2020 American League Division Series

2020 baseball series in the United States

2020 American League Division Series

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Tampa Bay Rays (3)|  |  Kevin Cash|  40–20 (.667), GA: 7
New York Yankees (2)|  |  Aaron Boone|  33–27 (.550), GB: 7
Dates| October 5–9
Television| TBS
TV announcers| Brian Anderson, Ron Darling and Lauren Shehadi
Radio announcers| Dan Shulman and Chris Singleton
Umpires| C. B. Bucknor, Mark Carlson (crew chief), Mike Estabrook, Marvin Hudson, David Rackley, Todd Tichenor
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Houston Astros (3)|  |  Dusty Baker|  29–31 (.483), GB: 7
Oakland Athletics (1)|  |  Bob Melvin|  36–24 (.600), GA: 7
Dates| October 5–8
Television| TBS
TV announcers| Don Orsillo, Jeff Francoeur and Matt Winer
Radio| ESPN
Radio announcers| Dave O'Brien, Jim Bowden (Games 1, 3–4) and Kyle Peterson (Game 2)
Umpires| Laz Díaz, Tripp Gibson, Ed Hickox, Adrian Johnson, Ron Kulpa, Jerry Meals (crew chief)
ALWC| Tampa Bay Rays over Toronto Blue Jays (2–0)
Oakland Athletics over Chicago White Sox (2–1)
New York Yankees over Cleveland Indians (2–0)
Houston Astros over Minnesota Twins (2–0)
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The 2020 American League Division Series were two best-of-five-games series in Major League Baseball (MLB) to determine participating teams in the 2020 American League Championship Series. Those matchups were:

* (1) Tampa Bay Rays (East Division champions) vs. (5) New York Yankees (East Division 2nd place): Rays win series 3–2.
* (2) Oakland Athletics (West Division champions) vs. (6) Houston Astros (West Division 2nd place): Astros win series 3–1.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all games for each of the two series were held at two neutral sites at Petco Park in San Diego, California, and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The games were televised nationally by TBS. The Rays would earn their second American League Championship Series berth, their first being in 2008, while the Astros won their fourth straight American League Division Series.

The Rays would go on to defeat the Astros in the ALCS, then lose the 2020 World Series to the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

## Background[edit]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the MLB season was reduced to 60 games. As part of a special postseason format, playoff berths were made available for eight teams in each league: three division winners, three division runners-up, and two wild card teams. With no first round byes for division winners, all teams were required to play in a Wild Card series.

Between the two leagues, Central division teams claimed three of the four wild card berths and thus made up seven of the sixteen teams in the Wild Card. However, all seven Central division teams lost their Wild Card series, thus leaving the Division series in both leagues to be contested exclusively by teams from East and West divisions.

The Rays entered the ALDS as the top seed, having completed the regular season at 40–20 (.667) and winning the AL East. The second-seeded Athletics won the AL West, going 36–24 (.600). The two second place teams in their respective divisions, the Yankees and the Astros, also made the ALDS. Since 2012, when MLB removed the stipulation that two teams could not play each other in the ALDS if they were of the same division, there have been three times when an ALDS had at least one series with two division opponents. This is not only the fourth time that this will occur, but it is also the first time since the strike-affected 1981 American League Division Series (where division opponents were assured of facing each other on a one-time basis) that both ALDS match-ups consist of division opponents facing each other.

This was the sixth ALDS for the Rays (having made it previously last year) and 22nd for the Yankees (and fourth in a row); they had faced each other ten times in the regular season, with the Rays winning eight out of ten games. This was the ninth ALDS for the Athletics (first since 2013) and the fifth for the Astros (their 12th Division Series overall, making their fourth in a row); in ten games between the two teams, the Athletics won seven games.

As part of the terms set for the postseason, all games starting with the Division Series would be played at neutral sites. The Rays and Yankees played at Petco Park, while the Astros and Athletics played at Dodger Stadium.

The higher seed served as the "home team" (i.e., batted second each inning) for Games 1, 2, and 5, while the lower seed was the "home team" for Games 3 and 4, mirroring the 2–2–1 format typically used in the Division Series.

## Matchups[edit]

### Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees[edit]

This is the first postseason meeting between the Yankees and the Rays.

Tampa Bay won the series, 3–2.

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1 | October 5 | New York Yankees – 9, Tampa Bay Rays – 3 | Petco Park | 3:38 | N/A[1]
2 | October 6 | New York Yankees – 5, Tampa Bay Rays – 7 | Petco Park | 3:43 | N/A[2]
3 | October 7 | Tampa Bay Rays – 8, New York Yankees – 4 | Petco Park | 3:32 | N/A[3]
4 | October 8 | Tampa Bay Rays – 1, New York Yankees – 5 | Petco Park | 3:14 | N/A[4]
5 | October 9 | New York Yankees – 1, Tampa Bay Rays – 2 | Petco Park | 3:21 | N/A[5]

### Oakland Athletics vs. Houston Astros[edit]

This is the first postseason meeting between the Athletics and Astros.

Houston won the series, 3–1.

