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- All Games to air on (TBS) Turner Broadcasting System
- Determines the American League Champion
- Represents American League in World Series
- 2008 ALDS winners were Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox
- First post season appearance for Rays
- Red Sox are Wild Card champions
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The American League Championship Series (ALCS) is a best four out of seven playoff series between the two winners of the American League Division series. The winner earns the right to represent the American League in the World Series.
In 2008, the Boston Red Sox lost to the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League championship series. The Rays won the series 4 games to 3.
The Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels in the division series, while the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the White Sox in the other series.
The Red Sox were the defending 2007 World Series champions.
This was the first post season appearance for the Tampa Bay Rays.MLB.com: No surprises in ALCS for Rays, Sox(October 7, 2008)
2008 ALCS Schedule
- Game 1 BOS at TB Oct. 10 8:37 pm TBS
- Final Score: Red Sox 2, Rays 0
- Game 2 BOS at TB Oct. 11 8:07 pm TBS
- Final Score: Red Sox 8, Rays 9
- Game 3 TB at BOS Oct. 13 4:37 pm TBS
- Final Score: Red Sox 1, Rays 9
- Game 4 TB at BOS Oct. 14 8:07 pm TBS
- Final Score: Red Sox 4, Rays 13
- Game 5 TB at BOS Oct. 16 8:07 pm TBS
- Final Score: Red Sox 8, Rays 7
- Game 6 BOS at TB Oct. 18 4:37 pm TBS
- Final Score: Red Sox 4, Rays 2
- Game 7 BOS at TB Oct. 19 8:07 pm TBS
- Final Score: Red Sox 1, Rays 3
Recent Americanl League Champions
- 2007: Boston Red Sox
- 2006: Detroit Tigers
- 2005: Chicago White Sox
- 2004: Boston Red Sox
- 2003: New York Yankees
- 2002: Anaheim Angels
- 2001: New York Yankees
- 2000: New York Yankees
- 1999: New York Yankees
- 1998: New York Yankees
- 1997: Cleveland Indians
- 1996: New York Yankees
- 1995: Cleveland Indians
- 1994: Canceled due to Players Strike
- 1993: Toronto Blue Jays
- 1992: Toronto Blue Jays
- 1991: Minnesota Twins
- 1990: Oakland Athletics
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ALCS Questions
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2008 MLB American League Championship Series News
- ESPN.com: Carl Crawford goes 5-5 in Game 4 (Time 1:07)
- MLB.com: World Series.com
- Yahoo! Sports: MLB Playoffs
- Google News: ALCS
- ESPN.com: Dice-K to pitch Game 1 for Red Sox (October 8, 2008)
- SI.com: Here's how Joe Maddon and the Rays blew Game 5 of the ALCS (October 17, 2008)
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Red Sox vs. Rays ALCS Schedule
- Game 1 BOS at TB Oct. 10 8:37 pm TBS
- Final Score: Red Sox 2, Rays 0 -ESPN Recap
- Game 1 BOS at TB Oct. 11 8:07 pm TBS
- Final Score: Red Sox 8, Rays 9 - ESPN Recap
- Game 3 TB at BOS Oct. 13 4:37 pm TBS
- Final Score: Red Sox 1, Rays 9 - ESPN Recap
- Game 4 TB at BOS Oct. 14 8:07 pm TBS
- Final Score: Red Sox 4, Rays 13 - ESPN Recap
- Game 5* TB at BOS Oct. 16 8:07 pm TBS
- Final Score: Red Sox 8, Rays 7 - ESPN Recap
- Game 6* BOS at TB Oct. 18 4:37 pm TBS
- Final Score: Red Sox 4, Rays 2- ESPN Recap
- Game 7* BOS at TB Oct. 19 8:07 pm TBS
- Final Score: Red Sox 1, Rays 3-ESPN Recap
Boston Red Sox Projected Starting Lineup
- Jacoby Ellsbury - CF
- Dustin Pedroia - 2B
- David Ortiz - DH
- Kevin Youkilis - 3B
- Jason Bay - LF
- J.D. Drew - RF
- Jason Varitek - C
- Mark Kotsay - 1B
- Jed Lowrie - SS
- Game 1 BOS at TB Oct. 10 8:37 pm TBS



