# American League Championship Series 2018

Die American League Championship Series 2018 (ALCS), in der Sportart Baseball, fand zwischen dem 13. und 18. Oktober 2018 statt. In ihr traten die Sieger der American League Division Series 2018 gegeneinander an, um den Gewinner der American League und damit ihren Vertreter in der World Series 2018 zu ermitteln. Es handelte sich um eine Best-of-Seven Serie.
Die Paarung lautete:
American League Championship Series 2018 (USA)
Fenway Park
Minute Maid Park :
Spielorte der American League Championship Series 2018. :

## Weg in die Championship Series und weiterer Verbleib

Siehe Hauptartikel: MLB 2018, ALWC 2018, NLWC 2018, ALDS 2018, NLDS 2018, NLCS 2018, World Series 2018
Die Postseason 2018 hat sich wie folgt entwickelt.
| Wild Card Games | Wild Card Games | Wild Card Games | | | League Division Series | League Division Series | League Division Series | League Championship Series | League Championship Series | League Championship Series | World Series | World Series | World Series |
| | | | | | 2 | Houston Astros | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Cleveland Indians | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Cleveland Indians | 0 | 2 | Houston Astros | 1 | | | |
| American League | American League | American League | American League | American League | American League | American League | American League | | | | | | 2 | Houston Astros | 1 |
| American League | American League | American League | American League | American League | American League | American League | American League | 1 | Boston Red Sox | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Boston Red Sox | 3 | 1 | Boston Red Sox | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | New York Yankees | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | New York Yankees | 7 | | | 4 | New York Yankees | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Oakland Athletics | 2 | | | | | | | | | AL | Boston Red Sox | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 |
| | | | | | 2 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Atlanta Braves | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Atlanta Braves | 1 | 2 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 | | | |
| National League | National League | National League | National League | National League | National League | National League | National League | | | | | | 2 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 |
| National League | National League | National League | National League | National League | National League | National League | National League | 1 | Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 1 | Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Colorado Rockies | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Chicago Cubs | 1 | | | 5 | Colorado Rockies | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Colorado Rockies | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ergebnisse eintragen Wild Card Games: ein Spiel; ALDS, NLDS (Division Series): Best-of Five; ALCS, NLCS (Championship Series), World Series: Best-of-Seven

## Ergebnisübersicht

| Spiel | Datum | Gast | Ergebnis | Heim | Gesamtstand | Ort | Spielzeit | Zuschauer |
| Spiel 1 | 13. Oktober 2018 | Houston Astros | 7–2 | Boston Red Sox | 1–0 | Fenway Park | 4:03 | 38.007 |
| Spiel 2 | 14. Oktober 2018 | Houston Astros | 5–7 | Boston Red Sox | 1–1 | Fenway Park | 3:45 | 37.960 |
| Spiel 3 | 16. Oktober 2018 | Boston Red Sox | 8–2 | Houston Astros | 2–1 | Minute Maid Park | 3:52 | 43.102 |
| Spiel 4 | 17. Oktober 2018 | Boston Red Sox | 8–6 | Houston Astros | 3–1 | Minute Maid Park | 4:33 | 43.277 |
| Spiel 5 | 18. Oktober 2018 | Boston Red Sox | 4–1 | Houston Astros | 4–1 | Minute Maid Park | 3:32 | 43.210 |
| Boston gewinnt die Serie 4–1. ||||||||||

## Spielzusammenfassungen
### Spiel 1

13. Oktober 2018, 20:09 EDT im Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
WP: Justin Verlander (1–0) LP: Joe Kelly (0–1)

### Spiel 2

14. Oktober 2018, 13:09 EDT im Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
WP: Matt Barnes (1–0) LP: Gerrit Cole (0–1) SV: Craig Kimbrel (1)

### Spiel 3

16. Oktober 2018, 23:09 EDT im Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
WP: Nathan Eovaldi (1–0) LP: Joe Smith (0–1)

### Spiel 4

17. Oktober 2018, 14:39 EDT im Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
WP: Joe Kelly (1–1) LP: Josh James (0–1) SV: Craig Kimbrel (2)

### Spiel 5

18. Oktober 2018, 14:09 EDT im Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
WP: David Price (1–0) LP: Justin Verlander (1–1) SV: Craig Kimbrel (3)