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1 | October 5 | Houston Astros – 10, Oakland Athletics – 5 | Dodger Stadium | 3:30 | N/A[6]
2 | October 6 | Houston Astros – 5, Oakland Athletics – 2 | Dodger Stadium | 2:54 | N/A[7]
3 | October 7 | Oakland Athletics – 9, Houston Astros – 7 | Dodger Stadium | 3:36 | N/A[8]
4 | October 8 | Oakland Athletics – 6, Houston Astros – 11 | Dodger Stadium | 3:43 | N/A[9]

## Tampa Bay vs. New York[edit]

This is the first postseason match-up between the Rays and Yankees. The Rays won eight of ten games against the Yankees during the 60-game regular season.[10]

### Game 1[edit]

Gerrit Cole struck out eight batters over six innings and was credited with the win in Game 1 October 5, 2020 5:07 pm (PDT) at Petco Park in San Diego, California Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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New York | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 0
Tampa Bay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0
WP: Gerrit Cole (1–0)  LP: Blake Snell (0–1)
Home runs:
NYY: Clint Frazier (1), Kyle Higashioka (1), Aaron Judge (1), Giancarlo Stanton (1)
TB: Randy Arozarena (1), Ji-Man Choi (1)
Attendance: N/A
Boxscore

DJ LeMahieu began the game with a single off Rays starter Blake Snell, and came around to score following a wild pitch, a groundout, and a sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the first, Randy Arozarena tied the game with a solo home run off Yankees starter Gerrit Cole. Clint Frazier broke the tie with a home run in the top of the third, but the Rays promptly took a 3–2 lead with a two-run Ji-Man Choi home run. The Yankees regained the lead with solo home runs by Kyle Higashioka and Aaron Judge in the top of the fifth, which proved to be Snell's last inning. Ryan Thompson and Oliver Drake pitched scoreless sixth, seventh, and eighth innings, as did Cole, Chad Green, and Zack Britton. John Curtiss struggled in the ninth inning for the Rays, giving up an RBI single to Hicks before loading the bases for Giancarlo Stanton, who hit a grand slam to extend the Yankees' lead to 9–3. Shane McClanahan entered to pitch for the Rays afterwards, becoming the first pitcher in MLB history to debut in the postseason.[11] Luis Cessa pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth to end the game.

### Game 2[edit]

Winning pitcher Tyler Glasnow struck out ten batters over five innings in Game 2 October 6, 2020 5:10 pm (PDT) at Petco Park in San Diego, California  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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New York | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1
Tampa Bay | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 8 | 0
WP: Tyler Glasnow (1–0)  LP: J. A. Happ (0–1)  Sv: Pete Fairbanks (1)
Home runs:
NYY: Giancarlo Stanton 2 (3)
TB: Randy Arozarena (2), Mike Zunino (1), Manuel Margot (1), Austin Meadows (1)
Attendance: N/A
Boxscore

The Rays took an early lead on a solo Randy Arozarena home run off starter Deivi García in the bottom of the first, but Giancarlo Stanton tied the game with a solo home run off Rays starter Tyler Glasnow to lead off the top of the second. J. A. Happ replaced García after the first inning; in the bottom of the second, Joey Wendle singled and Mike Zunino homered to give the Rays a 3–1 lead. Manuel Margot hit another two-run homer off Happ in the third following a walk to Ji-Man Choi. Glasnow began the fourth by allowing a single to Aaron Hicks and walking Luke Voit, which was followed by another Stanton home run, cutting the score to 5–4. Happ was replaced by Adam Ottavino in the fourth; in the fifth, Ottavino walked Wendle, who promptly stole second. Jonathan Loáisiga then entered to pitch to Kevin Kiermaier, who scored Wendle with a single. Austin Meadows extended the lead to 7–4 with a home run off Loáisiga in the sixth. Scoreless innings were pitched by the Rays' Diego Castillo and Nick Anderson and the Yankees' Jonathan Holder and Nick Nelson. Pete Fairbanks entered to finish the game for the Rays in the ninth, and ran into trouble after issuing walks to Urshela and Gleyber Torres. He was able to strike out Clint Frazier and Gary Sánchez, but DJ LeMahieu singled to drive in a run. Fairbanks was able to retire Aaron Judge with a groundout to limit the damage and seal the victory for Tampa Bay.

The Rays' pitchers struck out 18 Yankees batters, a record for a nine-inning postseason game.[12] Giancarlo Stanton joined Lou Gehrig and Reggie Jackson as the only Yankees with home runs in four straight postseason games.[13]

### Game 3[edit]

Kevin Kiermaier hit a go-ahead 3-run home run in the top of the fourth in Game 3 October 7, 2020 4:10 pm (PDT) at Petco Park in San Diego, California  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Tampa Bay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 2
New York | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0
WP: Charlie Morton (1–0)  LP: Masahiro Tanaka (0–1)
Home runs:
TB: Kevin Kiermaier (1), Randy Arozarena (3), Michael Pérez (1)
NYY: Giancarlo Stanton (4)
Attendance: N/A
Boxscore

