveland; [[Joe Torre]], New York


__TOC__
'''Umpires:'''
{{Clear}}
*[[Gary Darling]], [[Dan Iassogna]], [[Brian Runge]], [[Ted Barrett]], [[Tim Tschida]], [[C. B. Bucknor]] (Red Sox-Angels)
*[[Bruce Froemming]], [[Laz Díaz]], [[Ron Kulpa]], [[Fieldin Culbreth]], [[Gerry Davis (umpire)|Gerry Davis]], [[Jim Wolf]] (Indians-Yankees)


==Matchups==
'''Television:'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="1"
|'''Series'''
|'''Network(s)'''
|'''[[Play-by-play]]'''
|'''[[Color commentator|Color Commentator(s)]]'''
|-
|[[Boston Red Sox]] vs. [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]]
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]:HD
|[[Ted Robinson (sportscaster)|Ted Robinson]]
|[[Steve Stone (baseball player)|Steve Stone]]
|-
|[[Cleveland Indians]] vs. [[New York Yankees]]
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]:HD
|[[Chip Caray]]
|[[Tony Gwynn]] & [[Bob Brenly]]
|-
|}


The winners of each division series advanced to play each other in the [[2007 American League Championship Series]].

==Matchups==
===Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim===
===Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim===
{{MLB Playoff Summary
* Boston won series, 3-0
| summary =
<tr><td width="33%" valign="top">
| winner = Boston
{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"
| score = 3–0
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
| score1 = Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 0, '''Boston Red Sox''' – 4
!|Game||Score||Date
| date1 = October 3
|-
| loc1 = [[Fenway Park]]
|1||Los Angeles Angels 0, '''Boston Red Sox 4''' ||[[October 3]]
| time1 = 2:27
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
| att1 = 37,597
|2||Los Angeles Angels 3, '''Boston Red Sox 6''' ||[[October 5]]
| ref1 = <ref name="Game1-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2007/B10030BOS2007.htm|title=2007 ALDS – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs. Boston Red Sox – Game 1|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
|-
|3||'''Boston Red Sox 9''', Los Angeles Angels 1 ||[[October 7]]
| score2 = Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 3, '''Boston Red Sox''' – 6
| date2 = October 5
|}
| loc2 = Fenway Park
| time2 = 4:05
| att2 = 37,706
| ref2 = <ref name="Game1-2">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2007/B10050BOS2007.htm|title=2007 ALDS – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs. Boston Red Sox – Game 2|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
| score3 = '''Boston Red Sox''' – 9, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 1
| date3 = October 7
| loc3 = [[Angel Stadium of Anaheim]]
| time3 = 3:29
| att3 = 45,262
| ref3 = <ref name="Game1-3">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2007/B10070ANA2007.htm|title=2007 ALDS – Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – Game 3|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
}}


===Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees===
*TV: [[TBS (TV network)|TBS]] and TBS HD. Announcers: [[Ted Robinson]], [[Steve Stone (baseball player)|Steve Stone]] and [[Jose Mota]].
{{MLB Playoff Summary

| summary =
====Rosters====
| winner = Cleveland
{| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
| score = 3–1
|-
| score1 = New York Yankees – 3, '''Cleveland Indians''' – 12
! colspan="10" style="background-color: #ba313c; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | {{Tnavbar-header|'''2007 Boston Red Sox ALDS roster'''|2007 Boston Red Sox ALDS roster|plain=1|fontcolor=#FFFFFF}}
| date1 = October 4
|-
| loc1 = [[Jacobs Field]]
| colspan="4" style="background-color: #0d2b56; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | '''Active (25-man) roster'''
| time1 = 3:44
| colspan="2" style="background-color: #0d2b56; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | '''Inactive (40-man) roster'''
| att1 = 44,608
| colspan="1" style="background-color: #0d2b56; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | '''Coaches/Other'''
| ref1 = <ref name="Game2-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2007/B10040CLE2007.htm|title=2007 ALDS – New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians – Game 1|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
|-
| score2 = New York Yankees – 1, '''Cleveland Indians''' – 2 <small>(11)</small>
| valign="top" | '''Starting rotation'''
| date2 = October 5
*{{player|19|USA|[[Josh Beckett]]}}
| loc2 = Jacobs Field
*{{player|18|JPN|[[Daisuke Matsuzaka]]}}
| time2 = 4:23
*{{player|38|USA|[[Curt Schilling]]}}
| att2 = 44,732

| ref2 = <ref name="Game2-2">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2007/B10050CLE2007.htm|title=2007 ALDS – New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians – Game 2|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
'''Bullpen'''
| score3 = Cleveland Indians – 4, '''New York Yankees''' – 8
*{{player|17|USA|[[Manny Delcarmen]]}}
| date3 = October 7
*{{player|83|CAN|[[Eric Gagné]]}}
| loc3 = [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium (I)]]
*{{player|31|USA|[[Jon Lester]]}}
| time3 = 3:38
*{{player|48|PRI|[[Javier López]]}}
| att3 = 56,358
*{{player|37|JPN|[[Hideki Okajima]]}}
| ref3 = <ref name="Game2-3">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2007/B10070NYA2007.htm|title=2007 ALDS – Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees – Game 3|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
*{{player|58|USA|[[Jonathan Papelbon]]}} '''(CL)'''
| score4 = '''Cleveland Indians''' – 6, New York Yankees – 4
*{{player|50|USA|[[Mike Timlin]]}}
| date4 = October 8

| loc4 = Yankee Stadium (I)

| time4 = 4:03
<small>† 15-day disabled list<br />
| att4 = 56,315
<span class="plainlinks">[http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/team/roster_40man.jsp?c_id=bos Roster]</span> updated [[2007-10-02]]<br />
| ref4 = <ref name="Game2-4">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2007/B10080NYA2007.htm|title=2007 ALDS – Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees – Game 4|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
<span class="plainlinks">[http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/team/transactions.jsp?c_id=bos Transactions]</span>
}}
• <span class="plainlinks">[http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/team/depth_chart/index.jsp?c_id=bos Depth Chart]</span></small>
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
*{{player|36|USA|[[Kevin Cash]]}}
*{{player|28|USA|[[Doug Mirabelli]]}}
*{{player|33|USA|[[Jason Varitek]]}}

'''Infielders'''
*{{player|13|PRI|[[Alex Cora]]}}
*{{player|12|USA|[[Eric Hinske]]}}
*{{player|25|PRI|[[Mike Lowell]]}}
*{{player|23|DOM|[[Julio Lugo]]}}
*{{player|15|USA|[[Dustin Pedroia]]}}
*{{player|20|USA|[[Kevin Youkilis]]}}

'''Outfielders'''
*{{player|10|USA|[[Coco Crisp]]}}
*{{player|&nbsp;7|USA|[[J. D. Drew]]}}
*{{player|46|USA|[[Jacoby Ellsbury]]}}
*{{player|32|USA|[[Bobby Kielty]]}}
*{{player|24|DOM|[[Manny Ramírez]]}}

'''Designated hitters'''
*{{player|34|DOM|[[David Ortiz]]}}
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
*{{player|54|USA|[[Craig Breslow]]}}
*{{player|61|USA|[[Clay Buchholz]]}}
*{{player|41|USA|[[Bryan Corey]]}}
*{{player|--|USA|[[Daniel Haigwood]]}}
*{{player|43|NIC|[[Devern Hansack]]}}
*{{player|56|USA|[[Craig Hansen]]}}
*{{player|--|USA|[[Kyle Jackson]]}}
*{{player|74|VEN|[[Edgar R. Martínez|Edgar Martínez]]}}
*{{player|62|USA|[[David Pauley]]}}
*{{player|39|USA|[[Kyle Snyder]]}}
*{{player|51|DOM|[[Julián Tavárez]]}}
*{{player|49|USA|[[Tim Wakefield]]}}

