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The 2017 American League Division Series were two best-of-five-games series held in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2017 postseason to determine the participating teams in the 2017 American League Championship Series. The three divisional winners (seeded 1–3) and a fourth team—the winner of a one-game Wild Card playoff—played in two series.
The Yankees upset the heavily favored Cleveland Indians 3–2 in the ALDS to advance. [6] This is the Yankees' 16th appearance in the ALCS, and their second as a Wild Card. Their last ALCS appearance came in the 2012 American League Championship Series where they got swept by the Detroit Tigers. They had won in 11 of their previous 15 appearances.
The Yankees won the 1998 ALCS. The Indians won the first two games to go up 2–0, but the Yankees rallied to come back and win the series in five games, advancing to the ALCS for the first time since 2012. Trevor Bauer and the Indians’ bullpen shut out the Yankees in Game 1.
Royals pitcher Cole Ragans stayed sharp for his Game 2 start by throwing at Central Park.
The Houston Astros defeated the visiting New York Yankees, 2–1, in Game 2 of the ALCS. Justin Verlander pitched nine stellar innings and Carlos Correa drove in both Houston runs, as the Astros took command of the best-of-seven series with a walk-off victory. Verlander gave up five hits and one run in his complete-game victory, while striking ...
Once Tigers teammates, now close friends, Skubal and Boyd to square off in Game 2 of ALDS By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — On his way to becoming one of baseball's best pitchers, Detroit's unquestioned ace and the AL's next Cy Young Award winner, Tarik Skubal crossed paths with a veteran pitcher — another lefty — who took ...
The team won their second straight American League Central title, but were upset by the New York Yankees in five games in the ALDS despite holding a 2–0 series lead. As the Cubs beat them in the previous year's World Series, the Indians were left with the longest active World Series drought , and their drought was extended to 69 years.
Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (29) shakes hands with catcher Jake Rogers (34) after pitching the second inning against Cleveland Guardians in Game 2 of ALDS at Progressive Field in Cleveland ...