Michael Pérez began the scoring with an RBI single in the top of the second off Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka. The Rays started Charlie Morton, who pitched two 1-2-3 innings to begin the game, but, in the third, Brett Gardner singled, Kyle Higashioka reached on a Willy Adames error, and DJ LeMahieu walked to load the bases. Aaron Judge scored Gardner on a sacrifice fly, but Morton got Luke Voit to ground out to end the inning. In the fourth, Kevin Kiermaier homered after Joey Wendle singled and Adames walked to give the Rays a 4–1 lead, and Randy Arozarena added a run with a solo home run in the fifth, which ended Tanaka's outing. Morton allowed a run in the bottom of the fifth after LeMahieu singled and Aaron Hicks scored him with a double, but Pérez hit a two-run home run off Chad Green in the sixth to extend the Rays' lead again. Luis Cessa replaced Green after the home run, and walked Arozarena, who scored on a Ji-man Choi double, giving the Rays an 8–2 lead. Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run home run off Shane McClanahan in the eighth after Voit reached on an error, but Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless ninth to end the game at 8–4 for Tampa Bay.

### Game 4[edit]

Chad Green pitched two perfect innings and earned the win in Game 4 October 8, 2020 4:10 pm (PDT) at Petco Park in San Diego, California  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1
New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | 11 | 0
WP: Chad Green (1–0)  LP: Ryan Thompson (0–1)  Sv: Aroldis Chapman (1)
Home runs:
TB: None
NYY: Luke Voit (1), Gleyber Torres (1)
Attendance: N/A
Boxscore

In Game 4, the Rays started Ryan Thompson as an opener. The Yankees started Jordan Montgomery. In the second, Thompson gave up a leadoff home run to Luke Voit and promptly loaded the bases with three straight walks to Brett Gardner, Gleyber Torres and Gio Urshela. Thompson was able to strike out Kyle Higashioka, but Aaron Judge delivered a sacrifice fly to give the Yankees a 2–0 lead. Yankees starter Jordan Montgomery allowed the Rays' sole run of the game in the third when Willy Adames walked, Kevin Kiermaier hit a ground-rule double, and Brandon Lowe grounded out to score Adames. Ryan Yarbrough pitched for the Rays after Thompson, and allowed one run, a solo home run to Torres. The Yankees scored another run in the eighth inning off Aaron Slegers after Torres singled and stole second and was driven in by a Higashioka single. Chad Green, Zack Britton, and Aroldis Chapman all pitched scoreless innings in relief of Montgomery to force a Game 5.

### Game 5[edit]

Diego Castillo (pictured here with the Durham Bulls) threw two scoreless innings to close Game 5. October 9, 2020 4:10 pm (PDT) at Petco Park in San Diego, California  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2
Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 | 3 | 0
WP: Diego Castillo (1–0)  LP: Aroldis Chapman (0–1)
Home runs:
NYY: Aaron Judge (2)
TB: Austin Meadows (2), Mike Brosseau (1)
Attendance: N/A
Boxscore

In the decisive Game 5, the Yankees turned to Gerrit Cole, while the Rays started Tyler Glasnow. As Glasnow had thrown 93 pitches in the Rays' victory in Game 2, he was not expected to pitch for long.[14] Glasnow pitched into the third, when Nick Anderson entered in relief. Aaron Judge homered off Anderson to lead off the fourth, giving the Yankees a 1–0. Cole, meanwhile, took a no-hitter into the fifth inning until Austin Meadows tied the game with a home run of his own. Pete Fairbanks pitched a scoreless fifth and sixth for Tampa Bay, while Zack Britton relieved Cole in the sixth and earned two outs in the seventh before the Yankees went to their closer, Aroldis Chapman, to keep the game tied. After Diego Castillo retired the Yankees in the top of the eighth, Mike Brosseau gave the Rays the lead with a home run off Chapman, a matchup that was seen as significant as Chapman had been previously suspended for throwing at Brosseau's head in September.[15] Castillo pitched a scoreless top of the ninth to send the Rays to their first ALCS since 2008.

### Composite line score[edit]

2020 ALDS (3–2): Tampa Bay Rays beat New York Yankees

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New York Yankees | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 41 | 3
Tampa Bay Rays | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 3
Total attendance: N/A Average attendance: N/A

## Oakland vs. Houston[edit]

This is the first postseason match-up between the Athletics and Astros. The Athletics won seven of ten games against the Astros during the 60-game regular season as members of the AL West.[10]

### Game 1[edit]

Carlos Correa hit two home runs in Game 1. October 5, 2020 1:07 pm (PDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 1
Oakland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1
WP: Blake Taylor (1–0)  LP: J.B. Wendelken (0–1)
Home runs:
HOU: Alex Bregman (1), Carlos Correa 2 (2)
OAK: Khris Davis (1), Sean Murphy (1), Matt Olson (1)
Attendance: N/A
Boxscore

