After a dramatic finish Monday night, the Red Sox dropped the A's by a 4-3 score in Game 5 and advanced to the ALCS to face bitter rival NY Yankees. Derek Lowe recorded a save, catching the last batter looking with bases loaded on a 3-2 count.
The Yankees eliminated the Twins with three straight wins after Minnesota won Game 1 of the Division Series. Game 1 of the ALCS will take place in New York tonight. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:18 p.m.
The Sox and the Yankees last faced each other in the postseason in the 1999 ALCS.
Pitcher Tim Wakefield, who is 0-1 this postseason with a 3.52 ERA, will start for Boston, and pitcher Mike Mussina, also 0-1 this postseason but with a 3.86 ERA, will start for the Yankees. The Red Sox have not won a World Series since 1918.
The Florida Marlins and the Chicago Cubs, who were both underdogs in their division series, began their series in Chicago last night. The lead the series 1-0 after avictory in Chicago last night.
The Marlins were 2-4 in the regular season against the Cubs. They knocked off the highly touted Giants in Game 4 with a 7-6 win in Miami, giving them their first trip to the NLCS since 1997, when they won their first World Series trophy. Chicago beat Atlanta, 5-1, in Game 5 to send the Cubs to the NLCS for the first time since 1908, when they last won the World Series. The second game of the series will be tonight at 8:00 p.m.
Pitcher Brad Penny, who has a postseason ERA of 6.35 this season will start for the Marlins, and pitcher Mark Prior, who is 1-0 with a 1.00 ERA this postseason, will start for the Cubs in Game 2.
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