'''Catchers'''
*{{player|72|CAN|[[George Kottaras]]}}

'''Infielders'''
*{{player|11|USA|[[Royce Clayton]]}}

'''Outfielders'''
*{{player|44|USA|[[Brandon Moss]]}}

| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
*{{player|47|USA|[[Terry Francona]]}}

'''Coaches'''
*{{player|16|PUR|[[Luis Alicea]]}} <small>(First Base)</small>
*{{player|52|USA|[[John Farrell (baseball)|John Farrell]]}} <small>(Pitching)</small>
*{{player|35|USA|[[DeMarlo Hale]]}} <small>(Third Base)</small>
*{{player|29|USA|[[Dave Magadan]]}} <small>(Hitting)</small>
*{{player|&nbsp;2|USA|[[Brad Mills]]}} <small>(Bench)</small>
*{{player|57|USA|[[Gary Tuck]]}} <small>(Bullpen)</small>

'''60-day disabled list'''
*{{player|30|USA|[[Matt Clement]]}}
*{{player|53|USA|[[Brendan Donnelly]]}}

'''Suspended list'''
* ''Currently vacant''

|}
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! colspan="10" style="background-color: #CE2029; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | {{Tnavbar-header|'''2007 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ALDS roster'''|2007 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ALDS roster|plain=1|fontcolor=#FFFFFF}}
|-
| colspan="4" style="background-color: #333366; color: white; text-align: center;" | '''Active (25-man) roster'''
| colspan="2" style="background-color: #333366; color: white; text-align: center;" | '''Inactive (40-man) roster'''
| colspan="1" style="background-color: #333366; color: white; text-align: center;" | '''Coaches/Other'''
|-
| valign="top" | '''Starting rotation'''
* {{player|45|VEN|[[Kelvim Escobar]]}}
* {{player|41|USA|[[John Lackey]]}}
* {{player|51|USA|[[Joe Saunders]]}}
* {{player|36|USA|[[Jered Weaver]]}}

'''Bullpen'''
* {{player|58|USA|[[Dustin Moseley]]}}
* {{player|38|USA|[[Darren Oliver]]}}
* {{player|57|VEN|[[Francisco Rodríguez (baseball)|Francisco Rodríguez]]}} '''(CL)'''
* {{player|54|DOM|[[Ervin Santana]]}}
* {{player|62|USA|[[Scot Shields]]}}
* {{player|33|USA|[[Justin Speier]]}}


<small>† 15-day disabled list<br />
<span class="plainlinks">[http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/team/roster_40man.jsp?c_id=ana Roster]</span> updated [[2007-10-02]]<br />
<span class="plainlinks">[http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/team/transactions.jsp?c_id=ana Transactions]</span>
• <span class="plainlinks">[http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/team/depth_chart/index.jsp?c_id=ana Depth Chart]</span></small>
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
* {{player|&nbsp;5|USA|[[Jeff Mathis]]}}
* {{player|44|USA|[[Mike Napoli]]}}

'''Infielders'''
* {{player|32|DOM|[[Erick Aybar]]}}
* {{player|18|COL|[[Orlando Cabrera]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;9|USA|[[Chone Figgins]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;6|VEN|[[Maicer Izturis]]}}
* {{player|47|USA|[[Howie Kendrick]]}}
* {{player|35|USA|[[Casey Kotchman]]}}
* {{player|22|CUB|[[Kendry Morales]]}}
* {{player|39|USA|[[Robb Quinlan]]}}

'''Outfielders'''
* {{player|16|USA|[[Garret Anderson]]}}
* {{player|27|DOM|[[Vladimir Guerrero]]}}
* {{player|13|USA|[[Nathan Haynes]]}}
* {{player|20|VEN|[[Juan Rivera (baseball)|Juan Rivera]]}}
* {{player|77|USA|[[Reggie Willits]]}}

'''Designated hitters'''
* ''None designated''
| width="26px" |
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
* {{player|66|DOM|[[José Arredondo]]}}
* {{player|49|USA|[[Chris Bootcheck]]}}
* {{player|52|USA|[[Jason Bulger]]}}
* {{player|40|DOM|[[Bartolo Colón]]}}
* {{player|59|USA|[[Marcus Gwyn]]}}
* {{player|83|USA|[[Steven Shell]]}}
* {{player|63|AUS|[[Rich Thompson (baseball pitcher)|Rich Thompson]]}}

'''Catchers'''
* {{player|48|USA|[[Ryan Budde]]}}
* {{player|45|USA|[[Bobby Wilson (baseball)|Bobby Wilson]]}}

'''Infielders'''
* {{player|43|USA|[[Matthew Brown]]}}
* {{player|65|USA|[[Tommy Murphy (baseball)|Tommy Murphy]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;3|USA|[[Brandon Wood]]}}

'''Outfielders'''
* {{player|64|USA|[[Terry Evans]]}}
* {{player|25|USA|[[Nick Gorneault]]}}
* {{player|24|USA|[[Gary Matthews, Jr.]]}}

| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
* {{player|14|USA|[[Mike Scioscia]]}}

'''Coaches'''
*{{player|23|USA|[[Mike Butcher]]}} <small>(pitching)</small>
*{{player|21|USA|[[Dino Ebel]]}} <small>(third base)</small>
*{{player|&nbsp;4|DOM|[[Alfredo Griffin]]}} <small>(first base)</small>
*{{player|&nbsp;7|USA|[[Mickey Hatcher]]}} <small>(hitting)</small>
*{{player|88|PRI|[[Orlando Mercado]]}} <small>(bullpen)</small>
*{{player|10|USA|[[Ron Roenicke]]}} <small>(bench)</small>
*{{player|61|USA|[[Steve Soliz]]}} <small>(bullpen catcher)</small>


'''60-day disabled list'''
*{{player|&nbsp;8|USA|[[Dallas McPherson]]}}
* {{player|34|USA|[[Chris Resop]]}}

'''Suspended list'''
* ''None''
|-
|}

====Game 1, October 3====
[[Fenway Park]], [[Boston, Massachusetts]]


==Boston vs. Los Angeles==
In Game One, Boston starter [[Josh Beckett]] threw a complete game shut out, allowing the Red Sox to win the opener. After giving up a leadoff single to the game's first batter, [[Chone Figgins]], Beckett proceeded to retire 19 straight Angels batters with just the second Angels hit coming off the bat of [[Vladimir Guerrero]] in the top of the 7th inning (Guerrero was stranded at first base after Beckett got the next two batters out). Beckett was backed by a solo home run from [[Kevin Youkilis]] in the bottom of the 1st inning, then a 2-run home run from [[David Ortiz]] in the 3rd inning, scoring Youkilis who had doubled to left field in the previous at bat. Beckett shut out the Angels, surrendering just 4 hits, walking none, and striking out 8 batters. Los Angeles starter [[John Lackey]] gave up 9 hits and 4 runs over 6 innings, settling down after the third inning, giving up a hit and a walk before exiting after the 6th inning. [[Ervin Santana]] relieved Lackey in the 7th inning and threw 2 perfect innings, but the Angels offense couldn't put any runs on the board, and they dropped the opener by a 4-0 score.