In Game 1, Oakland struck first on a home run by Khris Davis. They would follow with another home run to lead off the third inning from Sean Murphy to give them a 3–0 lead. They had a chance for more with consecutive singles before a double play wiped their chance out. In the next inning, the Astros struck back with home runs from Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa to tie the game at three. Oakland responded in kind with the first batter in Matt Olson to take the lead back. In the fifth, both starting pitchers would be taken out before getting an out, with Chris Bassitt having allowed three runs on nine hits while Lance McCullers Jr allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits. The Athletics led 5–3 after five innings, but the Astros took over from there in through an awakened offense to override a previously vaunted bullpen. In the sixth inning, the Astros generated four runs after having led the inning off with two outs, doing so on an error, three singles, and a double. The Astros bullpen came through for them with the work of four pitchers that allowed no hits/runs, with Blake Taylor receiving the win for his pivotal fifth inning. As for the Athletics, they went through seven pitchers to pitch in relief, who combined for seven hits and seven runs while J.B. Wendelken received the loss for his work in the fifth. The game was full of distinct firsts, such as George Springer having his first four hit postseason game, while Correa became the first shortstop (and first Astro) to have multiple career multi-homer postseason games.[16][17][18]

### Game 2[edit]

George Springer hit two home runs in Game 2. October 6, 2020 1:37 pm (PDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Houston | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0
Oakland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0
WP: Framber Valdez (1–0)  LP: Sean Manaea (0–1)  Sv: Ryan Pressly (1)
Home runs:
HOU: George Springer 2 (2), Martin Maldonado (1)
OAK: Khris Davis (2), Chad Pinder (1)
Attendance: N/A
Boxscore

Once again, the Athletics took the lead early, doing so on a home run from Khris Davis off Framber Valdez. However, the Astros would respond in the next inning with a two-out home run by George Springer to make it 2–1. In the next inning, the Astros generated a run on a double, a single, and a groundout from Carlos Correa to make it 3–1. The Athletics responded with their first batter in the fourth by Chad Pinder's home run shot to make it 3–2. Sean Manaea would be pulled after two batters in the fifth inning after Martin Maldonado hit a home run. On Yusmeiro Petit's first pitch as reliever, George Springer hit a deep shot to left field to make it 5–2. Valdez would pitch until the seventh inning, finishing with ten retired batters in a row (with reliever Enoli Paredes retiring the first three batters as well). Ryan Pressly allowed a single in the ninth inning, but he followed it up with a flyball and a double play to finish another game of work for the Astros, who won their fourth straight postseason game.[19]

### Game 3[edit]

Chad Pinder hit a game-tying three run homer run, one of five by the A's, in Game 3. October 7, 2020 12:35 pm (PDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Oakland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 1
Houston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0
WP: Liam Hendriks (1–0)  LP: Brooks Raley (0–1)
Home runs:
OAK: Tommy La Stella (1), Mark Canha (1), Matt Olson (2), Marcus Semien (1), Chad Pinder (2)
HOU: José Altuve (1), Aledmys Díaz (1)
Attendance: N/A
Boxscore

The third game was more of the same in pitching and leads in a relative sense, since both starting pitchers in Jesus Luzardo and José Urquidy did not make it to the fifth inning, and the Athletics and the Astros would trade the lead separate times. Tommy La Stella started it off early for the Athletics, doing so on the seventh pitch of the game to give them a 1–0 lead. The Astros responded in kind with a home run by Jose Altuve (his first since the famed shot in the ALCS the previous year), while Carlos Correa drove in a run with a fielder's choice that scored Michael Brantley to make it 2–1. Mark Canha absolved them of the lead four pitches later on a home run. Matt Olson gave them the lead on the first pitch of the fourth inning, and a home run from Marcus Semien in the subsequent inning chased Urquidy from the game as the Athletics led 4–2. The bottom half of the frame saw three pitchers for the Athletics, as a home run from Aledmys Diaz after a lead-off walk tied the game, while Michael Brantley and Alex Bregman each scored in a run on base hits off Yusmeiro Petit before Jake Diekman finished the inning with allowing an RBI single and the final out of a now 7–4 game. In the seventh inning, the Athletics would tie the game, garnering two straight singles off Josh James before a Chad Pinder home run tied it at seven. Brooks Raley would get the three outs to close the inning (as James had done for the sixth), but his attempt at pitching a second inning of work resulted in two walks, a double, and two runs on sacrifice flyballs to make it 9–7. Liam Hendriks closed out the last three innings for the Athletics by allowing just one hit and no runs as they would force a Game 4 in the series.[20]

### Game 4[edit]

Michael Brantley hit two home runs in Game 4. October 8, 2020 12:35 pm (PDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Oakland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1
Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | 11 | 14 | 0
WP: Cristian Javier (1–0)  LP: Frankie Montas (0–1)
Home runs:
OAK: Ramón Laureano 2 (2)
HOU: Michael Brantley 2 (2), Carlos Correa (3), José Altuve (2)
Attendance: N/A
Boxscore

