The Yankees blew out the Twins in Game 1 in part thanks to home runs from Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui.

In Game 2, the Twins took a 3-1 lead thanks to an RBI single from Nick Punto, but it wouldn’t hold as Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings.

Mark Teixeira would win the game for the Yankees in the bottom of the eleventh with a walk-off home run to give them a 2–0 series lead headed to Minneapolis.

In Game 3, the Twins again struck first with an RBI single from Joe Mauer in the bottom of the sixth, but it was quickly erased as A-Rod and Jorge Posada both hit solo home runs in the top of the seventh to put the Yankees in the lead for good.

After four failed attempts, the Angels finally broke through and swept the Red Sox to return to the ALCS for the third time this decade.

John Lackey pitched 7+1⁄3 innings of shutout baseball as the Angels shut out the Red Sox in Game 1.

Jered Weaver outdueled Josh Beckett in Game 2 as the Angels took a 2–0 series lead headed to Fenway Park.

Game 2 marked Clayton Kershaw’s postseason debut, and while he wouldn’t get the win (that would go to George Sherrill, the Dodgers won 3-2 to take a 2–0 series lead headed to St. Louis.

In Game 2, the Rockies jumped out to a big lead in part thanks to a two-run home run from Yorvit Torrealba and a sacrifice fly from Dexter Fowler, and their bullpen held off a late rally by the Phillies to even the series headed to Denver.

Game 3 was an offensive shootout between both teams, which was won by the Phillies thanks to a sacrifice fly from Ryan Howard in the top of the ninth.

In Game 4, the Rockies led 3-2 and were two outs away from evening the series, but the Phillies rallied with three unanswered runs, capped off by a bloop RBI single from Jayson Werth, to take the lead for good.

The Angels took their first lead in the top of the eleventh, but Alex Rodriguez extended the game with a solo home run in the bottom of the inning.

In Game 3, despite A-Rod, Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon, and Jorge Posada all homering for the Yankees, the Angels eked out a win after eleven innings thanks to an RBI double from backup catcher Jeff Mathis.

However, the Angels retook the lead with three runs in the bottom of the seventh, and Brian Fuentes got the save to send the series back to the Bronx.

Returning Yankee-legend Andy Pettitte and Rivera limited the damage done by the Angels’ bats as they guided New York to a 5-2 win and the pennant.

Lee made MLB history in several ways: In Game 2, the Yankees evened the series off a solid pitching performance from A. J. Burnett.

The next year, the Phillies were knocked out in the NLCS by the eventual World Series champion San Francisco Giants.

TBS primarily aired all Division Series games, with sister network TNT used as an overflow channel.