===Game 1===
{{Linescore|
{{Linescore|
|Date=October 3, 2007
|Time=6:38{{nbsp}}pm ([[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]])
|Location=[[Fenway Park]] in [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]]
|Road=Los Angeles|RoadAbr=LAA
|Road=Los Angeles|RoadAbr=LAA
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|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Josh Beckett]] (1–0)|LP=[[John Lackey]] (0–1)|SV=
|RoadHR=|HomeHR=[[Kevin Youkilis]] (1), [[David Ortiz]] (1)
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In Game 1, Boston starter [[Josh Beckett]] threw a complete-game shutout, surrendering just four hits, walking none, and striking out eight batters. After giving up a leadoff single to [[Chone Figgins]], Beckett proceeded to retire 19 straight Angels batters with just the second Angels hit coming off the bat of [[Vladimir Guerrero]] in the top of the seventh inning (Guerrero was stranded at first base after Beckett got the next two batters out).
|WP=[[Josh Beckett]] (1-0)|LP=[[John Lackey]] (0-1) |SV=
|RoadHR= |HomeHR= [[Kevin Youkilis]] (1), [[David Ortiz]] (1)
|}}


[[File:KevinYouklis.jpg|thumb|left|140px|All Star [[Kevin Youkilis]]]]
====Game 2, October 5====
Beckett was backed by a solo home run from [[Kevin Youkilis]] in the bottom of the first inning, then a two-run home run from [[David Ortiz]] in the third inning, scoring Youkilis who had doubled to left field in the previous at bat. [[Manny Ramirez]] walked following Ortiz's home run, moved to second on a wild pitch, and scored on [[Mike Lowell]]'s single for the Red Sox's final run.
[[Fenway Park]], [[Boston, Massachusetts]]


Los Angeles starter [[John Lackey]] gave up nine hits and four runs over six innings, settling down after the third inning, giving up a hit and a walk before exiting after the sixth inning. [[Ervin Santana]] relieved Lackey in the seventh inning and threw two perfect innings, but the Angels dropped the opener, 4–0.
Neither starting pitcher in Game 2 made it into the sixth inning of the contest. Game Two became a battle of the bullpens beginning with the Red Sox in the 5th inning with starter [[Daisuke Matsuzaka]] lasting just 4⅔ innings giving up 3 runs on 7 hits. Meanwhile, Angels starter [[Kelvim Escobar]] gave up 3 runs on just 4 hits and 5 walks. [[Scot Shields]] came on in relief of Escobar and pitched 2 hitless, scoreless innings, walking three batters, one intentionally. Boston's 4 relievers—[[Javier López|López]], [[Manny Delcarmen|Delcarmen]], [[Hideki Okajima|Okajima]], and [[Jonathan Papelbon|Papelbon]]—threw 4⅓ hitless, scoreless innings striking out 4 and only walking 2 batters (both by Papelbon). In the bottom of the 9th, after a [[Julio Lugo]] single, the Angels intentionally walked Ortiz giving him 4 walks on the night—tying a post-season record. The Red Sox won Game Two on a 3-run [[walk-off home run]] from [[Manny Ramírez]] off Angels closer [[Francisco Rodriguez]]. With the win, the Red Sox took a 2-0 series lead over Los Angeles.


===Game 2===
{{Linescore|
{{Linescore|
|Date=October 5, 2007
|Time=8:39{{nbsp}}pm ([[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]])
|Location=[[Fenway Park]] in [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]]
|Road=Los Angeles|RoadAbr=LAA
|Road=Los Angeles|RoadAbr=LAA
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|R1=0|R2=3|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=7|RE=0
|Home='''Boston'''|HomeAbr=BOS
|Home='''Boston'''|HomeAbr=BOS
|H1=2|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=1|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=3|HR=6||HH=6||HE=1
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Neither starting pitcher in Game 2 made it into the sixth inning of the contest. Game 2 became a battle of the bullpens beginning with the Red Sox in the fifth inning with starter [[Daisuke Matsuzaka]] lasting just {{frac|4|2|3}} innings giving up three runs on seven hits. Meanwhile, Angels starter [[Kelvim Escobar]] gave up three runs on just four hits and five walks. The Red Sox struck first when they loaded the bases on two walks and a single before [[J. D. Drew]]'s two-run single put them up 2−0. The Angels responded in the second when [[Casey Kotchman]] drew a leadoff walk and moved to third on [[Kendrys Morales]]'s single. After [[Howie Kendrick]] struck out, [[Jeff Mathis]]'s groundout scored Kotchman before back-to-back RBI doubles by [[Chone Figgins]] and [[Orlando Cabrera]] gave the Angels their first and only lead of the series. The Red Sox tied the game in the fifth on [[Mike Lowell]]'s sacrifice fly that scored [[J. D. Drew]].


[[Scot Shields]] came on in relief of Escobar and pitched two hitless, scoreless innings, walking three batters, one intentionally. Boston's four relievers—[[Javier López (baseball)|López]], [[Manny Delcarmen|Delcarmen]], [[Hideki Okajima|Okajima]], and [[Jonathan Papelbon|Papelbon]]—threw {{frac|4|1|3}} hitless, scoreless innings striking out four and only walking two batters (both by Papelbon). In the bottom of the ninth, [[Julio Lugo]] hit a leadoff single off of [[Justin Speier]], who got [[Dustin Pedroia]] to ground out before being relieved by [[Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)|Francisco Rodríguez]]. After [[Kevin Youkilis]] struck out, the Angels intentionally walked Ortiz giving him four walks on the night—tying a post-season record before the Red Sox won on a three-run [[walk-off home run]] from [[Manny Ramirez]], taking a 2–0 series lead.
====Game 3, October 7====

[[Angel Stadium]], [[Anaheim, California]]
===Game 3===
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In Game 3, Curt Schilling pitched seven shutout innings, allowing six hits and one walk while striking out four. David Ortiz and Manny Ramírez both homered off Jered Weaver in the fourth inning to put the Sox up 2–0. Boston broke the game open with seven runs in the eighth. Scot Shields walked Julio Lugo to lead it off before being relieved by Justin Speier, who allowed an RBI double to Dustin Pedroia (who advanced to third on the throw to home) and sacrifice fly to Kevin Youkilis. Speier then allowed a single to Ortiz and walked Ramirez before Mike Lowell's RBI double made it 5−0 Boston. [[Darren Oliver]] relieved Speier and allowed a run-scoring fielder's choice to J. D. Drew and RBI double to Jason Varitek before [[Coco Crisp]] capped the scoring with a two-run single. The Angels scored their only run in the ninth off of [[Éric Gagné]] when [[Maicer Izturis]] hit a leadoff double, moved to third on a wild pitch, and scored on [[Chone Figgins]]'s sacrifice fly. This was the Red Sox' ninth consecutive postseason game victory over the Angels.


===Composite box===
===Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees===
2007 ALDS '''(3–0): [[Boston Red Sox]]''' over [[Los Angeles Angels|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]]
* Indians won series, 3-1
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*TV: [[TBS (TV network)|TBS]] and TBS HD. Announcers: [[Chip Caray]], [[Bob Brenly]], [[Tony Gwynn]] and [[Craig Sager]].
====Rosters====
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! colspan="10" style="background-color: #990000; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | {{Tnavbar-header|''' 2007 Cleveland Indians ALDS roster'''|2007 Cleveland Indians ALDS roster|plain=1|fontcolor=#FFFFFF}}
|-
| colspan="4" style="background-color: #023465; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | '''Active roster'''
| colspan="2" style="background-color: #023456; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | '''Inactive roster'''
| colspan="1" style="background-color: #023456; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | '''Coaches/Other'''
|-
| valign="top" | '''Starting rotation'''
* {{player|36|USA|[[Paul Byrd]]}}
* {{player|55|DOM|[[Fausto Carmona]]}}
* {{player|52|USA|[[C. C. Sabathia]]}}
* {{player|37|USA|[[Jake Westbrook]]}}