In Game 4, the pattern of lead changes and home run balls flying would continue as both teams combined for six home runs to contribute to a new record of home runs in a Division Series with 24 (the previous record being 22 by the 1995 ALDS), with both teams hitting twelve. One constant emerged from this game in a dearth of starting pitcher depth. In the second inning, Ramon Laureano started it off with a home run blast off Zack Greinke after consecutive singles to make it 3–0. In the fourth inning, Frankie Montas, like other starting Oakland pitchers before him, met his match. Jose Altuve led off the inning with a walk, and Michael Brantley responded with a home run to narrow the game to 3–2. Montas allowed two straight singles to bring up Carlos Correa. He hit a deep shot to left field to make it 5–3. Montas allowed two more singles before J.B. Wendelken was brought in to get the final out. Laureano responded in the fifth inning on the second pitch by Greinke to narrow it to 5–4, while Greinke lasted long enough to get two of the three outs before being taken out for the bullpen. The Astros continued the barrage with Brantley hitting his second home run, while two hits and walk resulted in one more run driven in by Correa to make it 7–4. In the sixth, they continued the scoring with hitting prowess, as Kyle Tucker and Correa each drove in RBIs on singles to make it 9–4. In the subsequent inning, Jose Altuve hit a home run off Jake Diekman to make the score 11–4. The bullpen for the Astros took over and held the fort together, allowing two runs on six hits as Cristian Javier led the way with 21⁄3 innings of work to receive the victory, with Khris Davis striking out with runners on second and first to finish off a 11–6 victory. The Athletics allowed six runs on seven hits in the finishing game in a series where they used all but one pitcher; despite taking the lead in each game (including being up by three runs in three of them), the Athletics had lost in the ALDS once again, having failed to advance past the round three times since 2006 (and six out of seven times overall). The Astros clinched their way to the American League Championship Series for the fourth straight year, becoming the fifth team to ever reach four straight LCS and the first since the St. Louis Cardinals did so from 2011 to 2014.[21][22]

### Composite line score[edit]

2020 ALDS (3–1): Houston Astros beat Oakland Athletics

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Houston Astros | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 46 | 1
Oakland Athletics | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 36 | 3
Total attendance: N/A Average attendance: N/A

## See also[edit]

* 2020 National League Division Series

## References[edit]

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11. ^ "Rays' Shane McClanahan: Debuts in Game 1 loss". CBS Sports.
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13. ^ Anderson, RJ. "MLB playoffs: Giancarlo Stanton's two-homer game features 458-foot laser, puts him in elite Yankees company". CBS Sports.
14. ^ Anderson, RJ. "Yankees' Gerrit Cole, Rays' Tyler Glasnow to make first career starts on short rest in ALDS Game 5". Retrieved October 10, 2020.
15. ^ "Rays' Mike Brosseau gets sweet revenge on Yankees' Aroldis Chapman with clutch go-ahead home run". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
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## Further reading[edit]

* "MLB Playoffs 2020: Why New York Yankees-Tampa Bay Rays ALDS could be series of the postseason". ESPN.com. October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
* "MLB Playoffs 2020: First look at Houston Astros-Oakland Athletics ALDS". ESPN.com. October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.

## External links[edit]

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* American League Division Series
* National League Division Series

* American League Wild Card Series
* National League Wild Card Series

American League teams|

* Chicago White Sox
* Cleveland Indians
* Houston Astros
* Minnesota Twins
* New York Yankees
* Oakland Athletics
* Tampa Bay Rays
* Toronto Blue Jays

National League teams|

* Atlanta Braves
* Chicago Cubs
* Cincinnati Reds
* Los Angeles Dodgers
* Miami Marlins
* Milwaukee Brewers
* San Diego Padres
* St. Louis Cardinals

* v
* t
* e

American League Division Series

* 1981

* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

* Broadcasters

* v
* t
* e

MLB on TBS

Related programs|

* Braves TBS Baseball
* broadcasters
* CBS Sports Spectacular
* Sunday Afternoon Baseball
* Tuesday Night Baseball
* broadcasters

Related articles|

* Television contracts
* 2000s
* 2010s
* 2020s

Commentators|

* ALCS
* ALDS
* NLCS
* NLDS
* Wild Card Round

Play-by-play|

* Brian Anderson
* Bob Costas
* Don Orsillo
* Matt Winer

| Past play-by-play|

* Chip Caray
* Matt Devlin
* Ernie Johnson Jr.
* Steve Physioc
* Ted Robinson
* Victor Rojas
* Dick Stockton
* Matt Vasgersian
* Rich Waltz

|

Color commentators|

* Ron Darling
* Jeff Francoeur

| Past color commentators|

* Bob Brenly
* Dennis Eckersley
* Tony Gwynn
* Buck Martinez
* Harold Reynolds
* Cal Ripken Jr.
* Joe Simpson
* Michele Smith
* John Smoltz
* Steve Stone

|

Studio hosts|

* Bob Costas
* Marc Fein
* Ernie Johnson Jr.
* Keith Olbermann
* Lauren Shehadi
* Casey Stern
* Matt Winer

Studio analysts|

* Curtis Granderson
* Pedro Martínez
* Jimmy Rollins

| Past studio analysts|

* Dusty Baker
* Mark DeRosa
* Todd Frazier
* Dirk Hayhurst
* Frank Thomas
* Shane Victorino
* David Wells

|

Field reporters|

* Alex Chappell
* Kelly Crull
* Lauren Shehadi
* Matt Winer

| Past field reporters|

* David Aldridge
* Emily Jones
* Hazel Mae
* José Mota
* Sam Ryan
* Craig Sager
* Tom Verducci

|

Lore televised
by Turner|

| Regular season lore|

* Civil Rights Game

|

Postseason lore|

* "The Bug Game" (2007)
* Roy Halladay's postseason no-hitter (2010)
* "Infield Fly Game" (2012)
* "The Illegal Slide Game" (2015)

