2024 American League Division Series
2024 American League Division Series | |||||||||||||
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Dates | October 5–12 | ||||||||||||
Television | TBS Max truTV (Games 2–4) | ||||||||||||
TV announcers | Bob Costas, Ron Darling, and Lauren Shehadi | ||||||||||||
Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
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Dates | October 5–12 | ||||||||||||
Television | TBS Max truTV (Games 2–4) | ||||||||||||
TV announcers | Brian Anderson, Jeff Francoeur, and Matt Winer | ||||||||||||
Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
ALWC | Detroit Tigers over Houston Astros (2–0) Kansas City Royals over Baltimore Orioles (2–0) | ||||||||||||
The 2024 American League Division Series (ALDS) will be the two best-of-five playoff series in Major League Baseball (MLB) to determine the participating teams of the 2024 American League Championship Series (ALCS). These matchups are:
- (1) New York Yankees (AL East champions) vs. (5) Kansas City Royals (Wild Card Series winner)
- (2) Cleveland Guardians (AL Central champions) vs. (6) Detroit Tigers (Wild Card Series winner)
The team with the better regular season record (higher seed) of each series will host Games 1, 2, and (if necessary) Game 5, while the lower seeded team will host Game 3 and (if necessary) Game 4.[1][2]
Background
The top two division winners (first two seeds) are determined by regular season winning percentages. The final two teams are the winners of the American League Wild Card Series, played between the league's third to sixth-seeded teams. This is the first American League Division Series since 2016 to not feature the Houston Astros, after they were swept in the Wild Card Series by the Tigers.
The New York Yankees (94–68) clinched a postseason berth on September 18, won both the American League East and a first-round bye on September 26, and clinched home-field advantage throughout the American League postseason on September 28 after the Guardians lost to the Houston Astros.[3][4][5] This is first time they held the best record in the American League since 2012. The Yankees, who had made the postseason six straight years from 2017–2022, are returning to the postseason after missing out in 2023. They will face the Kansas City Royals (86–76), who qualified for the postseason as the fifth seed wild card entrant due to their head-to-head record versus the Detroit Tigers, the team they finished tied with. The Royals swept the Baltimore Orioles in the Wild Card Series to advance to their first ALDS since 2015, the year they won the World Series. New York won the season series, 5–2, outscoring Kansas City, 42–24.[6][7] This is a renewal of a classic playoff rivalry from the mid-1970s to early 1980s. Starting in 1976, both teams met in the American League Championship Series for four out of the five seasons (1976-1978 and 1980), with New York winning the first three, and Kansas City sweeping New York in 1980.
The Cleveland Guardians (92–69) clinched a postseason berth on September 19, won the American League Central on September 21, and clinched a first-round bye on September 24.[8][9][10] Like the Yankees, the Guardians are making their return to the postseason after missing out in 2023. They will face the Detroit Tigers (86–76), who qualified for the postseason as the sixth seed wild card entrant. They swept the heavily favorited American League West division winner Houston Astros in two games in the Wild Card Series to advance to their first ALDS since 2014. The Guardians won 7–6 against the Tigers during the regular season. This will be the first postseason match-up between American League Central teams (1995-present), to date.[A]
Matchups
New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals
Series tied, 0–0.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 5 | Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | 6:38 pm EDT | - |
2 | October 7 | Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | 7:38 pm EDT | - |
3 | October 9 | New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals | Kauffman Stadium | - | - |
4 | October 10† | New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals | Kauffman Stadium | - | - |
5 | October 12† | Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | - | - |
† If necessary
Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Tigers
Series tied, 0–0.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 5 | Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians | Progressive Field | 1:08 pm EDT | - |
2 | October 7 | Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians | Progressive Field | 4:08 pm EDT | - |
3 | October 9 | Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers | Comerica Park | - | - |
4 | October 10† | Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers | Comerica Park | - | - |
5 | October 12† | Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians | Progressive Field | - | - |
† If necessary
New York vs. Kansas City
This will be the fifth postseason meeting between the Yankees and the Royals. Their previous postseason meetings between the former rivals took place in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1980, with the Yankees won the first three match-ups (winning in 1976 and 1977 on their last at bat) and the Royals winning in 1980. After 1980, the rivalry continued in 1983 with the Pine Tar Game, which was one of the most controversial incidents in MLB history.
Game 1
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kansas City | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
New York | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Starting pitchers: KC: TBD NYY: Gerrit Cole (0–0) Boxscore |
Game 2
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kansas City | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
New York | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Starting pitchers: KC: TBD NYY: Carlos Rodón (0–0) Boxscore |
Game 3
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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New York | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Starting pitchers: NYY: TBD KC: TBD Boxscore |
Cleveland vs. Detroit
This will be the first postseason meeting between the Guardians and the Tigers.
Game 1
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Detroit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Starting pitchers: DET: TBD CLE: Tanner Bibee (0–0) Boxscore |
Game 2
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Detroit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Starting pitchers: DET: TBD CLE: TBD Boxscore |
Game 3
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cleveland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Starting pitchers: CLE: TBD DET: TBD Boxscore |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ Foster, Jason (August 1, 2024). "Postseason schedule announced; flexible start date for World Series". MLB.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Snyder, Matt (August 1, 2024). "MLB releases 2024 playoffs schedule: Dates for every postseason series, plus why the World Series could move". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Hoch, Bryan (September 18, 2024). "Postseason spot secured, Yanks want more: 'The job's not finished'". MLB.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Bell, Mandy (September 24, 2024). "Yankees crush O's to win 21st division title". MLB.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ Hoch, Bryan (September 28, 2024). "Yankees secure AL's top record thanks to Guardians' loss". MLB.com. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
- ^ "Yankees Record Vs Royals This Season". StatMuse. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "Royals Record Vs Yankees This Season". StatMuse. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ Bell, Mandy (September 19, 2024). "Guards walk off into October! Cleveland clinches postseason berth". MLB.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Bell, Mandy (September 21, 2024). "Guardians clinch 2nd AL Central title in past 3 years". MLB.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Bell, Mandy (September 24, 2024). "Guardians clinch first-round bye behind Bibee's dominant start". MLB.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
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