2021 American League Division Series

2021 American League Division Series
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Boston Red Sox (3) Alex Cora 92–70 (.568), GB: 8
Tampa Bay Rays (1) Kevin Cash 100–62 (.617), GA: 8
DatesOctober 7–11
TelevisionFS1
MLB Network (Game 3)
TV announcersJoe Davis, John Smoltz and Ken Rosenthal (FS1)
Matt Vasgersian, John Smoltz and Ken Rosenthal (MLBN)
RadioESPN
Radio announcersDan Shulman and Xavier Scruggs
UmpiresDan Bellino, Greg Gibson, Sam Holbrook (crew chief), Brian Knight, Ron Kulpa, D.J. Reyburn
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Houston Astros (3) Dusty Baker 95–67 (.586), GA: 5
Chicago White Sox (1) Tony La Russa 93–69 (.574), GA: 13
DatesOctober 7–12
TelevisionFS1
MLB Network (Game 2)
TV announcersAdam Amin, A. J. Pierzynski, Adam Wainwright (Games 3 and 4), and Tom Verducci (FS1)
Bob Costas, Jim Kaat, Buck Showalter and Tom Verducci (MLBN)
RadioESPN
Radio announcersKevin Brown and Chris Burke
UmpiresLance Barrett, Vic Carapazza, Chris Conroy, Chad Fairchild, Tom Hallion (crew chief), Adam Hamari
ALWCBoston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees, 6–2

The 2021 American League Division Series were the two best-of-five-games series in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2021 postseason that determined the participating teams of the 2021 American League Championship Series. The three divisional winners, seeded first through third, and a fourth team—determined by the AL Wild Card Game—played in two series. These matchups were:

The team with the better regular season record (higher seed) of each series hosted Games 1, 2, and (if necessary) 5, while the lower seeded team hosted Game 3 and (if necessary) 4. Following the series, the Red Sox and Astros met in the 2021 American League Championship Series, with the Astros winning the series, 4 games to 2. The Astros would go on to lose the 2021 World Series to the National League champion Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2.

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