Tie-breaker games|

* 2007 NL Wild Card
* 2008 AL Central
* 2009 AL Central
* 2013 AL Wild Card

AL Championship Series|

* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022
* 2024
* 2026
* 2028

NL Championship Series|

* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023
* 2025
* 2027

AL Division Series|

* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022
* 2024
* 2026
* 2028

NL Division Series|

* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023
* 2025
* 2027

AL Wild Card Round|

* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020

NL Wild Card Round|

* 2012
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021

* v
* t
* e

Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio

Play-by-play|

* Charley Steiner (1998–2001)
* Jon Miller (1998–2010)
* Dan Shulman (2002–2022)
* Gary Thorne (2008–2009)
* Jon Sciambi (2010–present)

Analysts|

* Kevin Kennedy (1998)
* Dave Campbell (1999–2010)
* Chris Singleton (2011–2021)
* Doug Glanville (2022–present)

Studio hosts|

* Joe D'Ambrosio (1998–2007)
* Marc Kestecher (2008–present)

AL Championship Series|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

NL Championship Series|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

AL Division Series|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

NL Division Series|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

AL Wild Card Round|

* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

NL Wild Card Round|

* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

All-Star Game|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

World Series|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

World Baseball Classic|

* 2017

Related programs|

* ESPN Major League Baseball
* Major League Baseball Game of the Week
* Sunday Night Baseball

Commentators|

* All-Star Game
* Wild Card Round
* ALCS
* ALDS
* NLCS
* NLDS
* World Series
* Game of the Week

Lore|

* 1998 MLB home run record chase
* Grand Slam Single (1999)
* Death of Osama bin Laden (2011)
* Fort Bragg Game (2016)
* 2019 MLB London Series
* MLB at Field of Dreams (2021)

| Tie-breaker games|

* 1998 NL Wild Card
* 1999 NL Wild Card
* 2007 NL Wild Card
* 2008 AL Central
* 2009 AL Central
* 2013 AL Wild Card
* 2018 NL Central
* 2018 NL West

|

Divisional Series games|

* The Flip Play (2001)
* "The Bug Game" (2007)
* Roy Halladay's postseason no-hitter (2010)
* "The Illegal Slide Game" (2015)
* "The 53-Minute 7th Inning" (2015)
* José Bautista's bat flip

World Series games|

* The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty (2001)
* Game 6 of the 2011 World Series
* Walk-off Obstruction (2013)
* End of the Curse of the Billy Goat (2016)
* Houston Astros sign stealing scandal (2017)
* Astros' combined World Series no-hitter (2022)

Chicago Cubs|

* Steve Bartman (2003)
* Curse of the Billy Goat

Cleveland Guardians|

* The Rain Delay (2016)
* Curse of Rocky Colavito

New York Yankees|

* Yankees–Red Sox rivalry
* Curse of the Bambino
* Final game at Yankee Stadium (2008)

Related articles|

* Major League Baseball on the radio
* Home Run Derby
* MLB Little League Classic

* v
* t
* e

2020 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* New York
* Tampa Bay
* Toronto

|

AL Central|

* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Kansas City
* Minnesota

AL West|

* Houston
* Los Angeles
* Oakland
* Seattle
* Texas

| NL East|

* Atlanta
* Miami
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Washington

|

NL Central|

* Chicago
* Cincinnati
* Milwaukee
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

NL West|

* Arizona
* Colorado
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 2020 MLB draft
* 2020 World Series

* v
* t
* e

Houston Astros

* Established in 1962
* Formerly the Houston Colt .45s
* Based in Houston, Texas

Franchise|

* Expansion Draft
* History
* Seasons
* Records
* No-hitters
* Awards
* Players
* Managers
* Owners and executives
* First-round draft picks
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* All articles

Ballparks|

* Colt Stadium
* Houston Astrodome
* Minute Maid Park

Spring training:|

* Geronimo Park
* Cocoa Expo Stadium
* Osceola County Stadium
* The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches

Culture|

* AstroTurf
* Orbit
* Crawford Boxes
* Tal's Hill
* Union Station
* Big Bamboo Lounge
* Continental League
* "Deep in the Heart of Texas"
* Houston Buffs
* Shriners College Classic
* Ball Four
* Brewster McCloud
* The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
* Murder at the World Series
* Night Game
* "The Hot Tub" (Seinfeld episode)
* Boyhood
* Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story
* "Holy Toledo!"
* Mattress Mack
* Sunshine Kids
* Darryl Kile Award

Lore|

* 1980 NL West tie-breaker game
* Killer B's
* Sign stealing scandal
* Altuve sends the Astros to the World Series

Rivalries|

* Los Angeles Dodgers
* New York Yankees
* Texas Rangers

Key personnel|

* Owner: Jim Crane
* General Manager: Dana Brown
* Manager: Dusty Baker

World Series
Championships (2)|

* 2017
* 2022

League pennants (5)|

* NL:
* 2005
* AL:
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2022

Division titles (13)|

* NL West:
* 1980
* 1981
* 1986
* NL Central:
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2001
* AL West:
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Wild card titles (4)|

