2008 American League Division Series vs Chicago White Sox
Longoria's two homers in Game 1 and Upton's two in Game 4: the Rays' first series win.
In the 2008 American League Division Series the second-seeded Tampa Bay Rays, the AL East champions at 97–65, beat the third-seeded Chicago White Sox three games to one, October 2 to 6, 2008, for the first postseason series win in franchise history. The Rays went on to beat the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS.
Quick Facts
- Series
- 2008 American League Division Series
- Result
- Rays won 3–1
- Managers
- Joe Maddon (Rays), Ozzie Guillén (White Sox)
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Background
Evan Longoria homered in his first two postseason at-bats, only the second player ever to do so after Gary Gaetti in 1987, as the Rays won Game 1 6–4 at Tropicana Field, their first postseason win; James Shields got the win and Dan Wheeler the save. Scott Kazmir won Game 2 6–2, the White Sox stranding 12 runners. John Danks beat Matt Garza 5–3 in Game 3 at U.S. Cellular Field, and B. J. Upton homered twice in a 6–2 Game 4 win behind Andy Sonnanstine.
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