'''Bullpen'''
* {{player|63|VEN|[[Rafael Betancourt]]}}
* {{player|47|USA|[[Joe Borowski (baseball)|Joe Borowski]]}} '''(CL)'''
* {{player|46|USA|[[Aaron Fultz]]}}
* {{player|32|USA|[[Aaron Laffey]]}}
* {{player|50|USA|[[Jensen Lewis]]}}
* {{player|40|IDN|[[Tom Mastny]]}}
* {{player|53|DOM|[[Rafael Pérez (baseball)|Rafael Pérez]]}}

<small>† 15-day disabled list<br />
<span class="plainlinks">[http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/team/roster_40man.jsp?c_id=cle Roster]</span> updated [[October 4]], [[2007]]<br />
<span class="plainlinks">[http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/team/transactions.jsp?c_id=cle Transactions]</span> • <span class="plainlinks">[http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/team/depth_chart/index.jsp?c_id=cle Depth chart]</span></small>
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
* {{player|41|VEN|[[Víctor Martínez (baseball)|Víctor Martínez]]}}
* {{player|10|USA|[[Kelly Shoppach]]}}

'''Infielders'''
* {{player|29|USA|[[Josh Barfield]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;1|USA|[[Casey Blake (baseball)|Casey Blake]]}}
* {{player|13|VEN|[[Asdrúbal Cabrera]]}}
* {{player|25|USA|[[Ryan Garko]]}}
* {{player|27|USA|[[Chris Gomez]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;2|DOM|[[Jhonny Peralta]]}}

'''Outfielders'''
* {{player|38|VEN|[[Franklin Gutiérrez]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;7|USA|[[Kenny Lofton]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;8|USA|[[Jason Michaels]]}}
* {{player|33|USA|[[Trot Nixon]]}}
* {{player|24|USA|[[Grady Sizemore]]}}

'''Designated hitters'''
* {{player|48|USA|[[Travis Hafner]]}}
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''

* {{player|44|USA|[[Mike Koplove]]}}
* {{player|58|DOM|[[Juan Lara]]}}
* {{player|31|USA|[[Cliff Lee]]}}
* {{player|66|USA|[[J. D. Martin]]}}
* {{player|59|USA|[[Matt Miller (baseball RHP)|Matt Miller]]}}
* {{player|49|VEN|[[Edward Mujica]]}}
* {{player|54|USA|[[Brian Slocum]]}}
* {{player|45|USA|[[Jeremy Sowers]]}}

'''Infielders'''
* {{player|68|USA|[[Michael Aubrey]]}}
* {{player|30|DOM|[[Andy Marté]]}}
* {{player|11|VEN|[[Luis Rivas]]}}

'''Outfielders'''
* {{player|17|KOR|[[Shin-Soo Choo]]}}
* {{player|20|USA|[[David Dellucci]]}}
* {{player|12|USA|[[Ben Francisco]]}}
* {{player|75|USA|[[Brad Snyder (baseball)|Brad Snyder]]}} †

| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
* {{player|22|USA|[[Eric Wedge]]}}

'''Coaches'''
* {{player|28|USA|[[Jeff Datz]]}} <small>(bench)</small>
* {{player|&nbsp;4|PRI|[[Luis Isaac]]}} <small>(bullpen)</small>
* {{player|60|VEN|[[Dennis Malavé]]}} <small>(bullpen catcher)</small>
* {{player|&nbsp;6|PRI|[[Luis Rivera]]}} <small>(first base/infield)</small>
* {{player|&nbsp;9|USA|[[Derek Shelton]]}} <small>(hitting)</small>
* {{player|35|USA|[[Joel Skinner]]}} <small>(third base)</small>
* {{player|43|USA|[[Dan Williams]]}} <small>(bullpen catcher)</small>
* {{player|51|USA|[[Carl Willis]]}} <small>(pitching)</small>


'''60-day disabled list'''
* ''Currently vacant''

'''Suspended list'''
* ''Currently vacant''
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{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
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! colspan="10" style="background-color: #1c2841; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | {{Tnavbar-header|'''2007 New York Yankees ALDS roster'''|2007 New York Yankees ALDS roster|plain=1|fontcolor=#FFFFFF}}
|-
| colspan="4" style="background-color: #1c2841; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | '''Active (25-man) roster'''
| colspan="2" style="background-color: #1c2841; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | '''Inactive (40-man) roster'''
| colspan="1" style="background-color: #1c2841; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | '''Coaches/Other'''
|-
| valign="top" |
'''Starting rotation'''
* {{player|35|USA|[[Mike Mussina]]}}
* {{player|46|USA|[[Andy Pettitte]]}}
* {{player|40|Taiwan|[[Chien-Ming Wang]]}}
* {{player|65|USA|[[Phil Hughes]]}}

'''Bullpen'''
* {{player|62|USA|[[Joba Chamberlain]]}}
* {{player|48|USA|[[Kyle Farnsworth]]}}
* {{player|60|USA|[[Ross Ohlendorf]]}}
* {{player|42|PAN|[[Mariano Rivera]]}} '''(CL)'''
* {{player|41|DOM|[[Jose Veras]]}}
* {{player|52|DOM|[[Luis Vizcaíno]]}}
* {{player|47|USA|[[Ron Villone]]}}


<small>† 15-day disabled list<br />
<span class="plainlinks">[http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/team/roster_40man.jsp?c_id=nyy Roster]</span> updated [[2007-10-03]]<br />
<span class="plainlinks">[http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/team/transactions.jsp?c_id=nyy Transactions]</span>
• <span class="plainlinks">[http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/team/depth_chart/index.jsp?c_id=nyy Depth Chart]</span></small>
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" |
'''Catchers'''
* {{player|26|PRI|[[José Molina (baseball)|José Molina]]}}
* {{player|20|PRI|[[Jorge Posada]]}}

'''Infielders'''
* {{player|14|DOM|[[Wilson Betemit]]}}
* {{player|24|DOM|[[Robinson Canó]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;2|USA|[[Derek Jeter]]}}
* {{player|11|USA|[[Doug Mientkiewicz]]}}
* {{player|13|USA|[[Alex Rodriguez]]}}

'''Outfielders'''
* {{player|53|VEN|[[Bobby Abreu]]}}
* {{player|28|DOM|[[Melky Cabrera]]}}
* {{player|18|USA|[[Johnny Damon]]}}
* {{player|17|USA|[[Shelley Duncan]]}}
* {{player|55|JPN|[[Hideki Matsui]]}}
* {{player|64|USA|[[Bronson Sardinha]]}}

'''Designated hitters'''
* {{player|25|USA|[[Jason Giambi]]}}
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
* {{player|--|USA|[[T.J. Beam]]}}
* {{player|--|USA|[[Andrew Brackman]]}}
* {{player|39|USA|[[Chris Britton]]}}
* {{player|33|USA|[[Brian Bruney]]}}
* {{player|19|USA|[[Tyler Clippard]]}}
* {{player|61|USA|[[Matt DeSalvo]]}}
* {{player|34|USA|[[Sean Henn]]}}
* {{player|29|JPN|[[Kei Igawa]]}}
* {{player|58|USA|[[Jeffrey Karstens|Jeff Karstens]]}}
* {{player|36|USA|[[Ian Kennedy]]}}
* {{player|31|DOM|[[Edwar Ramirez]]}}
* {{player|47|USA|[[Ron Villone]]}}
* {{player|38|USA|[[Chase Wright]]}}

'''Infielders'''
* {{player|63|VEN|[[Alberto Gonzalez (baseball player)|Alberto Gonzalez]]}}
* {{player|72|CUB|[[Juan Miranda]]}}
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" |
'''Manager'''
* {{player|&nbsp;6|USA|[[Joe Torre]]}}