* NL:
* 2004
* 2005
* AL:
* 2015
* 2020

Minors|

* Triple-A:
* Sugar Land Space Cowboys
* Double-A:
* Corpus Christi Hooks
* High-A:
* Asheville Tourists
* Single-A:
* Fayetteville Woodpeckers
* Rookie:
* FCL Astros Blue
* FCL Astros Orange
* DSL Astros

Media|

Space City Home Network
Radio
Houston Astros Radio Network
Announcers
Todd Kalas
Geoff Blum

Seasons (61)

1960s|

* 1960 · 1961 ·  1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

* v
* t
* e

Oakland Athletics

* Established in 1901
* Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics
* Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)

Franchise|

* History
* in Philadelphia
* in Oakland
* pending relocation to Las Vegas
* Seasons
* Records
* No-hitters
* Players
* Owners and executives
* Managers
* Broadcasters
* Radio network
* Award winners and league leaders
* First-round draft picks
* Opening Day starting pitchers

Ballparks|

* Columbia Park
* Shibe Park
* Municipal Stadium
* Oakland Coliseum
* New Las Vegas Stadium (proposed)

Spring training
Latta Park Baseball Field
Barrs Field
Cramton Bowl
Terry Park Ballfield
Wilmington Park
McCurdy Field
Connie Mack Field
McKechnie Field
Rendezvous Park
Scottsdale Stadium I
Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Hohokam Stadium

Culture|

* Philadelphia Athletics (football)
* Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame
* The Baseball Bug
* Champagne and Baloney
* Charlie-O
* Dick Callahan
* Stomper
* $100,000 infield
* "Holy Toledo!"
* Swingin' A's
* Billyball
* Big Three
* Highway to Heaven
* Moneyball
* book
* film
* Mount Davis
* Hal the Hot Dog Guy
* The Mustache Gang
* Oakland Ballpark

Lore|

* The Mack Attack
* Grandstand Managers Night
* Perfect games
* Catfish Hunter
* Dallas Braden
* Bash Brothers
* 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
* 20 game win streak
* MLB Japan Opening Series 2008

Rivalries|

* Los Angeles Angels
* Philadelphia Phillies
* San Francisco Giants

Key personnel|

* Owners: John Fisher
* President: Dave Kaval
* Executive vice president: Billy Beane
* General manager: David Forst
* Manager: Mark Kotsay

Important figures|

| Hall of Fame
members|

* Home Run Baker
* Chief Bender
* Mickey Cochrane
* Eddie Collins
* Dennis Eckersley
* Rollie Fingers
* Jimmie Foxx
* Lefty Grove
* Rickey Henderson
* Catfish Hunter
* Reggie Jackson
* Nap Lajoie
* Connie Mack
* Eddie Plank
* Al Simmons
* Rube Waddell
* Dick Williams

|

Wall of Fame
members|

* Sam Chapman
* Jack Coombs
* Jimmy Dykes
* George Earnshaw
* Ferris Fain
* Bob Johnson
* Eddie Joost
* Bing Miller
* Wally Moses
* Rube Oldring
* Bobby Shantz
* Eddie Rommel
* Elmer Valo
* Rube Walberg
* Gus Zernial

World Series
Champions (9)|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1913
* 1929
* 1930
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1989

American League
Championships (15)|

* 1902
* 1905
* 1910
* 1911
* 1913
* 1914
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990

AL West Division
Championships (17)|

* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1981
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1992
* 2000
* 2002
* 2003
* 2006
* 2012
* 2013
* 2020

AL Wild Card (4)|

* 2001
* 2014
* 2018
* 2019

Minors|

Triple-A
Las Vegas Aviators
Double-A
Midland RockHounds
High-A
Lansing Lugnuts
Single-A
Stockton Ports
Rookie
ACL Athletics
DSL Athletics

Seasons (124)

1900s|

* 1900 ·  1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909

1910s|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

1930s|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

* v
* t
* e

New York Yankees

* Established in 1903
* Formerly the New York Highlanders
* Based in The Bronx, New York

Franchise|

* History
* Seasons
* Records
* No-hitters
* Awards
* Players
* Managers
* Coaches
* Owners and executives
* Broadcasters
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* Team captains
* Members of the Hall of Fame
* First-round picks
* YES Network

Ballparks|

* Hilltop Park
* Polo Grounds
* Yankee Stadium (opened 1923)
* Events
* Shea Stadium
* Yankee Stadium (opened 2009)
* Spring training: Bolton Street Park
* Whittington Park
* West End Park
* Barrs Field
* Bader Field
* Al Lang Stadium
* Fort Lauderdale Stadium
* George M. Steinbrenner Field

