2008 American League Championship Series

The 2008 American League Championship Series (ALCS), the second round of the 2008 American League playoffs is a best-of-seven series.

Game 1 is currently scheduled for Friday, October 10, 2008. The series will be telecast on TBS. If Game 7 is played, it will be played on Sunday, October 19.cite web |url= http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/ps.jsp|title= Tentative 2008 MLB Postseason Schedule|accessdate=2008-09-16 |work= World Series|publisher= MLB.com]

The series will feature the winners of the two American League Division Series: the Boston Red Sox against the Tampa Bay Rays. Tampa Bay will have home field advantage, since by rule a wild card qualifier cannot have home field advantage in an LDS or LCS.

This is the Rays' first appearance in the ALCS while the Red Sox are making their fourth appearance in the last six seasons and ninth overall.

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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox

* - if necessary

Game summaries

Game 1, October 10

Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FloridaLinescore
Road=Boston|RoadAbr=BOS
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=1|R9=0|RR=2|RH=7|RE=0
Home=Tampa Bay|HomeAbr=TB
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=0|HH=4|HE=0
RSP= |HSP=
WP=Matsuzaka (1-0) |LP=Shields (0-1)|SV=Papelbon (1)
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|

Game 2, October 11

Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FloridaLinescore
Road=Boston|RoadAbr=BOS
R1=2|R2=0|R3=1|R4=|R5=|R6=|R7=|R8=|R9=|RR=3|RH=3|RE=-
Home=Tampa Bay|HomeAbr=TB
H1=2|H2=0|H3=2|H4=|H5=|H6=|H7=|H8=|H9=|HR=4|HH=6|HE=-
RSP=Josh Beckett (RHP, 0-0)|HSP=Scott Kazmir (LHP, 0-0)
WP=|LP=|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|

Game 3, October 13

Fenway Park in Boston, MassachusettsLinescore
Road=Tampa Bay|RoadAbr=TB
R1=|R2=|R3=|R4=|R5=|R6=|R7=|R8=|R9=|RR=-|RH=-|RE=-
Home=Boston|HomeAbr=BOS
H1=|H2=|H3=|H4=|H5=|H6=|H7=|H8=|H9=|HR=-|HH=-|HE=-
RSP=Matt Garza (RHP, 0-0)|HSP=Jon Lester (LHP, 0-0)
WP=|LP=|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|

Game 4, October 14

Fenway Park in Boston, MassachusettsLinescore
Road=Tampa Bay|RoadAbr=TB
R1=|R2=|R3=|R4=|R5=|R6=|R7=|R8=|R9=|RR=-|RH=-|RE=-
Home=Boston|HomeAbr=BOS
H1=|H2=|H3=|H4=|H5=|H6=|H7=|H8=|H9=|HR=-|HH=-|HE=-
RSP=Andy Sonnanstine (RHP, 0-0)|HSP=Tim Wakefield (RHP, 0-0)
WP=|LP=|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|

Game 5, October 16 (if necessary)

Fenway Park in Boston, MassachusettsLinescore
Road=Tampa Bay|RoadAbr=TB
R1=|R2=|R3=|R4=|R5=|R6=|R7=|R8=|R9=|RR=-|RH=-|RE=-
Home=Boston|HomeAbr=BOS
H1=|H2=|H3=|H4=|H5=|H6=|H7=|H8=|H9=|HR=-|HH=-|HE=-
RSP=|HSP=
WP=|LP=|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|

Game 6, October 18 (if necessary)

Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FloridaLinescore
Road=Boston|RoadAbr=BOS
R1=|R2=|R3=|R4=|R5=|R6=|R7=|R8=|R9=|RR=-|RH=-|RE=-
Home=Tampa Bay|HomeAbr=TB
H1=|H2=|H3=|H4=|H5=|H6=|H7=|H8=|H9=|HR=-|HH=-|HE=-
RSP=|HSP=
WP=|LP=|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|

Game 7, October 19 (if necessary)

Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FloridaLinescore
Road=Boston|RoadAbr=BOS
R1=|R2=|R3=|R4=|R5=|R6=|R7=|R8=|R9=|RR=-|RH=-|RE=-
Home=Tampa Bay|HomeAbr=TB
H1=|H2=|H3=|H4=|H5=|H6=|H7=|H8=|H9=|HR=-|HH=-|HE=-
RSP=|HSP=
WP=|LP=|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|

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