'''Coaches'''
* {{player|50|USA|[[Larry Bowa]]}} <small>(third base)</small>
* {{player|49|USA|[[Ron Guidry]]}} <small>(pitching)</small>
* {{player|57|USA|[[Joe Kerrigan]]}} <small>(bullpen)</small>
* {{player|54|USA|[[Kevin Long (baseball)|Kevin Long]]}} <small>(hitting)</small>
* {{player|23|USA|[[Don Mattingly]]}} <small>(bench)</small>
* {{player|60|USA|[[Rich Monteleone]]}} <small>(special pitching instructor)</small>
* {{player|56|DOM|[[Tony Peña]]}} <small>(first base)</small>
* {{player|59|USA|[[Rob Thomson]]}} <small>(field coordinator)</small>


'''60-day disabled list'''
* {{player|45|USA|[[Carl Pavano]]}}
* {{player|12|USA|[[Andy Phillips]]}}
* {{player|27|USA|[[Darrell Rasner]]}}
* {{player|77|DOM|[[Humberto Sánchez]]}}

'''Suspended list'''
* ''Currently vacant''

|}

====Game 1, October 4====
[[Jacobs Field]], [[Cleveland, Ohio]]


==Cleveland vs. New York==
Before even throwing a pitch, Yankees starter [[Chien-Ming Wang]] was given a 1-run lead thanks to [[Johnny Damon]]'s repeat performance of Game 4 of the [[2004 World Series]]—a leadoff home run to right field. Though initially ruled a foul ball, the 6 umpires conferred and corrected the call, awarding Damon with a 4-base hit. Cleveland Indians starter [[C.C. Sabathia]] struggled in his first inning of work, throwing 33 pitches and walking two, but was able to limit the damage to just the one run. The Indians got the run back in their half of the 1st on an RBI single from [[Ryan Garko]], scoring [[Travis Hafner]] from second base. [[Kenny Lofton]] added to the Indians 1st inning lead slapping a single to center field, scoring [[Víctor Martínez]] and Garko. Cleveland's rookie second baseman [[Asdrúbal Cabrera]] blasted a solo home run right-center field to lead off the 3rd inning, but Yankees second baseman [[Robinson Canó]] responded to his Indians counterpart in the top of the 4th inning with a solo home run of his own, cutting the deficit to 2 runs. Pinch hitter [[Shelley Duncan]], hitting in place of [[Doug Mientkiewicz]], led off the top of the 5th inning with started with a single. After a walk to Damon, and a Jeter fly out, [[Bobby Abreu]] doubled in Duncan, cutting the Indians lead, 4-3. Sabathia would get out of the 5th without further damage by striking out [[Jorge Posada]] and getting [[Hideki Matsui]] to pop out to third, but that would be the end of his night as his pitch count reached 94 and he allowed an uncharacteristic 6 walks (1 [[Intentional base on balls|intentionally]]). The Indians responded loudly in the bottom of the 5th, starting with a 2-run Víctor Martínez home run, a [[Jhonny Peralta]] double, and a [[Kenny Lofton]] RBI single before chasing Wang from the game after just 4⅔ innings. Yankee reliever [[Ross Ohlendorf]] took over for Wang and allowed a walk to [[Franklin Gutiérrez]] which loaded the bases, then gave up a 2-RBI double to [[Casey Blake]]. [[Designated Hitter]] [[Travis Hafner]] tacked on a solo home run for the Indians in the bottom of the 6th, which upped the Indians lead to 10-3 lead. But the Indians offensive attack didn't stop there as Martínez doubled to left, Garko was hit by a pitch, then after a Peralta groundout, Lofton hit an RBI double to right-center field, scoring Garko, and gave him a career-high 4 RBI on the night. [[Rafael Pérez (baseball)|Rafael Pérez]] came on in relief for the Indians and pitched 2 perfect innings, striking out 4 of the 6 hitters he faced. Garko would pad the Indians lead with a solo home run in the bottom of the 8th off [[Phil Hughes]]. [[Rafael Betancourt]] pitched a scoreless 9th for a final score of Cleveland 12, New York 3. The win marked Cleveland's first over the Yankees since [[2006 in baseball|2006]], snapping an eight game losing streak.


===Game 1===
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[[Johnny Damon]] led off the game with a [[home run]] off Cleveland starter [[CC Sabathia]], but in the bottom of the inning [[Chien-Ming Wang]] allowed a two-out walk to [[Travis Hafner]] and single to [[Víctor Martínez (baseball)|Victor Martinez]] before [[Ryan Garko]]'s RBI single tied the game. After [[Jhonny Peralta]] walked to load the bases, [[Kenny Lofton]]'s two-[[Run batted in|RBI]] single put the Indians up 3−1 with Peralta out at third to end the inning. [[Asdrúbal Cabrera]]'s leadoff home run in the third put the Indians up 4−1, but the Yankees got that run back in the fourth on [[Robinson Canó]]'s home run. Next inning, [[Shelley Duncan]] hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a walk, and scored on [[Bobby Abreu]]'s RBI double to cut the Indians' lead to 4−3, but the Yankees would not score again while Cleveland blew the game open in the bottom half. Cabrera drew a leadoff walk before Martinez's home run one out later made it 6−3 Indians. After Garko grounded out, Peralta doubled to right and scored on Lofton's single to knock Wang out of the game. [[Ross Ohlendorf]] walked [[Franklin Gutierrez]] before [[Casey Blake]]'s two-run double made it 9−3 Indians. Wang was tagged for eight earned runs in {{frac|4|2|3}} innings. The Indians added to their lead with Hafner's home run and Lofton's RBI double with two on off of Ohlendorf in the sixth and Garko's home run in the eighth off of [[Phil Hughes (baseball)|Phil Hughes]]. Sabathia earned the win despite walking six in five innings, and departed after throwing 114 pitches. Lofton tallied three hits and four RBI for Cleveland. The win marked Cleveland's first over the Yankees since 2006, snapping an eight-game losing streak.
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====Game 2, October 5====
[[Jacobs Field]], [[Cleveland, Ohio]]

The story leading into Game Two was the high anticipation of a pitchers duel, and it lived up to the hype. [[Fausto Carmona]] pitched 9 innings, giving up 1 run on 3 hits while [[Andy Pettitte]] went 6⅓ innings allowing no runs. In the 8th inning, [[Chironomidae|midges]] swarmed the field with the Yankees leading 1-0 and pitcher [[Joba Chamberlain]] on the mound.<ref>http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=271005105</ref> The game was stopped a few times as players waved away the insects and applied [[insect repellant|bug spray]]. It didn't seem to work, as television cameras showed the insects covering Chamberlain's face and neck.
In that inning, [[Grady Sizemore]] walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch, to third on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on a second wild pitch, tying the game 1-1. Carmona, too, was pestered by the bugs in the top of the 9th inning, allowing the go-ahead run, Bobby Abreu, to get into scoring position. However, Carmona persevered, striking out Alex Rodriguez to end the threat. Yankee closer [[Mariano Rivera]] pitched the 9th and 10th innings, holding the Indians scoreless, and Indians lefty [[Rafael Perez]] kept the Yankees off the board in the 10th and 11th innings. The Indians, who were only 2 for 18 with runners in scoring position, got a huge hit when it mattered most, and won in the bottom of the 11th on a full count, 2-out, bases-loaded single by [[Travis Hafner]]. Cleveland took a 2-0 series lead over New York.


===Game 2 ("The Bug Game")===
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Game 2 featured an old-fashioned pitchers' duel between [[Roberto Hernández (baseball, born 1980)|Fausto Carmona]] and postseason veteran [[Andy Pettitte]]. Carmona looked to be the hard-luck loser after surrendering [[Melky Cabrera]]'s third-inning [[home run]] until the eighth, when [[Joba Chamberlain]] walked [[Grady Sizemore]], who went to second on a wild pitch, then to third on a sacrifice bunt before scoring the tying run on another wild pitch. The game went into [[Extra innings|extras]], where [[Travis Hafner]] drove home the winning run on an 11th-inning bases-loaded single off of Luiz Vizcaino.


