The 2018 ALDS will begin after the AL Wild Card Game. Game 1 of the ALDS are set to take place on October 5 and the series will continue until Game 5 on October 11 if necessary.
The 2018 ALDS series will feature the New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox, with Boston having home field advantage.This is the first time that the Red Sox and Yankees with face each other in the postseason since 2004. The other series of the ALDS features the Indians vs Astros, with the Astros having home field advantage.
The American League Division Series features two best-of-five-game series between three regular season divisional winners and a fourth Wild Card game winner. Initially the ALDS was played in a 2-3 format but in 1998 the MLB adopted the 2-2-1 format where the higher seed team gets home field advantage in games 1, 2, and 5 while the lower seed team hosts games 3 and 4.
Experiencing the ALDS is a great way to watch the best teams in the American League play at the top of their game. With a season as long as the MLB's reaching the postseason is the ultimate goal for every team and the ALDS is where it all starts. Winners of the divisional series move on to the NLCS with hopes of getting through to the World Series.