Culture|

* Monument Park
* Museum
* Old-Timers' Day
* Bleacher Creatures
* Yankees Universe
* Eddie Layton
* Jim Hall
* Logos and uniforms
* Appearance policy
* "Holy Cow!"
* Robert Merrill
* John Sterling
* Ronan Tynan
* "Here Come the Yankees"
* "New York, New York"
* "God Bless America"
* The Pride of the Yankees
* The Babe Ruth Story
* Damn Yankees
* musical
* film
* The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant
* Safe at Home!
* Babe Ruth
* The Babe
* 61*
* The Bronx is Burning
* Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning
* The Bronx Is Burning
* The Bronx Zoo
* The Scout
* Bronx Bombers
* Everyone's Hero
* Four Days in October
* Henry & Me
* The Captain
* It Ain't Over
* Ed Lucas
* Gene Monahan
* Dandy
* Freddy Sez
* George Costanza
* Paul Olden
* Yankee Stadium Legacy
* Yankees HOPE Week
* Yankeeography
* Yankees Classics

Lore|

* Curse of the Bambino
* Johnny Sylvester
* Murderers' Row
* Babe Ruth's called shot
* Bill Mazeroski's 1960 World Series home run
* M&M Boys
* Harmonica Incident
* 1978 AL East tie-breaker game
* Pine Tar Incident
* Jeffrey Maier
* The Yankee Years
* Core Four
* Perfect games
* Don Larsen
* David Wells
* David Cone
* Domingo Germán
* 2019 MLB London Series
* MLB at Field of Dreams

Rivalries|

* Boston Red Sox
* Houston Astros
* Subway Series
* New York Mets
* Los Angeles Dodgers
* San Francisco Giants

Monument Park
honorees|

* Mel Allen
* Ed Barrow
* Yogi Berra
* Bill Dickey
* Joe DiMaggio
* Whitey Ford
* Lou Gehrig
* Lefty Gomez
* Goose Gossage
* Ron Guidry
* Elston Howard
* Miller Huggins
* Reggie Jackson
* Derek Jeter
* Mickey Mantle
* Roger Maris
* Billy Martin
* Tino Martinez
* Don Mattingly
* Joe McCarthy
* Thurman Munson
* Paul O'Neill
* Andy Pettitte
* Jorge Posada
* Willie Randolph
* Allie Reynolds
* Phil Rizzuto
* Red Ruffing
* Jacob Ruppert
* Babe Ruth
* Bob Sheppard
* George Steinbrenner
* Casey Stengel
* Mel Stottlemyre
* Joe Torre
* Bernie Williams

Key personnel|

* Owners: Yankee Global Enterprises
* Hal Steinbrenner
* General Manager: Brian Cashman
* Manager: Aaron Boone

Championships (27)|

* 1923
* 1927
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1941
* 1943
* 1947
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1956
* 1958
* 1961
* 1962
* 1977
* 1978
* 1996
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2009

American League
Pennants (40)|

* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1947
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1981
* 1996
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2003
* 2009

Division titles (20)|

* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1980
* 1981
* 1996
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2009
* 2011
* 2012
* 2019
* 2022

Wild Card titles (7)|

* 1995
* 1997
* 2007
* 2010
* 2015
* 2017
* 2018
* 2020
* 2021

Minors|

* Triple-A
* Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
* Double-A
* Somerset Patriots
* High-A
* Hudson Valley Renegades
* Single-A
* Tampa Tarpons
* Rookie
* FCL Yankees
* DSL Yankees

Seasons (124)

1900s|

* 1900·1901·1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909

1910s|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

1930s|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

* v
* t
* e

Tampa Bay Rays

* Established in 1998
* Formerly the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
* Based in St. Petersburg, Florida, (Tampa Bay)

Franchise|

* Players
* Managers
* Owners and executives
* Broadcasters
* Radio Network
* Awards
* Records
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* First-round draft picks

* History
* Baseball in the Tampa Bay area
* Seasons
* Expansion
* Expansion draft
* All articles

Ballparks|

* Tropicana Field
* Rays Ballpark (proposed)
* Ybor Stadium (proposed)

Spring training
Al Lang Stadium
Charlotte Sports Park

Culture|

* Raymond
* The Rookie
* Dick Crippen
* The Happy Heckler
* Defenders of the Game
* Cowbell
* Opening pitcher

Lore|

* 9=8
* 2011 Major League Baseball wild card chase
* 2013 AL Wild Card tie-breaker game

Rivalries|

* Boston Red Sox
* Miami Marlins

Key personnel|

* Owner: Stuart Sternberg
* President: Matthew Silverman & Brian Auld
* President of Baseball Operations: Erik Neander
* General Manager: Peter Bendix
* Manager: Kevin Cash

American League pennants (2)|

* 2008
* 2020

Division titles (4)|

* 2008
* 2010
* 2020
* 2021

Wild-Card berths (5)|

* 2011
* 2013
* 2019
* 2022
* 2023

Retired numbers|

* 12
* 42
* 66

Minor league
affiliates|

* Durham Bulls (Triple-A)
* Montgomery Biscuits (Double-A)
* Bowling Green Hot Rods (High-A)
* Charleston RiverDogs (Single-A)
* FCL Rays (Rookie)
* DSL Rays 1 (Rookie)
* DSL Rays 2 (Rookie)

Seasons (27)

1990s|

* 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 ·  1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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