Late in the game, a swarm of [[Chironomidae|tiny insects]] circled the mound in the late innings. Play was stopped for a short time to accommodate the players, including Chamberlain, who threw only 12 of his 25 pitches for strikes in suffering a [[blown save]] without surrendering a hit. Yankees manager [[Joe Torre]] would later say that his decision not to remove his team from the field was one of his biggest regrets as a manager.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/bug-game-forever-part-of-tribe-yankees-lore-c257346172 | title='Bug Game' forever part of Tribe-Yanks lore | website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref>
====Game 3, October 7====

[[Yankee Stadium]], [[Bronx, New York]] <br>
===Game 3===
Prior to Game 3, [[George Steinbrenner]] told reporters that manager [[Joe Torre]] would likely not return if the Yankees didn't win the ALDS. The Indians entered the game with a 2-0 lead in the series, starting ex-Yankee farmhand [[Jake Westbrook]] against future Hall of Famer [[Roger Clemens]]. Clemens had not started since Septmeber 16 due to a strained hamstring. Early on he proved to be ineffective, giving up single runs in each of the first three innings. During his third inning of work Clemens reaggravated his hamstirng forcing him from the game. Rookie [[Phil Hughes]] came on in relief, shutting out the Indians for 3 2/3 innings. Westbrook worked quickly early on, producing ground balls in rapid succession recording 11 of his first 12 outs via groundballs. The Yankees changed their approach against Westbrook during the fifth inning. [[Johnny Damon]] delivered a 3-run home run in the Yankees half of the 5th inning to cap a four run rally that put the Yanks ahead 5-2. New York would add three more runs in the sixth when [[Robinson Cano]] lined a bases loaded single to right field that [[Trot Nixon]] misplayed, allowing all three runners to score. The Yanks had seemingly answered The Boss's call and forced a game four. Hughes's victory made him the youngest Yankee to ever win a playoff game as he surpassed Hall of Famer [[Whitey Ford]].
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The Yankees would take Game 3 for their only win of the series despite an early exit from starter [[Roger Clemens]], who left after {{frac|2|1|3}} innings with a strained hamstring. Rookie [[Phil Hughes (baseball)|Phil Hughes]] relieved him and threw {{frac|3|2|3}} scoreless innings for the win, striking out four. The Indians struck first when Asdrúbal Cabrera singled with one out in the first, moved to second on a walk and scored on Ryan Garko's single. Trot Nixon's home run next inning made it 2−0 Indians, who got another run in the third when Travis Hafner walked, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on Jhonny Peralta's double. The Yankees got on the board in the bottom of the third when [[Hideki Matsui]] hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a groundout, then to third on a fielder's choice and scored on [[Johnny Damon]]'s single. In the fifth, Cleveland starter [[Jake Westbrook]] allowed a one-out single to Matsui and subsequent double to Robinson Canó. [[Melky Cabrera]]'s RBI single cut the Indians lead to one before Damon's three-run home run put the Yankees up 5−3. Next inning, the Yankees loaded the bases on two singles and a walk off of reliever [[Aaron Fultz]] when Cano's single scored one run, but right fielder Nixon's misplay allowed two unearned runs to score to make it 8−3 Yankees. The Indians scored one more run in the eighth off of [[Joba Chamberlain]] when Peralta walked with two outs, moved to second on Kenny Lofton's single, and scored on Nixon's double, but [[Mariano Rivera]] retired them in order in the ninth to give the Yankees an 8−4 win, their last postseason win at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Old Yankee Stadium]].
====Game 4, October 8====
[[Yankee Stadium]], [[Bronx, New York]] <br>
Yankees fail to force a Game 5 in Cleveland losing the ALDS to the [[Cleveland Indians]] in a 6-4 Game Four loss to mark seven years of no World Championship in New York. Chien Ming Wang got off to a terrible start by allowing [[Grady Sizemore]] to hit a leadoff homer and lasted only 1+ innings. Paul Byrd was solid through five innings, earning the win by keeping the Yankees from rallying. The Indians delivered the knockout punch against [[Mike Mussina]] in relief when [[Victor Martinez]] hit a two run single in the fourth. The Yankees chipped away at the lead with Alex Rodriguez hitting a solo homerun off of [[Rafael Pérez (baseball)|Rafael Pérez]] in the seventh and [[Bobby Abreu]] connecting against AL saves leader [[Joe Borowski]] in the ninth. But Borowski got A-Rod to fly put and [[Jorge Posada]] to strike out, nailing down the Indians' first postseason series win since 1998.


===Game 4===
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[[Chien-Ming Wang]] was called upon to start Game 4 on three days' rest for the Yankees. [[Grady Sizemore]] hit a [[Leadoff hitter|leadoff]] [[home run]] off Wang, who then allowed a one-out single to [[Travis Hafner]], who moved to second on a groundout and scored on [[Jhonny Peralta]]'s single. Next inning, the Indians loaded the bases off of Wang with no outs on two singles and a hit-by-pitch. [[Mike Mussina]] came on in relief and allowed one run to score on Sizemore's double play and another on Asdrúbal Cabrera's single. Wang was charged with four runs in one inning while Mussina threw {{frac|4|2|3}} solid innings, but in the fourth, allowed Cleveland to load the bases on a double and two walks before [[Víctor Martínez (baseball)|Víctor Martínez]]'s two-run single proved to be the difference in the Indians 6–4 win. Though four Yankee relievers held Cleveland scoreless for the rest of the game, Cleveland starter [[Paul Byrd]] labored but earned the win with five innings of two-run ball. The only runs came on Yankees Captain [[Derek Jeter]]'s bases loaded single in the second and Robinson Canó's home run in the sixth. [[Alex Rodriguez]]'s home run in the seventh off of [[Rafael Pérez (baseball)|Rafael Perez]] cut the Indians lead to 6−3, but [[Joe Borowski (baseball)|Joe Borowski]] earned the save in the ninth despite allowing a home run to [[Bobby Abreu]]. The loss marked the third time in five years ([[2003 World Series|2003]], [[2004 American League Championship Series|2004]], and 2007) the Yankees were eliminated from a postseason series at home. This was the final postseason game ever played at the old [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] and the last game that Joe Torre would manage for the Yankees.
==Quotes==
*"LEFT FIELD AND THE RED SOX ARE WINNERS! Manny Ramirez with an absolute rocket into the Boston night and the Red Sox lead the series 2 games to none!" - Ted Robinson, calling Manny Ramirez's game winning HR in the bottom of the 9th of Game 2
*"And this crowd will tell you the story. 3 and 2, bases loaded, tie game...INDIANS WIN!" - Chip Caray, calling Travis Hafner's walkoff single in the 11th of Game 2
*"Rob Quinlan pinch hitting pops up and that does it! The Red Sox sweep the Angels and they are in the American League Championship Series!" - Ted Robinson, calling the final out
*"AND THE GAME IS OVER! The Cleveland Indians have won the series in four games! 6 to 4 your final score! The Indians are headed to [[Fenway Park]] and an era ends, perhaps, in New York." - Chip Caray, calling [[Jorge Posada]]'s series-ending strikeout


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==See also==
==See also==
* [[2007 National League Division Series]]
*[[2007 National League Division Series]]

* [[2007 American League Championship Series]]
==Notes==
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==External links==
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2007_ALDS1.shtml BOS vs. LAA at Baseball-Reference]
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2007_ALDS2.shtml CLE vs. NYY at Baseball-Reference]


