2008 American League Championship Series

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The 2008 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was the best-of-seven playoff series pitted the second-seeded Tampa Bay Rays against the fourth-seeded and defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant. Tampa Bay held the home field advantage. The Rays won the series four games to three, becoming the first team since the 1992 Atlanta Braves to win a seventh game after blowing a 3–1 series lead. The series began at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Friday, October 10, 2008, and was broadcast on TBS. Game 7 was played on Sunday, October 19. This was the Rays' first appearance in the ALCS while the Red Sox were making their fourth appearance in the last six seasons and ninth overall. The two teams hit a combined 26 home runs—a record for league championship series. The Rays would go on to lose the World Series to the Philadelphia Phillies in five games.

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