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2007 American League Division Series
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Boston Red Sox (3) Terry Francona 96–66, .593, GA: 2
Los Angeles Angels
of Anaheim (0)		 Mike Scioscia 94–68, .580, GA: 6
DatesOctober 3 – 7
TelevisionTBS
TV announcersTed Robinson, Steve Stone and Jose Mota
RadioESPN
Radio announcersDan Shulman, Dave Campbell
UmpiresGary Darling
Dan Iassogna
Brian Runge
Ted Barrett
Tim Tschida
C. B. Bucknor
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Cleveland Indians (3) Eric Wedge 96–66, .593, GA: 8
New York Yankees (1) Joe Torre 94–68, .580, GB: 2
DatesOctober 4 – 8
TelevisionTBS
TV announcersChip Caray, Tony Gwynn, Bob Brenly and Craig Sager
RadioESPN
Radio announcersJon Miller, Dusty Baker
UmpiresBruce Froemming†
Laz Díaz
Ron Kulpa
Fieldin Culbreth
Gerry Davis
Jim Wolf
†: Froemming was officiating his final games after a record 37 full seasons as a major league umpire.
← 2006 ALDS 2008 →

The 2007 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the American League side in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2007 postseason, began on Wednesday, October 3 and ended on Monday, October 8. The 2007 AL Division Series consisted of three AL division champions and one wild card team, participating in two best-of-five series. They were:

Although the Red Sox and Indians ended the regular season with the same record, the Red Sox received home-field advantage by virtue of winning the season series against Cleveland, five games to two. The Red Sox also got to choose whether their series started on October 3 or October 4, the first time a team was given this choice. However, Boston was temporarily the second seed, and Cleveland was the 1 seed for that round only due to the Red Sox being in the same division as the wild-card Yankees, so they played the Angels instead.

The Red Sox and Angels met for the third time in the postseason, following the 1986 AL Championship Series and the 2004 ALDS, with Boston winning all three and extending their postseason victory streak over the Angels to nine consecutive games (the Angels hadn't beaten the Red Sox in the playoffs since Game 4 of the 1986 ALCS). The Indians and Yankees met in the postseason for the third time with the Indians winning, following their triumph in the 1997 ALDS and the Yankees' win in the 1998 ALCS.

The Red Sox and Indians met in the AL Championship Series, with the Red Sox becoming the American League champion and going on to beat the National League champion Colorado Rockies in the 2007 World Series.

Matchups

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Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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Boston won the series, 3–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 3 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 0, Boston Red Sox – 4 Fenway Park 2:27 37,597[1] 
2 October 5 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 3, Boston Red Sox – 6 Fenway Park 4:05 37,706[2] 
3 October 7 Boston Red Sox – 9, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 1 Angel Stadium of Anaheim 3:29 45,262[3]

Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees

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Cleveland won the series, 3–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 4 New York Yankees – 3, Cleveland Indians – 12 Jacobs Field 3:44 44,608[4] 
2 October 5 New York Yankees – 1, Cleveland Indians – 2 (11) Jacobs Field 4:23 44,732[5] 
3 October 7 Cleveland Indians – 4, New York Yankees – 8 Yankee Stadium (I) 3:38 56,358[6] 
4 October 8 Cleveland Indians – 6, New York Yankees – 4 Yankee Stadium (I) 4:03 56,315[7]

Boston vs. Los Angeles

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Game 1

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October 3, 2007 6:38 pm (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts 63 °F (17 °C), mostly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Boston 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 9 0
WP: Josh Beckett (1–0)   LP: John Lackey (0–1)
Home runs:
LAA: None
BOS: Kevin Youkilis (1), David Ortiz (1)

In Game 1, Boston starter Josh Beckett threw a complete-game shutout, surrendering just four hits, walking none, and striking out eight batters. After giving up a leadoff single to Chone Figgins, Beckett proceeded to retire 19 straight Angels batters with just the second Angels hit coming off the bat of Vladimir Guerrero in the top of the seventh inning (Guerrero was stranded at first base after Beckett got the next two batters out).

All Star Kevin Youkilis

Beckett was backed by a solo home run from Kevin Youkilis in the bottom of the first inning, then a two-run home run from David Ortiz in the third inning, scoring Youkilis who had doubled to left field in the previous at bat. Manny Ramirez walked following Ortiz's home run, moved to second on a wild pitch, and scored on Mike Lowell's single for the Red Sox's final run.

Los Angeles starter John Lackey gave up nine hits and four runs over six innings, settling down after the third inning, giving up a hit and a walk before exiting after the sixth inning. Ervin Santana relieved Lackey in the seventh inning and threw two perfect innings, but the Angels dropped the opener, 4–0.

Game 2

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October 5, 2007 8:39 pm (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts 78 °F (26 °C), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Boston 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 6 1
WP: Jonathan Papelbon (1–0)   LP: Justin Speier (0–1)
Home runs:
LAA: None
BOS: Manny Ramírez (1)

Neither starting pitcher in Game 2 made it into the sixth inning of the contest. Game 2 became a battle of the bullpens beginning with the Red Sox in the fifth inning with starter Daisuke Matsuzaka lasting just 4+2⁄3 innings giving up three runs on seven hits. Meanwhile, Angels starter Kelvim Escobar gave up three runs on just four hits and five walks. The Red Sox struck first when they loaded the bases on two walks and a single before J. D. Drew's two-run single put them up 2−0. The Angels responded in the second when Casey Kotchman drew a leadoff walk and moved to third on Kendrys Morales's single. After Howie Kendrick struck out, Jeff Mathis's groundout scored Kotchman before back-to-back RBI doubles by Chone Figgins and Orlando Cabrera gave the Angels their first and only lead of the series. The Red Sox tied the game in the fifth on Mike Lowell's sacrifice fly that scored J. D. Drew.

Scot Shields came on in relief of Escobar and pitched two hitless, scoreless innings, walking three batters, one intentionally. Boston's four relievers—López, Delcarmen, Okajima, and Papelbon—threw 4+1⁄3 hitless, scoreless innings striking out four and only walking two batters (both by Papelbon). In the bottom of the ninth, Julio Lugo hit a leadoff single off of Justin Speier, who got Dustin Pedroia to ground out before being relieved by Francisco Rodríguez. After Kevin Youkilis struck out, the Angels intentionally walked Ortiz giving him four walks on the night—tying a post-season record before the Red Sox won on a three-run walk-off home run from Manny Ramirez, taking a 2–0 series lead.

Game 3

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October 7, 2007 12:08 pm (PDT) at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California 78 °F (26 °C), mostly sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 9 10 0
Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
WP: Curt Schilling (1–0)   LP: Jered Weaver (0–1)
Home runs:
BOS: David Ortiz (2), Manny Ramírez (2)
LAA: None

In Game 3, Curt Schilling pitched seven shutout innings, allowing six hits and one walk while striking out four. David Ortiz and Manny Ramírez both homered off Jered Weaver in the fourth inning to put the Sox up 2–0. Boston broke the game open with seven runs in the eighth. Scot Shields walked Julio Lugo to lead it off before being relieved by Justin Speier, who allowed an RBI double to Dustin Pedroia (who advanced to third on the throw to home) and sacrifice fly to Kevin Youkilis. Speier then allowed a single to Ortiz and walked Ramirez before Mike Lowell's RBI double made it 5−0 Boston. Darren Oliver relieved Speier and allowed a run-scoring fielder's choice to J. D. Drew and RBI double to Jason Varitek before Coco Crisp capped the scoring with a two-run single. The Angels scored their only run in the ninth off of Éric Gagné when Maicer Izturis hit a leadoff double, moved to third on a wild pitch, and scored on Chone Figgins's sacrifice fly. This was the Red Sox' ninth consecutive postseason game victory over the Angels.

Composite box

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2007 ALDS (3–0): Boston Red Sox over Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 7 3 19 25 1
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 19 0
Total attendance: 120,565   Average attendance: 40,188

Cleveland vs. New York

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Game 1

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October 4, 2007 6:37 pm (EDT) at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio 72 °F (22 °C), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Cleveland 3 0 1 0 5 2 0 1 X 12 14 0
WP: CC Sabathia (1–0)   LP: Chien-Ming Wang (0–1)
Home runs:
NYY: Johnny Damon (1), Robinson Canó (1)
CLE: Asdrúbal Cabrera (1), Víctor Martínez (1), Travis Hafner (1), Ryan Garko (1)

Johnny Damon led off the game with a home run off Cleveland starter CC Sabathia, but in the bottom of the inning Chien-Ming Wang allowed a two-out walk to Travis Hafner and single to Victor Martinez before Ryan Garko's RBI single tied the game. After Jhonny Peralta walked to load the bases, Kenny Lofton's two-RBI single put the Indians up 3−1 with Peralta out at third to end the inning. Asdrúbal Cabrera's leadoff home run in the third put the Indians up 4−1, but the Yankees got that run back in the fourth on Robinson Canó's home run. Next inning, Shelley Duncan hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a walk, and scored on Bobby Abreu's RBI double to cut the Indians' lead to 4−3, but the Yankees would not score again while Cleveland blew the game open in the bottom half. Cabrera drew a leadoff walk before Martinez's home run one out later made it 6−3 Indians. After Garko grounded out, Peralta doubled to right and scored on Lofton's single to knock Wang out of the game. Ross Ohlendorf walked Franklin Gutierrez before Casey Blake's two-run double made it 9−3 Indians. Wang was tagged for eight earned runs in 4+2⁄3 innings. The Indians added to their lead with Hafner's home run and Lofton's RBI double with two on off of Ohlendorf in the sixth and Garko's home run in the eighth off of Phil Hughes. Sabathia earned the win despite walking six in five innings, and departed after throwing 114 pitches. Lofton tallied three hits and four RBI for Cleveland. The win marked Cleveland's first over the Yankees since 2006, snapping an eight-game losing streak.

Game 2 ("The Bug Game")

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October 5, 2007 5:09 pm (EDT) at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio 81 °F (27 °C), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
New York 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 9 1
WP: Rafael Pérez (1–0)   LP: Luis Vizcaíno (0–1)
Home runs:
NYY: Melky Cabrera (1)
CLE: None

Game 2 featured an old-fashioned pitchers' duel between Fausto Carmona and postseason veteran Andy Pettitte. Carmona looked to be the hard-luck loser after surrendering Melky Cabrera's third-inning home run until the eighth, when Joba Chamberlain walked Grady Sizemore, who went to second on a wild pitch, then to third on a sacrifice bunt before scoring the tying run on another wild pitch. The game went into extras, where Travis Hafner drove home the winning run on an 11th-inning bases-loaded single off of Luiz Vizcaino.

Late in the game, a swarm of tiny insects circled the mound in the late innings. Play was stopped for a short time to accommodate the players, including Chamberlain, who threw only 12 of his 25 pitches for strikes in suffering a blown save without surrendering a hit. Yankees manager Joe Torre would later say that his decision not to remove his team from the field was one of his biggest regrets as a manager.[8]

Game 3

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October 7, 2007 6:37 pm (EDT) at Yankee Stadium (I) in The Bronx, New York 70 °F (21 °C), mostly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 1
New York 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 X 8 11 1
WP: Phil Hughes (1–0)   LP: Jake Westbrook (0–1)
Home runs:
CLE: Trot Nixon (1)
NYY: Johnny Damon (2)

The Yankees would take Game 3 for their only win of the series despite an early exit from starter Roger Clemens, who left after 2+1⁄3 innings with a strained hamstring. Rookie Phil Hughes relieved him and threw 3+2⁄3 scoreless innings for the win, striking out four. The Indians struck first when Asdrúbal Cabrera singled with one out in the first, moved to second on a walk and scored on Ryan Garko's single. Trot Nixon's home run next inning made it 2−0 Indians, who got another run in the third when Travis Hafner walked, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on Jhonny Peralta's double. The Yankees got on the board in the bottom of the third when Hideki Matsui hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a groundout, then to third on a fielder's choice and scored on Johnny Damon's single. In the fifth, Cleveland starter Jake Westbrook allowed a one-out single to Matsui and subsequent double to Robinson Canó. Melky Cabrera's RBI single cut the Indians lead to one before Damon's three-run home run put the Yankees up 5−3. Next inning, the Yankees loaded the bases on two singles and a walk off of reliever Aaron Fultz when Cano's single scored one run, but right fielder Nixon's misplay allowed two unearned runs to score to make it 8−3 Yankees. The Indians scored one more run in the eighth off of Joba Chamberlain when Peralta walked with two outs, moved to second on Kenny Lofton's single, and scored on Nixon's double, but Mariano Rivera retired them in order in the ninth to give the Yankees an 8−4 win, their last postseason win at Old Yankee Stadium.

Game 4

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October 8, 2007 7:38 pm (EDT) at Yankee Stadium (I) in The Bronx, New York 83 °F (28 °C), overcast
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 13 0
New York 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 12 0
WP: Paul Byrd (1–0)   LP: Chien-Ming Wang (0–2)   Sv: Joe Borowski (1)
Home runs:
CLE: Grady Sizemore (1)
NYY: Robinson Canó (2), Alex Rodriguez (1), Bobby Abreu (1)

Chien-Ming Wang was called upon to start Game 4 on three days' rest for the Yankees. Grady Sizemore hit a leadoff home run off Wang, who then allowed a one-out single to Travis Hafner, who moved to second on a groundout and scored on Jhonny Peralta's single. Next inning, the Indians loaded the bases off of Wang with no outs on two singles and a hit-by-pitch. Mike Mussina came on in relief and allowed one run to score on Sizemore's double play and another on Asdrúbal Cabrera's single. Wang was charged with four runs in one inning while Mussina threw 4+2⁄3 solid innings, but in the fourth, allowed Cleveland to load the bases on a double and two walks before Víctor Martínez's two-run single proved to be the difference in the Indians 6–4 win. Though four Yankee relievers held Cleveland scoreless for the rest of the game, Cleveland starter Paul Byrd labored but earned the win with five innings of two-run ball. The only runs came on Yankees Captain Derek Jeter's bases loaded single in the second and Robinson Canó's home run in the sixth. Alex Rodriguez's home run in the seventh off of Rafael Perez cut the Indians lead to 6−3, but Joe Borowski earned the save in the ninth despite allowing a home run to Bobby Abreu. The loss marked the third time in five years (2003, 2004, and 2007) the Yankees were eliminated from a postseason series at home. This was the final postseason game ever played at the old Yankee Stadium and the last game that Joe Torre would manage for the Yankees.

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2007 ALDS (3–1): Cleveland Indians over New York Yankees

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Cleveland Indians 6 3 2 2 5 2 0 3 0 0 1 24 45 2
New York Yankees 1 1 2 1 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 16 31 1
Total attendance: 202,013   Average attendance: 50,503

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "2007 ALDS – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs. Boston Red Sox – Game 1". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "2007 ALDS – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs. Boston Red Sox – Game 2". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "2007 ALDS – Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – Game 3". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  4. ^ "2007 ALDS – New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians – Game 1". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  5. ^ "2007 ALDS – New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians – Game 2". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  6. ^ "2007 ALDS – Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees – Game 3". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  7. ^ "2007 ALDS – Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees – Game 4". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  8. ^ "'Bug Game' forever part of Tribe-Yanks lore". MLB.com.
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